Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts is currently recruiting an Assistant Art Curator to join its team under the Community Employment Scheme. The Assistant Art Curator will assist with the management of the University Hospital Waterford (UHW) Art Collection, and the planning, organising and installing of new exhibitions at the hospital. This role offers a great opportunity to anyone interested in visual art to gain valuable experience in presenting artworks in a hospital setting. Applicants must be eligible for Community Employment and applications should be submitted by email only to info@realta.ie  The deadline for receipt of applications is 6 August 2024 at 5pm. A full job description is available here. The Art Collection has been central to the work of Waterford Healing Arts since its inception and, over the last 31 years, has grown to over 600 works on display at the hospital. Managed by Waterford Healing Arts, the permanent Art Collection transforms the hospital building from a sterile, institutional space to a more colourful, human place, full of paintings and other artworks, which lifts the spirits of patients, family members and staff.  In addition, Waterford Healing Arts curates an engaging and exciting programme of temporary exhibitions at the hospital, offering patients, families and staff the opportunity to experience inspiring and thought-provoking contemporary art. Announcing details of the recruitment drive, Claire Meaney, Director of Réalta/ Waterford Healing Arts, said “The Assistant Art Curator at University Hospital Waterford is an important member of our team.  The role involves liaising with various departments within the hospital, and working with our Project Co-ordinator/Curator and Art Installer to ensure the Art Collection is maintained and presented...

As part of Experience 2023: An Introduction to Arts, Health and the Older Person, an in-person learning programme which took place at Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts Centre for Arts + Health in December, writer, actor and activist Noelle Brown was commissioned to participate, observe and write a reflection on the day.  This reflection is available here: Experience 2023 Reflection by Noelle Brown Experience 2023 was presented by Réalta and Age & Opportunity, and was kindly funded by the Arts Council and the HSE.  Further info is available here IMAGE: Dr Lucy Pollock, Consultant Geriatrician and author of ‘The Book About Getting Older’, speaking at Experience 2023.  Photo by Keith...

Experience 2023: An Introduction to Arts, Health & the Older Person learning programme announced – Keynote Speaker Dr Lucy Pollock The programme for Experience 2023: An Introduction to Arts, Health and the Older Person has been announced by Age & Opportunity and Réalta, the National Body for Arts + Health in Ireland.  Taking place on Thursday 7 December at the Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts Centre for Arts + Health, University Hospital Waterford, this is the first time for Experience to take place in person, having been an online learning programme for the last two years.  Designed for arts practitioners interested in this area, over the course of the day, Experience 2023 will aim to outline the essential elements involved in working with older people in an arts and health context, and will feature presentations by some of the most experienced and inspiring practitioners working in this specialised field of practice.  The Keynote Address will be by consultant geriatrician and author of The Book About Getting Older Dr Lucy Pollock.  Scroll down for further details and booking information.  Places are limited to 20 and cost €20.00 each, including lunch. Experience 2023: An Introduction to Arts, Health and the Older Person is funded by the Arts Council and the HSE. This is the third year of Experience, which was devised in 2021 in response to the need for more training and practical orientation for arts practitioners who already have experience of participatory work in a health context, and who are interested in developing their practice to include working with older people.  Participants over the last two years have described the programme as...

Realta is delighted to present our programme for Arts + Health: Check Up Check In 2023.  Download the full programme here: Arts and Health Check Up Check In 2023_Programme Making Connections: Arts + Health: Check Up Check In 2023 takes place on Wednesday 25 October at Creative Life Hub, Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) at St James Hospital, Dublin Making Connections: Arts + Health: Check Up Check In 2023 This leading national arts and health event will have a special focus on mental health this year, and will feature a keynote address by visual artist and founder of the London-based Arts & Health Hub Daniel Regan, in addition to presentations by some of the most innovative and creative practitioners working in arts and health in Ireland today.  Check Up Check In 2023 takes place on Wednesday 25 October at the Creative Life Hub at Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA), St James’s Hospital.  This ‘go to’ event for the arts and health sector is organised by Réalta, in partnership with Creative Life at MISA.  Réalta encompasses the national resource website artsandhealth.ie and Waterford Healing Arts, and is funded by the Arts Council and the HSE.  Final places available here: Arts + Health: Check Up Check In 2023 Tickets, Wed 25 Oct 2023 at 09:00 | Eventbrite The fee for the full day, including lunch, is €30. Check Up Check In promotes solidarity among artists, healthcare professionals and arts and health practitioners and is open to anyone interested in learning more about this exciting field.  This will be the first time since 2019 for this national gathering of the arts...