Réalta is excited to announce our upcoming virtual event, Checking In 2024. This online gathering of the arts and health community in Ireland, will take place on Tuesday 12 November from 11am – 1pm.
Supported by the Arts Council and the HSE, Checking In is designed to showcase examples of some of the most creative and innovative work devised by leading arts and health practitioners in the post-pandemic era. Open to healthcare professionals, arts practitioners and anyone interested in learning more about the exciting field of arts and health, Checking In is free but advance registration is essential. Further details here
EVENT OUTLINE
11am-12pm Part 1:
Musical Warm-up with Sandra Collins, Healing Sounds musician with Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts, followed by leading examples of current arts + health practice, including:
– Dandelion Clocks: Public Art at Children’s Health Ireland, with Mary Grehan, Public Art Curator.
– Hearth: Visual artist and musician Breda Mayock presents a project bringing art into the homes of isolated older adults in County Mayo
– The Power of Drama: Theatre and film maker Gillian Grattan shares her practice on the Iontas Arts + Mental Health Programme in Waterford
– What’s going on? Alex Cothren and Tully Barnett from Flinder’s University, South Australia spotlight the latest arts + health projects from around the world
12pm-1pm Part 2:
– Following a short break, all attendees who wish to do so will have the opportunity to Meet the Presenters to continue the conversation with a speaker of their choice, and to network with their peers, in virtual break-out rooms. Checking In 2024 will conclude at 1pm.
Checking In 2024 follows the hugely successful in person Arts + Health: Check Up Check In event last October in Dublin. The next in person Arts + Health: Check Up Check In returns to its traditional date in the calendar year and will take place in April 2025.
Announcing details of Checking In 2024, Claire Meaney, Director of Réalta, said “We are thrilled to present some beautiful examples of arts + health projects taking place in Ireland and internationally and hope that these will inspire attendees in their practice. Our arts and health community in Ireland is made up of extraordinary people who demonstrate on a daily basis their passion and commitment to support people who are unwell, and their healthcare staff, in new and creative ways. This feels like a lovely time of year for us to take time out for ourselves to listen, to share and to be rejuvenated. Join us for a special morning dedicated to arts and health!”
Réalta encompasses the national resource website artsandhealth.ie and the extensive Waterford Healing Arts programme, and is funded by the Arts Council and the HSE. Arts and health programmes comprise a range of arts experiences, presented in healthcare settings, for the benefit of health service users, healthcare staff and artists. This expanding field of work fosters creativity, wellbeing and access to the arts and is based on partnership between the artists, arts organisations and those working in healthcare and/or the wider community. Further information about all aspects of arts and health work, including case studies, is available on www.artsandhealth.ie
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