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Arts on Prescription Seminar Series University Centre Folkestone 9th Feb - 8th June, 1pm - 3pm There is increasing interest in the idea that prescribing or referring people to creative activities may benefit their health and wellbeing. This series of events presents examples of such projects currentlyrunning across the country. The Sidney De Haan Centre is exploring the possibility of an ‘arts on prescription’ scheme in Folkestone andthese events will help us to develop proposals for such a project.

9th February Removing the label ‘deprived’ from the community
Vanessa Barker, Manager of Community Remedies, Bromley by Bow

2nd March Arts and Minds - arts on prescription
Gavin Clayton, Executive Director, Arts and Minds

23rd March Arts on Prescription: helping people in Pendle
Leroy Philbrook, Pendle Arts on Prescription

4th May Creative Health Lab: promoting positive choices for
sustainable community health care Rokiah Yaman, Director, Creative Health Lab

25th May An educational tonic: art on prescription
David Baker, Project Manager, Arts on Prescription Devon

8th June Arts and health - the impact upon the work of participatory
arts organisations on the health and wellbeing of stakeholders
Kate Duncan, Creative Programme Manager for City Arts, Arts on Prescription Nottingham

 

To book a place please contact:
Isobel Salisbury, Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health,
University Centre Folkestone, Mill Bay, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1JG
01303 220870
Isobel.Salisbury@canterbury.ac.uk

Examples of Arts on Prescription artworks and projects from around the country Established in 2004, the Sidney De Haan Research Centre is committed to researching the contribution of music and other participative arts activities inpromoting the wellbeing and health of individuals and communities. The Centre is a partner in the Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing Project (AIRS) based at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.About the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health. The Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health is supported by the Roger De HaanCharitable Trust. For further details of the Centre’s work
see: www.canterbury.ac.uk/centres/sidney-de-haan-research/index.asp