Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland hosted 2 events recently, the first on the 19th May titled “The Role of Culture in the Health & Wellbeing of Older People” and the second on the 9th of June “The Role of Culture in the Health & Wellbeing of Young People”.
Both events had over 90 registered attendees and a waiting list for each.
At the event on the 19th of May exploring the role of culture in the health and wellbeing of older people, we heard from:
- Claire Stevens, Chief Executive, Voluntary Health Scotland
Robbie McGhee, Chair of Arts, Culture, Health and Wellbeing Scotland and Associate Director, Art in Hospital - Donald Macaskill, Chief Executive, Scottish Care
- Anne Gallacher, Director, Luminate
- Joe Traynor, Head of Museums Development, Museums Galleries Scotland
- Leesa Mackintosh, Community Link Worker & Alison Leitch, Community Link Worker, Area Lead, North Edinburgh
- Barbara McEwan-Gulliver, Artistic Director, Art in Hospital
View Donald Macaskill’s presentation here.
At the second event on the 9th of June exploring culture and health and wellbeing of young people, we heard from:
- Claire Stevens, Chief Executive, Voluntary Health Scotland
Robbie McGhee, Chair of Arts, Culture, Health and Wellbeing Scotland and Associate Director, Art in Hospital - Fiona O’Sullivan, Deputy Director of Children’s Wellbeing and Catriona McIntyre, Arts Development Officer at Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity
- Vikki Doig, Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
- Kara Christine, Project Co-ordinator, the socialites, Artlink
- Jed Milroy, General Manager, Tinderbox Collective
- Aileen Ritchie, Director, Ignite Theatre
View some of the presentations below:
Aileen Ritchie, Ignite Theatre Presentation
ECHC Creativity and Fun Presentation
Kara Christie Artlink Presentation
Find out more about ACHWS here.
