Grants of £500 and £1,000 available to arts, culture and heritage organisations to deliver healthy arts activities to communities across the city.
Birmingham City Council’s Creative Health Team is inviting arts, culture and heritage organisations to take part in this year’s Healing Arts Birmingham Week, which takes place June 22-26.
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Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum) is city-wide event that aims to demonstrate how the arts, culture and heritage can improve health, well-being and social equity. It brings together community activity and professional practice from across Birmingham and the West Midlands, showcasing the region’s creative sector while demonstrating the evidence and methods behind creative health. For more information, see the Healing Arts Birmingham website.
As part of this year’s event, arts, culture and heritage organisations are being invited to develop a new activity for the week and/or open up an existing session or piece of work to the public. Grants of £500 and £1,000 for participating organisations, where projects are accessible to residents, particularly people who experience poorer health outcomes or are less likely to access arts and cultural opportunities.
To apply, complete the Healing Arts Birmingham grant application form by Thursday, May 7.
HABrum is led by Birmingham City Council’s Creative Public Health team and Jameel Arts and Health Lab, in partnerships with the World Health Organization and a wide range of arts and community organisations across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Sally Burns, Director of Public Health at Birmingham City Council, says: ‘Healing Arts Birmingham showcases how a city can build a social-justice movement rooted in creativity, demonstrating how arts, culture, and heritage can contribute to a healthier, fairer and more resilient future for all citizens.
‘By deepening city-wide understanding of the evidence, value and impact of the arts on health, we aim to inspire long-term systems change across Birmingham, the Midlands and across England. Over five days, we will highlight the healing power of the arts in improving health and wellbeing across communities, clinical settings and social care.
‘Through lived-experience-led evidence gathering, meaningful collaboration and practical demonstrations, we will show how creative approaches can reduce inequalities and strengthen the conditions that empower cities to enable their citizens and places to thrive.’
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