UK Timeline 2011

Arts and Health Manifesto (Part 1)

Manifesto of the Arts for Health organisation at Manchester Metropolitan University explaining the beliefs of the organisation and their motivations for supporting the arts and health movement. It also outlines the broad goals of the group and invites the public to comment on the movement and give feedback on the ma...

Creative Minds Strategy

Final Report. Consultancy work to support the development of a national forum for arts & health

A report to consider the potential for a visible, recognised and authoritative national body for arts and health and its core purpose.

In Harmony Lambeth An Evaluation – Executive Summary

The aim of the evaluation was to assess the impact of In Harmony Lambeth on the achievement of the participating pupils and to support the Local Authority to identify a number of common themes for success in raising achievement through music.

In Harmony was a government funded pilot project, aimed to investig...

Creative homes: How the arts can contribute to quality of life in residential care

This report celebrates the existing good practice of the arts for older people in residential care and to inspire more and better work.

Keep dancing: The health & well-being benefits of dance for older people

This BUPA report draws together the key health benefits of dance for older people, showing that there is considerable and emerging evidence of the benefits of dance as an exercise option.

Arts on prescription: Research report

The findings of a research study on Arts on Prescription (AOP), a community based arts project designed to promote mental health and delivered by City Arts Nottingham (CAN).

An evidence review of the impact of participatory arts on older people

Arts and music in healthcare: An overview of the medical literature: 2004-2011

This report is an update of the review of arts in health research conducted for Arts Council England in 2004 (Staricoff, 2004): it dentifies over 100 empirical studies of arts interventions in healthcare settings.

Telling Stories: The arts and wellbeing in North Liverpool

Booklet giving a snapshot of how the arts contribute to wellbeing in North Liverpool,  based on interviews as a record of and reflection on people’s lived experience.

Mental Well-being Impact Assessment

A report on Art into Life – a programme for older adults with mental health problems and dementia to connect with their memories and experiences through interacting with art in Tate Modern.

Songs from the streets: Measuring impact

Report of  a year-long programme of accredited weekly workshops for a core group of homeless and ex-homeless people in Liverpool, charting the impact of the work, and  the challenges.

Adventures in Regeneration: Folkestone’s New Tide

This publication describes the regeneration of Folkestone, a seaside town in Kent, which has visual, literary and performing arts at its centre.

Craft and Wellbeing

In this briefing note the author shows how craft can enhance quality of life for people from all backgrounds.

Improving the patient experience. Environments for care at end of life. The King’s Fund’s Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme 2008 – 2010

Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) is a programme that works to encourage and enable local teams, led by clinical staff, to work in partnership with service users in order to improve the environment in which they deliver care.

In Harmony Liverpool: Interim Report: Year Two

This report seeks to summarise the findings of the In Harmony Liverpool programme to date and draws on three previous reports produced by the evaluation team.

Who cares? Museums, Health and Wellbeing Research Project: A Study of the Renaissance North West Programme

This study by the Psychosocial Research Unit at the University of Central Lancashire investigated a series of inventive Who Cares? projects across six museums, in order to discover how access to museum activities might affect health and wellbeing.

Unlocking Value: The economic benefit of the arts in criminal justice

This report looks at three charities using art to work with prisoners and ex-offenders: Clean Break, Only Connect and Unitas. It calculates the money these charities’ work saves the criminal justice system, putting forward the economic case for investment in arts charities.

The role of grassroots arts activities in communities: a scoping study

Over 2009-2010, the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) undertook work to identify the current state of knowledge on small, below the radar, community groups and activities – the Centre undertook a scoping study to assess the lessons from the academic and grey literature across the arts, social sciences and vo...