The Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow Arts and Health Learing Network are holding a one day conference, "making it visible: exploring the role of creativity and imagination in health and wellbeing".  The conference is part of the Artfull initiative and will be held at Platform at The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, Glasgow on Thursday 22 November 2007.  The event will feature inspiring speakers, facilitators and performers from the arts and health sectors. 


The programme includes

§ The Medical Humanities with Professor Marek H Dominiczak, Glasgow Medical Humanities Unit
and Professor Margaret Smith, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
§ Exploring Creativity with Project Ability, Art in Hospital and Creative Interventions in Health
§ Forum Theatre with Foxtrot Theatre Company
§ Art in Architecture and the Environment with HLM Architects (Glasgow) and Reiach and Hall Architects (Edinburgh)
§ Creating Connections in the Community through Creative Participation
§ The Art Therapies ‘Emotional Intelligence’ with Malcolm Learmonth, British Association of Art Therapists
§ Launch of the Participatory Arts Self Evaluation project led by the Mental Health Foundation
§ Music from Polyphony
§ Jim Tough, Acting Chief Executive, Scottish Arts Council


Further speakers to be announced……

The event will be chaired by Gregor Henderson, Director, National Programme for Improving Mental Health
and Wellbeing, Scottish Government.

This event, including lunch, is free. To book a place, please complete the attached pdf booking form and
submit to Artfull by 16 November at latest

Further programme details are available on http://www.artfull.org.uk 


making it visible: exploring the role of creativity and imagination in health and wellbeing

Platform at The Bridge
1000 Westerhouse Road
Easterhouse, Glasgow G34 9JW
Thursday 22 November 2007
10am-4.30pm
Registration from 9.30am