Launch of the Big Anxiety Research Centre
The Big Anxiety Research Centre (BARC) has been established at UNSW to capitalise on the growth of The Big Anxiety festival. Join the BARC launch live-streamed on Friday 11 Nov, 4pm.
Event Invitation: The Making Effect II
You're invited to our guided art-making workshop 'The Making Effect II', bringing together Abdul Abdullah and three leading arts in health practitioners. This in-person event will provide insights into arts and health by broadening the conversation about how contemporary art practices matter. Thursday, November 3, University of Western Sydney.
Wire #18: Arts in Health: New Opportunities for Collaboration
The Australian Performing Arts Market are continuing their Wire series with Arts in Health: New Opportunities for Collaboration, their 18th online series webinar. This event features presentations from Bebe Backhouse, Stacey Baldwin, Dr Tully Barnett, Linda Jackson and Michelle Ryan and is facilitated by Priya Pavri. They will be discussing the new possibilities for the creative collaboration between healthcare providers and performing artists.
Destigmatising Mental Illness: Matt Ottley’s ‘The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness’
'The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness' is a groundbreaking, large-scale multi-modal project weaving the worlds of literature, music and visual art together in the story of one boy’s journey into mental illness. Please join us for the screening of this 50-minute film is followed by a Q&A with its creator, intermodal artist Matt Ottley on Thursday, June 23 from 6pm at the University of Sydney.
SPHERE Presents Events Promoting Collaboration Between Arts, Science and Health
Maridulu Budyari Gumal: Sydney Partnership for Health Education Research and Enterprise, also known as SPHERE, is an academic health science partnership changing the face of Australian healthcare. They are hosting two events in June to help bring attention to their creative research outputs, including Artists to the Rescue: Collaborating to Improve Health Care and Art + Science/ Health = Wellbeing.
Creative Event Highlights this May
On the eve of the Federal election we could all use a little art to soothe our souls, nourish our connection to each other, open our hearts and minds, and look after our mental health. It’s all about art and mental health over the next few weeks. Check out these inspiring creative events.
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