AHNNA VALUES
We value health, and creativity. We see health and creativity as inseparable and founded in human connection. We understand health as constituted through creativity, culture, community and country.
We value leadership. We understand leadership as collective action, as creating opportunities for all of us, through sharing our vision.
Our values are practices. We practice deep listening and engaging ethically and in partnership with communities, carers, clinicians, artists, organisers: with all who seek health, or who seek to support health.
AHNNA VALUES
We value health, and creativity. We see health and creativity as inseparable and founded in human connection. We understand health as constituted through creativity, culture, community and country.
We value leadership. We understand leadership as collective action, as creating opportunities for all of us, through sharing our vision.
Our values are practices. We practice deep listening and engaging ethically and in partnership with communities, carers, clinicians, artists, organisers: with all who seek health, or who seek to support health.
AHNNA VALUES
We value health, and creativity. We see health and creativity as inseparable and founded in human connection. We understand health as constituted through creativity, culture, community and country.
We value leadership. We understand leadership as collective action, as creating opportunities for all of us, through sharing our vision.
Our values are practices. We practice deep listening and engaging ethically and in partnership with communities, carers, clinicians, artists, organisers: with all who seek health, or who seek to support health.
ACCESS, ADVOCATE, SHARE, CELEBRATE
We respect and acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia as the First Peoples and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
We respect and acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia as the First Peoples and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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AHNNA AGM Report & End of Year Report
On behalf of all members of the Arts Health Network NSW ACT, I would like to wish you all a safe and enjoyable holiday period. May it be filled with rest, recreation, and relaxation. Thank you for sharing the hopes and dreams and work of AHNNA and the many many people who bring arts and cultural practice into intersection with health, well being, and care.
Arterie: Arts & Health Training Internship
Arterie is an award-winning Arts & Health program operating in collaboration with Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Dental Hospital and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse. Through bespoke models of art engagement, the program seeks to deliver the creative arts to all hospital stakeholders - patients, families, carers, staff, volunteers & visitors - and supports a holistic approach to health care by providing a distraction from treatment and less clinical environment, thereby easing the stress and side effects of illness.
VR Launch: Perinatal Dreaming
OPTIONS FOR ACTION: THE BIG ANXIETY OPEN STUDIO 4th October 2023, 4-6pm, The Bank, UNSW, Kensington Free for everyone https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/vr-launch-perinatal-dreaming Join us for [...]
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JOIN THE NETWORK
You can join the Arts Health Network (AHNNA) by completing this contact form. We will send you an email every time we post a new article or event on the website so you can keep up to date. We may also use your contact details to inform you of upcoming events or initiatives. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We will treat your information with respect. By joining, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with these terms.
Lighthouse Arts: Writer and Artist Residencies
Seaweed Queen by Elyssa Sykes-Smith: Myth, Feminism, and the Marine Environment In my work I’ve been thinking about myth and fiction, and the need to embrace the unknown. The Lighthouse residency has helped to create [...]
Lighthouse Arts: Writer and Artist Residencies
Seaweed Queen by Elyssa Sykes-Smith: Myth, Feminism, and the Marine Environment In my work I’ve been thinking about myth and fiction, and the need to [...]
Art at the hospital bedside
Susan Michael During my days as a Registered Nurse and later years as a volunteer within Intensive Care and palliative care settings, I witnessed the [...]
Dancing within the Creative Arts for therapeutic connection and good
Hello, I’m Benjamin Segal—though most people in Tasmania’s wards, community rooms, and aged care facilities know me simply as Ben the Music Man. For the [...]
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Art at the hospital bedside
Susan Michael During my days as a Registered Nurse and later years as a volunteer within Intensive Care and palliative care settings, I witnessed the dramatic effects that medical procedures [...]
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Arts and Health: Building the Future | Sept 26, 2025 (USYD in-person & online)
Arts and Health: Building the Future Dear colleagues The Arts Health Network NSW/ACT (AHNNA), the CREATE Centre and the HArts of Care Node(Sydney Policy Lab) are excited to invite you to Arts and Health: Building [...]