• Happy New Year! AHNNA AGM and Practice Exchange with the Refugee Art Project

    Welcome to 2025. A year in which we build on our strengths and watch them grow. We have some exciting events on the horizon! The first event is part of our Practice Exchange initiative - a Creative Exchange experience, with the Refugee Art Project. In person on [...]

  • AHNNA 2024: Looking Back & Looking Forward

    AHNNA has had its final meeting for 2024. We had the opportunity to look back over a very satisfying year. Our first meeting, in person after such a long time, brought us into connection with a lot of new artists and colleagues, some of whom [...]

  • ARTICLE: Olympic Cultural Festivals and the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles

    Olympic Cultural Festivals and the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles Written by Andrew Pope In Australia, there has been a tendency to think of sport and cultural pursuits as distinct – with sports often venerated while the arts are disparaged. But sport and culture have long [...]

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.

  • Happy New Year! AHNNA AGM and Practice Exchange with the Refugee Art Project

    Welcome to 2025. A year in which we build on our strengths and watch them grow. We have some exciting events on the horizon! The first event is part of our Practice Exchange initiative - a Creative Exchange experience, with the Refugee Art Project. In person on [...]

  • AHNNA 2024: Looking Back & Looking Forward

    AHNNA has had its final meeting for 2024. We had the opportunity to look back over a very satisfying year. Our first meeting, in person after such a long time, brought us into connection with a lot of new artists and colleagues, some of whom [...]

  • ARTICLE: Olympic Cultural Festivals and the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles

    Olympic Cultural Festivals and the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles Written by Andrew Pope In Australia, there has been a tendency to think of sport and cultural pursuits as distinct – with sports often venerated while the arts are disparaged. But sport and culture have long [...]

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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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.

Join the AHNNA network to receive email updates when new articles are posted. Your email will also be added to our email list to inform you of any upcoming events and/or initiatives. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of the email. By proceeding you agree to these terms of use.

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