Art Care
ArtCare is the arts in health service for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. ArtCare brings colour and inspiration to the Trust by delivering a quality arts programme, which is accepted as a vital element to the healing process. ArtCare achieves this by:
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organising temporary exhibitions and acquiring permanent artworks for display around the hospital site
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organising visual, performing and participatory arts activities to inspire staff, patients and visitors to the hospital
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advising on interior design in the hospital
Arts in health is widely recognised as a valuable asset to the quality of care provided in hospitals. In all its activities ArtCare is looking to reinforce the link between the arts and healthcare and to raise awareness of the importance of a creative hospital environment to patient and staff well-being.
ArtCare and Salisbury Arts Centre have been collaborating for a number of years on the Kingfisher Project, a creative writing and poetry project for people in the hospital and the community.
Working once a week with poet Rose Flint, the aim is for people to use words to get through periods of illness or, in a more general sense, to express themselves about life.