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The enduring connection between art and mental health

WEBThe enduring connection between art and mental health. Posted 04 Nov 2020, by Rosemary Waugh. Depression, anxiety, angst, grief and loneliness: despite its …

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A Picture of Health Art UK

WEBA Picture of Health. In 1871 the Great Western Railway Hospital in Swindon welcomed their first patient. 150 years later in 2020 and 2021, STEAM Museum welcomed doctors, …

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Art as therapy: highlighting artworks in NHS collections

WEBThe value and benefits of the arts in healthcare cannot be understated. As Pablo Picasso once wrote, 'art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life' and …

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Art Matters podcast: art, medieval medicine and treating …

WEBThis week’s guest, Dr Jack Hartnell, tells us about why medieval medicine doesn’t deserve its bad rap, the role art played in practising medicine, and how human …

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Sickness and health Art UK

WEBSickness and health are not obvious subjects for art, except as incidental accompaniments to military actions and saintly martyrdoms. It was not until the nineteenth century that the …

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Dementia and art: making a positive connection Art UK

WEBDementia is defined as 'a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, …

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Art for reform and social change in Victorian Britain

WEBUnder the Dry Arch 1849–1850. George Frederic Watts (1817–1904) Watts Gallery – Artists' Village. Victorian artists were at the frontline of reform efforts, using …

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Heath, Claude, b.1964 Art UK

WEBImage credit: Jane Roblin / Art UK. Colour Space RGByxy 2017. Claude Heath (b.1964) Artist in mixed media, born and lived in London. He gained a degree in philosophy from …

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Women in the Pre-Raphaelite Period Art UK

WEBWomen in the Pre-Raphaelite Period. The Pre-Raphaelite (1848 - end of 19th Cent.) was a group of artists and writers that created their work to oppose the current arts, as they …

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Picturing the doctor in art: a diagnosis Art UK

WEBThe Doctor exhibited 1891. Luke Fildes (1843–1927) Tate. The doctor's face is rendered in the greatest detail, his sympathetic concern the focal point of the work. It …

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Collection in focus: Paintings in Hospitals Art UK

WEBPaintings in Hospitals receives no government funding and depends on support from charitable trusts, individual donors and businesses to continue its important …

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Ten works of art celebrating motherhood Art UK

WEBIn honour of Mother's Day, let's take a look at ten depictions of motherhood in art. 1. La madre patria (Mother Country) La madre patria (Mother Country) 1999. …

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Collection in focus: Arts for Health – Milton Keynes Art UK

WEBThe diverse art collection at Milton Keynes University Hospital continues to grow, reach new people, mark new milestones and share new stories. This year, Arts for …

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Eight artists looking at experiences of migration Art UK

WEBIndeed, the incredible odds stacked against migrants in their decision to flee life-threatening situations – in search of safety and a better life – makes their stories …

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Queen Anne in 'The Favourite': gout, scandal and sabotage

WEBThe film The Favourite, from director Yorgos Lanthimos, sees Olivia Colman play Queen Anne (1665–1714) – a performance that has won her an Oscar, a BAFTA …

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Barnes, Mary, 1923–2001 Art UK

WEBMary Barnes (1923–2001) Glasgow Life Museums. Artist, poet, writer, nurse and mental health campaigner who for much of her life struggled against mental illness. Born in …

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Remembering artists impacted by the 1980s AIDS crisis Art UK

WEBThe artist passed away due to complications arising from AIDS in 1996. David Robilliard. David Robilliard was a British artist and poet who was mentored by the …

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Edith Cavell: commemorating the nurse who became a First World …

WEBIn 1915, the leading British sculptor Sir George James Frampton (1860–1928) received a commission to create a public monument to commemorate the …

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