Arts for Health at MMU and Greater Manchester Arts Health Network present

An Un-Conference event

on 20th October 2011

focusing on arts and culture for public mental health and wellbeing

with

Mark O'Neill, Glasgow Life

on

Cultural Attendance and Public Mental Health

at Pennine Suite, All Saints Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester

Registration from: 3.30 pm

Session Runs: 4.00 - 6.00 pm

Looking at the evidence for the health impacts of cultural attendance and participation and how it can be promoted as part of a public mental health strategy.

Leisa Gray from Manchester City Galleries will lead a practical example of an object handling session.   

For: public health  and local authority strategic leads, museums and galleries, LA arts teams, arts organisations, mental health and health promotion leads, arts and health organisations, artists.

For more information please see http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/ and http://www.manchestergalleries.org/.

If you are interested in attending this session please apply for a place by clicking 'Register' above, which will take you through to the registration form.

Overview

Within an overarching public mental health context, the four separate sessions at Un-Conference will involve active participation to expand and develop arts and health practice and foster dialogue across the arts, health and voluntary sectors.

The Un-Conference is brought to you by Clive Parkinson, Arts for Health, MMU, and Anne Crabtree, GM Arts Health Network.

Each free session is aiming to engage different audiences from across the North West with a primary focus on arts and health in Greater Manchester. 

To register for this session please follow the link at the top of the page.  Places will be confirmed at the end of September.

The other sessions are as follows:

8.45 – 11am: Changing Mindsets – the realities of artists engagement for mental health and wellbeing For more information or to register for this session go to: www.changingmindsets.eventbrite.com

11.15am – 1.15pm: Understanding and Evidencing Transformative Practice
For more information or to register for this session go to: www.transformativepratice.eventbrite.com

1.45 - 3.45pm: Depression and Imagination
For more information or to register for this session only go to: www.depressionandimagination.eventbrite.com

We do not anticipate delegates will attend more than one or two of the sessions.  If you do wish to attend more than one session you must register separately for each, following the relevant booking links.  

If you have any booking queries please contact Events Northern Ltd on 01772 336639 or info@eventsnorthern.co.uk.