One Day Conference in Creative Arts and Mental Health, hosted by Queen Mary, University of London
This
conference presents on the intersections between Creative Arts and
Mental Health. Work in these fields currently takes place within single
disciplines (such as Art Therapy, Music Therapy and Applied Theatre);
the main objective of the conference is to bring these and related
disciplines together to explore a variety of issues common to both
subjects, including: the relationship between creativity and mental
health; the arts as a means of changing perceptions and provoking
discussion around mental health issues; art as therapy, recovery and
resilience; the arts and the representation of mental health in the
public sphere.
The conference is open to everyone who is interested in any of these
issues. We expect to attract a very eclectic group of artists,
clinicians and individuals in education as well as other specialists who
need to increase their knowledge on the relationship between creative
arts and mental health. All attendees will have a chance to be creative
themselves during a series of afternoon workshops.
This
innovative conference will bring together experts from the Centre for
Psychiatry (Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry) and from the
School of English and Drama, Queen Mary University of London, as well as
external experts from Daily Life Ltd., CORE Arts, Pallant House Gallery/Outside
In, Barbican Centre, and Southbank Centre.