Our award-winning arts in health programme combines visual and performing arts with live music and dance; participatory music, art and craft workshops; film screenings at the CW+ MediCinema; innovative design and green spaces; as well as our collection of over 2,000 works of art and digital installations to transform the hospital environment for patients, families, volunteers and staff.
Watch our short film below to find out more about our Arts in Health programme:
Click below to watch a video on 'Journeys: The Healing Arts' – our exhibition at Saatchi Gallery:
In partnership with staff, patients, artists and partners, we designed our Arts for All programme to provide meaningful cultural opportunities, which offer distraction, engagement and social interaction.
Our Design and Environment programme transforms and enhances clinical spaces. We work with renowned partners who specialise in health, technology and environmental design, bringing together the healing power of art and the latest innovations in design to create a patient-focused environment.
We work with a diverse range of health technology partners with the aim of further investing in healthcare technology to elevate patient care, empowering our staff and enhancing patient experience.
Underpinning our arts in health programme is a robust body of evidence that clearly demonstrates the impact on patient outcomes, care delivery and cost effectiveness of these programmes and enhancements.
Research has shown that visual art has a positive effect in healthcare settings. Our visual and digital hospital arts collection, displayed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, is made up of over 2,000 artworks, many of which are bespoke commissions.
We are delighted to have published a book to celebrate our pioneering arts in health programme which we have been running for over 25 years.
Virtual Connections is our online arts programme, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support the health and wellbeing of our patients, staff and those self-isolating in the wider community.
Explore a wide range of creative workshops we have on offer, including mindfulness, creative movement, harp recitals and art history.
CW+ Conversations is our arts in health webinar series. We aim to bring together people from different disciplines and settings in a conversational space to explore different topics relating to arts and design in the hospital environment, catering to those with interests in architecture/design, arts in health practice, emerging technology, research, and clinical innovation.
Creativity and Wellbeing Week is an annual event from the London Arts in Health Forum and the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance. Every day this week (16-20 May) we will…
Illustrator and reportage artist Emily Thomas has been working with CW+ as part of her residency at the hospital, where she has produced a collection of illustrations which capture and…
The ‘NHS 70th Anniversary Print Portfolio’, a joyous and historic artwork display celebrating the 70th anniversary of the NHS, has been installed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
CW+ caught up with esteemed multidisciplinary visual artist Yinka Ilori to discuss his recent work in the St Stephen’s Centre at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, how art has changed during…
CW+ Conversations is our arts in health webinar series, that was launched in January 2021 with the aim of bringing people together from different disciplines and settings, to share experiences…
As part of our CW+ Drawn in Residence II programme at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, kindly supported by the Tavolozza Foundation, illustrator and reportage artist Emily Thomas has created a…
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