A.R.T.S. for Brain Health webinars hosted by A4D President, Veronica Franklin Gould
Monthly Arts for Brain Health Webinars 2022, in association with Sir Muir Gray, Director, Optimal Ageing Programme at The University of Oxford.
Experts in culture, health and wellbeing, dementia prevention, innovative creative ageing and social prescribing, debate the range and role of arts and wellbeing activity in protecting against cognitive decline – from the onset of potential dementia symptoms – with actions for social change.
These free webinars take place on Tuesday mornings.
- 11 January (Music)
- 8 February (Drama)
- 8 March – International Social Prescribing Day
- 5 April (Visual Arts)
- 10 May (Heritage and Nature) – Recording
- 7 June (Poetry and Creative Writing) 12-1.30 pm
- 5 July (Young onset)
- 6 September (Ireland)
- 11 October (Cultural Diversity and Inclusivity)
- 8 November (Digital and Disability Arts)
- 6 December (Lives arts streaming for care homes)
The webinar series is produced in partnership with Sir Muir Gray of the Optimal Ageing Programme at the University of Oxford and with Arts 4 Dementia.
Upcoming Webinars:
Creative Writing for Brain Health, Tuesday 7 June 2022, 12 – 1.15 pm GMT REGISTER FREE
Professor Lynne Corner, Director of VOICE and COO at the UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing at the University of Newcastle chairs a debate between leaders in social prescribing, culture health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on referral to Creative Writing programmes. Read more
Speakers:
- Chair: Professor Lynne Corner, Director of VOICE and COO at the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) at the University of Newcastle.
- Professor Catherine Loveday, Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Westminster
- Ruth Padel FRSL FZS, poet, novelist (invited)
- William Sieghart CBE, founder of the National Poetry Day and Chairman of Forward Thinking
- Kadija Sesay MBE, FRSL, FRSA, literary activist of Sierra Leone descent, poet founder of SABLE Litmag
- Kate Parkin, Regional Culture Health & Wellbeing Alliance champion and Creative Ageing Programme Manager, Equal Arts
- Daisy Barrett-Nash, poet. Writers at Play: ‘The Art of Letter Writing’ for Equal Arts
- Cheryl Moskowitz, poet, novelist, translator
- Maria Willis, Head of Social Prescribing – PCN Development at Nottingham & Nottingham CCG (invited)
- Nabeela Ahmed, writer, storyteller, multi-lingual poet, word artist (invited)
- Nabeela Washington, Senior Planets Creative Writing Club USA (invited)
- Veronica Franklin Gould (VeronicArts and A4D)
Past Events
Heritage and Nature for Brain Health, Tues 10 May 2022, 10 am-11.30 am
Desi Gradinarova, Head of Wellbeing and Inclusion Strategy at Historic England and Historic Environment Lead at the National Academy for Social Prescribing, chairs a debate between leaders in social prescribing, culture health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on referral to Heritage and Nature programmes. Read more
Speakers:
- Chair: Desi Gradinarova, Senior Policy Advisor, Wellbeing and Inclusion Strategy, Historic England, and Historic Environment Lead for National Academy for Social Prescribing
- Sir Muir Gray, Director, University of Oxford’s Optimal Ageing Programme
- Dr Lucy Loveday, Associate Dean, Faculty Development Innovation and Performance, Health Education England
- Deborah Munt, Regional Champion, Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance
- Katrina Gargett, Community Engagement Officer, Archaeology on Prescription, York Archaeological Trust
- Jules Hammon, Stepping into Nature, Nature Buddies empowering health providers to provide Dorset
- Caroline Gibson, Green Scripts, Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance, Ballarat, Western Victoria, Australia.
- Alistair Tuckey, Durlston Ranger, head of volunteers, education and interpretation, Durlston Country Park and National Nature Reserve, Swanage.
- Elena Tutton, Health & Activity Lifestyle Activator Place Services, Dorset Council (recording), Wellness Nordic Walking
- Julie McCarthy, Strategic Lead for Live Well & Creative Health at Greater Manchester Combined Authority & GM Health & Social Care Partnership
- Veronica Franklin Gould (VeronicArts and A4D)
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Visual Arts for Brain Health, Tues 5 April, 10-11 am
Professor Martin Orrell, Director of the Institute of Mental Health at the University of Nottingham, chairs a debate between leaders in social prescribing, culture health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on referral to visual arts programmes. Read more
Speakers:
- Chair: Professor Martin Orrell, Director, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham
- Professor Semir Zeki, Professor of Neuroaesthetics, University College London
- Professor Helen Chatterjee, Professor of Biology, Genetics, Evolution and Environment Division of Biosciences, University College London
- Sue Mackay, Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance regional champion, Thackray Museum
- Ruth Salthouse, Wellbeing Coordinator, Linking Leeds.
- Pam Charles, Leeds Black Elders
- Kate Mason, Director, The Big Draw
- Jessica Santer, Art by Post, Southbank Centre
- Holly Power, Community Learning Producer, The Wallace Collection
- Sian Brand, Social Prescribing Regional Learning Coordinator
- Hamaad Khan, NHS Social Prescribing Champion Scheme, Development Support Officer, Global Social Prescribing Alliance
- Veronica Franklin Gould (VeronicArts and A4D)
International A.R.T.S. for Brain Health, ‘From Despair to Desire’, Tues 8 March 2022, 10 am – 12 pm
In association with the International Longevity Centre
For International Social Prescribing Week, Baroness Greengross, CEO of the International Longevity Centre and Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia chairs a debate between leaders in international social prescribing, culture health and wellbeing, and A.R.T.S. (wide ranging cultural and creative Activities to Revitalise The Soul). Speakers discuss social prescribing developments, innovative presentation of early dementia coping strategy, A.R.T.S. suited to people experiencing early symptoms, educational and partnership practice for sustainable A.R.T.S prescribing programes Read more
Speakers:
- Sir Muir Gray, Director, University of Oxford’s Optimal Ageing Programme
- CHAIR: Baroness Greengross, CEO, International Longevity Centre. Co-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia
- James Sanderson, Director of Personalised Care, NHS E/I; CEO, National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP)
- Pierre Lemarquis, neuroscientist University of Toulon (invited)
- Dr Gail Kenning, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Professor Brian Lawlor, Global Brain Health Institute, Dublin and California.
- Christopher Bailey, Arts and Health Lead, World Health Organisation
- Alexandra Coulter, Director, National Centre for Creative Health
- Francesca Rosenberg, Director of Community, Access and Schools Programmes, Lara Schweller, Social Prescribing Lead, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
- Edith Woolf Perez, Chair, Arts for Health Austria
- Professor Ruth Mateus-Berr, Head of the Centre for Didactics of Art and Interdisciplinary Teaching at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria.
- Dr Bogdan Chiva Giurca, Development Lead, Global Social Prescribing Alliance; Clinical champion lead, NASP.
- Veronica Franklin Gould (President, A4D)
Drama for Brain Health, Tues 8 February, 10-11 am
- CHAIR Dr Peter Bagshaw GP, Clinical Lead for Dementia for the South West Mental Health Clinical Network
- Dr Sheila McCormick, Senior Lecturer, BA Programme Leader in Theatre and Performance, University of Salford
- Andy Barry, Elders Company, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
- David Workman, Artistic Director, Elders Company & Encore, Southwark Playhouse, London
- Machteld De Ruyck, Older People’s Programme Manager, Heydays, Leeds Playhouse
- Jenny Marshall and Bee Burgess, Open Age, London
- Anna Woolf, London Arts in Health, Regional Champion, Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance
- Liza Jarvis, Regional Social Prescribing Network NHS Learning Co-ordinator
- Sir Muir Gray, Director, University of Oxford’s Optimal Ageing Programme
- Veronica Franklin Gould (VeronicArts and A4D)
Music for Brain Health, Tues 11 January, 10-11 am
- Chair: Katie Derham (BBC Broadcaster)
- Sir Muir Gray (Director, University of Oxford’s Optimal Ageing Programme)
- Dr Iban Tripiana Sanchez (Clinical Neuropsychologist, Castellón de la Plana, Spain)
- Phil Hallett (CEO, Coda Music Trust)
- Grace Meadows (Director, Music for Dementia)
- Victoria Hume (Director, Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance)
- Sian Brand (NHS England Social Prescribing Regional Facilitator)
- Dr Bogdan Chiva Giurca (National Academy for Social Prescribing & Global Social Prescribing Alliance
- Veronica Franklin Gould (VeronicArts and A4D)
[Recording] [Transcript]
Increase Brainability: Dance to Preserve Brain Health & Global Social Prescribing, Tuesday 7 December 2021
- Chair: Dr Charles Alessi, Senior Advisor, Public Health England
- Sir Muir Gray, Director, Optimal Ageing Programme at The University of Oxford
- Fergus Early, Artistic Director, Green Candle Dance
- Dr Bogdan Chiva Giurca, Founder, NHS Social Prescribing Champion Scheme. Developmental Lead, Global Social Prescribing Alliance
Social Prescribing as Diagnostic Practice, Tuesday 2 November 2021
- Chair: Sir Muir Gray, Director, Optimal Ageing Programme at The University of OxfordProfessor
- Professor Alistair Burns, NHS National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health
- Professor John Gallacher, Professor of Cognitive Health at The University of Oxford; Director, Dementias Platform UK
