Supporting wellbeing through creativity
Since 1991, Arts Care has been bringing the benefits of the arts into healthcare, social care, and community settings across Northern Ireland.
We work alongside individuals, communities, and organisations to create inspiring projects that promote wellbeing, support mental health, and enrich everyday environments.
From hospitals and care homes to workplaces and training programmes, we deliver high-quality arts experiences and training that make a real difference to staff, students, and service users alike.
How we make an impact
Through our Artists-in-Residence, Clown Doctors, and projects like the Here & Now and Twilight Zone festivals, we bring dynamic arts experiences into communities and healthcare settings across Northern Ireland.
Our social enterprise also brings creativity to businesses, offering bespoke arts programmes that boost wellbeing and inspire teams.
The World Health Organization defines health as more than the absence of illness – it’s a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
At Arts Care, we use the arts to support every aspect of that wellbeing, creating opportunities for people to express themselves, connect with others, and enhance their quality of life.
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More about our projects
Arts Care runs projects across Northern Ireland covering a wide range of artistic and health and wellbeing genres and disciplines.
Latest News
Transform Your Creative Potential: Arts Care Workshop for BHSCT Staff and Volunteers
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) staff and registered volunteers are being invited to step away from their daily routines and rediscover their creative spark in an upcoming mixed-media workshop. Led by Arts Care artist Clare McComish, the session will delve into this year’s evocative theme for the Hidden
Arts Care Artist Carmel Garvey Awarded BEM for Services to Dance in Tyrone
An artist who has spent more than four decades bringing dance into the heart of communities, hospitals and care settings across County Tyrone and beyond has been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours List. Carmel Garvey, an Arts Care Dancer in Residence and choreographer, has been awarded a British
Ulster Hospital Hosts ‘Forget Me Not’ Art Workshop to Promote Organ Donation Week
The South Eastern Trust’s Specialist Nursing Team for Organ Donation hosted a creative awareness event at Café Connect in the Ulster Hospital marking ‘Organ Donation Week’ to promote the importance of donating organs and to help encourage those to register their decision. With over 8,000 people currently waiting for an