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 Empire Medal for services to […]
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 organ transplant across the United […]
Creative Health Network Sets Out Northern Ireland Strategy Plan In First Year Review
The Northern Ireland Creative Health Network has published its first year review and set out clear next steps to co-create a Northern Ireland Creative Health Strategy that can be embedded in policy. The plan is designed to address fragmented activity and bring creative health closer to the core business of the health system. The review […]
The Sound Of Music In Health And Social Care
A ‘Musician in Residence’ has been bringing joy to patients and service users across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. Anne Harper is accomplished in a range of instruments including the clarinet, saxophone and harp and is also a trained storyteller. She has been recruited through Arts Care to deliver musical projects across wards, […]
Arts Care Launches Skylarks Programme to Bring Joy and Creativity to Older Adults Across Northern Ireland
Arts Care, Northern Ireland’s leading arts in health charity, is delighted to announce the launch of Skylarks, a vibrant new creative programme designed to bring joy, connection, and creative engagement to older adults, including those living with dementia, in residential and day care settings across Northern Ireland. Supported by £8,500 from the Arts Council of […]
Arts Care’s Christmas Show Brings Joy and Creativity to Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Arts in health charity Arts Care recently hosted its much-anticipated Christmas show at Knockbracken Healthcare Park, welcoming over 100 attendees, including service users and staff from day centres across the Belfast Trust. The event marked a joyful return of the annual celebration after a four-year hiatus, with the pandemic putting the tradition on pause since […]
Arts Care Wins Best New Start-Up at the 2024 SENI Awards
Arts Care’s social enterprise division was awarded Best New Start-Up at the Northern Ireland Social Enterprise Awards 2024, recognising its efforts to broaden the reach of arts in health services across various sectors. Sponsored by Ulster Bank, the award was presented during a ceremony at Belfast’s Crowne Plaza on 8 November, which brought together nearly […]
Healing Through Laughter And Play: Arts Care Clown Doctors Celebrate 20th Birthday At Ulster Hospital
Mirth and merriment were the orders of the day on the Ulster Hospital’s Paediatric Wards as The Artscare NI Clown Doctors marked 20 years with children, families and staff. The ‘clown doctors’ are a core troupe of actors, performers, musicians and dancers who have undertaken bespoke ‘clown doctoring’ training and visit sick children in hospital […]
Arts Care Unveils Ambitious Three-Year Strategic Plan
On October 3rd, 2023, the multi-award-winning Arts in Health charity, Arts Care, launched its Three-Year Strategic Plan. This strategic blueprint signals a dedicated commitment to integrating the arts into healthcare, corporate, and community settings to promote wellbeing and improve lives. The visionary plan also promises to bring invaluable dimensions to Northern Ireland’s health and social […]