International
Arts and Health Conference - Call for Papers
The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism,
Mr John O’Donoghue TD, will host
Ireland Arts Council’s 3rd International Arts
and Health Conference in Dublin Castle from Thursday
24 to Saturday 26 June 2004.
The Arts Council’s intention is that this Conference
(and its Call for Papers) will encourage a policy-based
approach to this area of work. For the
last 20 years, the arts have become increasingly important
to the health sector. The Council wishes ascertain what
has been learned, to identify the key issues emerging
from this experience and to assess the impact of this
experience on artistic and health care practice.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers/case studies are invited from arts and health
professionals and other relevant groups of approximately
15 minutes reading time with reference to the following
four themes:
Imagining the Body
How do our social and cultural ideas of the body, and
the images that we see, affect how we understand our
bodies? What are the implications of those ideas for
the artistic and medical professions? Are there gaps
between the artistic perspective and medical perspectives?
If so, how can they be minimised? Are Irish attitudes
towards the body and health different from those of
our European counterparts?
Knowing Spaces
Healthcare settings are a combination of private, public
and semi-private spaces. What are the implications for
hospital design? Can artists act as facilitators and
mediators between planners, architects and end users?
Should artists be part of the initial planning of such
buildings? Is there a potential for critical or discursive
art projects that reflect on and evaluate hospitals
as institutional, social, and/or anthropological space
and what are the implications for the artistic and medical/care
communities?
Sensing the Non-Visual
What is the potential for using non-visual methods
to communicate with patients? Why do we prioritise what
we see rather than what we hear, taste, touch or smell?
What are the implications for artists and medical/care
professionals? Is it possible for non-visual interventions
to alleviate or ameliorate crisis moments?
Narration and Time
How does narrative shape our experience? What potential
do narrative skills offer medical professionals to help
patients understand their diagnosis and prognosis? What
is the role of the artist in this? How can the narrative
and other arts be used to maximum positive effect? What
are the implications for artists and health care professionals?
How does our sense of time vary from setting to setting,
from driving a car, to shopping, to waiting for a bus
or waiting to see the doctor for a diagnosis?
SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS
Please send abstracts (in English) maximum 500 words,
together with the Call for Papers Application Form to
Sheila Gorman by Monday 22 March at 9am, in either of
the following ways:
By email preferably: [email protected]
Post: Sheila Gorman, Arts Participation Project Officer,
The Arts Council
70 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
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CALL FOR PAPERS APPLICATION FORM
The Call for Papers Application Form is available to
download from the Arts Council website as a Word document:
Call
For Papers Application Form (43k, Word Document)
Practice of Arts in Healthcare
Ireland's Eastern Regional Health Authority's report
on The Practice of Arts in Healthcare was launched
in November 2003, along with the complementary publication
- The Arts Council's The Arts & Health Handbook:
a practical guide.
The
Practice of Arts in Healthcare, was
drawn up by the Authority, together with the three Area
Health Boards in the eastern region, the voluntary sector
and the Arts Council. The report details five pilot
arts-in-healthcare projects, which involved people with
intellectual disability, older persons, children, people
with physical disability and people recovering from
addiction.
Speaking about The Practice of Arts in Healthcare
Alderman Joe Doyle, Chairman of the ERHA, paid tribute
to the collaboration between the steering group, the
artists, and the staff and clients of the services who
took part.
The Practice of Arts in Healthcare are available to
download below.
The Arts & Health Handbook: a practical guide is
available from Ireland's Arts Council at a cost of EUR10.
A cheque/money order can be made payable to the Arts
Council for a total of EUR12.40 (includes postage in
Ireland) or EUR14.50 (postage to the rest of Europe).
Please send your order to: The Arts and Health Handbook:
A Practical Guide, The Arts Council, 70 Merrion Square,
Dublin 2.
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Press Release: Wednesday 19 November
2003
Minister John O'Donoghue, TD launches two arts and
health publications
This morning (Wednesday 19 November), at the National
Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin, the Minister
for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O'Donoghue TD, launched
two complementary publications - The Arts Council's
The Arts & Health Handbook: a practical guide and
the Eastern Regional Health Authority's The Practice
of Arts in Healthcare.
The Arts Council's The Arts & Health Handbook
is the culmination of a process of consultation by the
Council's arts development department with those involved
in arts and health. The publication celebrates the dedicated
work and experience of artists, doctors, nurses, patients,
care-workers and administrators and aims to provide
practical information to those planning arts projects
within a healthcare setting. Such projects can range
from the purchase or commissioning of an artwork to
organising a major arts programme. The Eastern Regional
Health Authority's (ERHA), The Practice of Arts in Healthcare,
was drawn up by the Authority, together with the three
Area Health Boards in the eastern region, the voluntary
sector and the Arts Council. The report details five
pilot arts-in-healthcare projects, which involved people
with intellectual disability, older persons, children,
people with physical disability and people recovering
from addiction.
Complimenting both organisations on their work in this
area, Minister O'Donoghue said: "In 2000, there
were 150 arts projects in the health services - in 2003
it is estimated that this number already has doubled.
These projects range from music performances in homes
for older people, through to artists in residence working
with children at risk."
The Minister also said that an interdepartmental group,
which includes the Department of Health, will issue
guidelines for the broader implementation of the Government's
Percent for Art Scheme early in 2004 and he applauded
the Eastern Regional Health Authority on its recent
decision to implement the Percent for Art Scheme across
all capital development projects.
The Minister referred to the Third International Arts
and Health Conference from June 25 - 27 2004, to be
held in Dublin Castle. The aim of this conference is
to increase awareness among the public and the medical
and caring professions of the many benefits that are
to be gained from bringing together the complementary
worlds of the arts and healthcare. This conference will
be organised by the Arts Council with partners from
the health sector.
Speaking at today's launch, Mary Cloake, Arts Development
Director with the Arts Council said: "It is our
firm belief that the health sector provides a rich and
rewarding environment for artists to work in and our
efforts over the next three years will be to support
the arts community to play its role in this growing
movement".
Speaking about The Practice of Arts in Healthcare Alderman
Joe Doyle, Chairman of the ERHA, paid tribute to the
collaboration between the steering group, the artists,
and the staff and clients of the services who took part.
The Arts & Health Handbook: a practical guide is
available from the Arts Council at a cost of €10.
A cheque/money order can be made payable to the Arts
Council for a total of €12.40 (includes postage
in Ireland) or €14.50 (postage to the rest of Europe).
Please send your order to: The Arts and Health Handbook:
A Practical Guide, The Arts Council, 70 Merrion Square,
Dublin 2.
Copies of The Practice of Arts in Healthcare are available
from the Eastern Regional Health Authority's Communications
Office, Tel 01 620 1600.
For further details (press only) contact:
Michelle Hoctor, Press and Communications Officer,
The Arts Council,Tel 01 6180 235 or Fidelma Browne,
Communications Officer, Eastern Regional Health Authority,
Tel 01 620 1828
Web-site: www.artscouncil.ie
Web-site: www.erha.ie
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