The 4th Annual International Arts and Health Conference - The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing
26th - 29th November 2012
The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, Fremantle 2012
4th Annual International Arts and Health Conference
26th - 29th November 2012
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle WA
The 4th Annual International Arts and Health Conference - The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing - is taking place from 26th-29th November 2012 at Notre Dame University, Fremantle, Australia. The Conference is being organised by Arts and Health Australia in association with key partner DADAA Inc.
The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, 4th Annual International Arts and Health Conference, will present best practice and innovative arts and health programs, effective health promotion and prevention campaigns, methods of project evaluation and scientific research.
Conference Streams:
- Arts and Health in Primary and Acute Care
- Creative Ageing and Aged Care
- Community Arts and Health
- Health Promotion and the Arts
- Education and Training for Health and Arts Professionals
- Arts and Health Research and Evaluation
Abstract Themes:
- Exploring the Concept of Wellbeing
- Arts and Health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
- Mental Health and the Arts
- Creative Ageing
- Arts, Health and Disability
- Architecture and Design in Health Settings
- Arts and Health in Rural, Regional and Remote Communities
- International Arts and Health Perspectives and Collaborations
Who should attend?
- Medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals
- Government decision-makers and policy advisers in health, indigenous affairs, arts, science, education and training, community health, veterans’ affairs, cultural tourism and local government
- Executives in public and private hospitals, retirement villages, aged care and palliative care facilities
- Representatives of arts organisations, visual and performing artists, writers, arts and health practitioners
- Representatives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- Local Government representatives from community cultural development, aged care and community health services
- Education authorities, academics, teachers and medical and healthcare colleges
- Researchers, particularly in the area of health and social sciences
- Art and museum educators and curators
- Art therapists (visual arts, dance, music, drama, expressive writing)
- Media
Click here to log on to Clive Parkinson's blog and read his ideas about the 2012 International Arts and Health Conference. As Clive says: "These conferences offer us all the opportunity to experience the other, the unique and the profound. We’re all part of that mix, with a part to play in this arts/health field: a field that we’re forming each time we meet."
