Arts and Health: Building the Future

Lead. Create. Advocate.

Join us for an inspiring day designed to grow connections and build capacity within the arts and health community across Australia. This collaborative event will equip you with the leadership skills, practical knowledge, and advocacy tools needed to champion arts, creativity, and cultural practice in health and wellbeing contexts.

Schedule

Morning: Leadership Journeys
Hear from established leaders in the field as they share their personal leadership stories and insights, followed by interactive workshops to help you identify your unique gifts, craft your purpose statement, and develop your mission as a leader.

Midday: Practical Masterclasses
Choose from three concurrent sessions:

• Setting up arts programs in health settings

• Creating community-based arts and health projects

• Arts and health evaluation methods

Afternoon: Policy and Advocacy Workshop
Engage in collaborative brainstorming sessions to identify policy opportunities, develop actionable strategies, and create a roadmap for advancing arts and health advocacy in your community.

Special Features

This event brings together researchers, health practitioners, arts professionals, and advocates who are passionate about the transformative power of arts in health settings. Whether you're just starting your leadership journey or looking to amplify your impact, this day will provide you with practical tools, inspiring connections, and a clear path forward.

In-person attendees
Lunch and a creative reflective activity included.

Designed for arts practitioners, health professionals, researchers, policy makers, and anyone interested in the intersection of creativity and wellbeing.

This initiative is supported by the Arts Health Network NSW/ ACT, the CREATE Centre (USYD) and the HArts of Care Node (Sydney Policy Lab).