Preview Event: Cultures of Creative Health Group Exhibition and Book Launch

Preview Event: Cultures of Creative Health Group Exhibition and Book Launch

Join us for a Preview evening of the Cultures of Creative Health Group Exhibition, the final event in a year-long programme of live talks, exhibitions, collaborations, residencies and partnership work, from the School of Arts and Humanities and the Centre for Cultural Ecologies in Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield.

The event will also mark the launch of the Cultures of Creative Health Book, featuring submissions from artists, researchers, practitioners, community partners and more.

The book reflects the programme’s focus, to evidence and celebrate the role and impact of creative practice on health and wellbeing across West Yorkshire.

Event Highlights:

• Exhibition preview showcasing collaborative projects developed with partners such as Other Ways to Walk, Men in Sheds, Creative Wakefield, Mondays at the Museum, and Support to Recovery (S2R).

• Launch of the Cultures of Creative Health book, featuring contributions and outcomes of the programme, alongside wider contributions about Creative Health in West Yorkshire

• Introduction to the Creative Health Hub for West Yorkshire, an initiative developed with the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Board to integrate creative approaches into health and wellbeing strategies.

• Explore how creative practices have been used to address local health challenges and build stronger communities.

Please note that this events will be photographed and video documented.

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The Cultures of Creative Health Group Show is open to the public between 1 November 2024 – 11 January 2025.

📍 Locations:

Sovereign Design Galleries and Toast House Café, Queen Street South Annexe Huddersfield, HD1 3DR

Opening times (term time):

Mon – Thu: 9am –3pm

Fri: 9am –2:30pm

Barbara Hepworth Building – Atrium & Mezzanine Gallery, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH

Opening times (term time):

Mon – Fri: 9am –7pm

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Sovereign Design House and toast House cafe, Queen Saint South Annexe, Huddersfield, United Kingdom