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  • Opportunity: Chair

    Opportunity: Chair

    We are seeking an outstanding individual with a passion for art and wellbeing to join our Board of Trustees as Chair... Read more

  • OASIS: Original Art to Ease Social Isolation

    OASIS: Original Art to Ease Social Isolation

    Our project to ease social isolation and loneliness at home by connecting people with specially-commissioned art and their local community... Read more

  • I'm Fine Project

    I'm Fine Project

    Our free learning resource to help improve nurses’ mental health and wellbeing... Read more

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    Beautiful Planet

    Our collaboration with Four Seasons Health Care to bring art into the lives of 8,800 care home residents... Read more

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Opportunity: Chair

Opportunity: Chair

We are seeking an outstanding individual with a passion for art and wellbeing to join our Board of Trustees as Chair... Read more

Published: 20th July, 2022

Updated: 21st July, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Art Meets Book

Art Meets Book

We've partnered with Better libraries to bring art exhibitions and creative workshops into the hearts of communities in London and the West Midlands... Read more

Published: 20th May, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

OASIS: Original Art to Ease Social Isolation

OASIS: Original Art to Ease Social Isolation

Our project to ease social isolation and loneliness at home by connecting people with specially-commissioned art and their local community... Read more

Published: 3rd April, 2022

Updated: 17th May, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Our Commitments to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Paintings in Hospitals is founded on Cultural Democracy: a democratic approach to arts and culture that actively engages everyone in determining what is classed as culture, where it happens, who makes it, and who accesses it. Read more

Published: 22nd February, 2022

Updated: 9th June, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

I'm Fine Project

I'm Fine Project

Our free learning resource to help improve nurses’ mental health and wellbeing... Read more

Published: 19th January, 2022

Updated: 16th May, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Beautiful Planet

Beautiful Planet

Our collaboration with Four Seasons Health Care to bring art into the lives of 8,800 care home residents... Read more

Published: 14th January, 2022

Updated: 16th May, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Our mission

Our mission

Paintings in Hospitals is the UK's leading national arts in health charity. We use art to inspire better health and wellbeing for patients, carers, and communities... Read more

Published: 30th June, 2021

Updated: 20th May, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Our new objectives

Our new objectives

Our exciting new plans for the charity over the next three years will focus on a rebalance of our capacity and the support we are able to provide to arts engagement activities... Read more

Published: 8th February, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Creative Care Homes

Creative Care Homes

Our practical and helpful A-Z guide of art activities and inspirational ideas for creative sessions with residents and carers... Read more

Published: 1st January, 2021

Updated: 8th October, 2021

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Creative Care Homes

Creative Care Homes

Our practical and helpful guide to enable everyone to deliver creative activities in a care home or hospice (or at home!)... Read more

Published: 23rd October, 2020

Updated: 16th May, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Healthcare Heroes

Healthcare Heroes

Our partnership with Google Arts & Culture and artist Tom Croft brings 700+ #portraitsforNHSheroes artworks together for the first time... Read more

Published: 23rd October, 2020

Updated: 16th May, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

Colour in Motion

Colour in Motion

Paintings in Hospitals partnered with Jerwood Collection and Cambridge University Hospitals to present Colour in Motion, an exhibition of works by Ian Davenport... Read more

Published: 23rd October, 2020

Updated: 14th January, 2022

Author: Thomas Walshaw

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  • Opportunity: Chair

    Opportunity: Chair

    We are seeking an outstanding individual with a passion for art and wellbeing to join our Board of Trustees as Chair...

  • Art Meets Book

    Art Meets Book

    We've partnered with Better libraries to bring art exhibitions and creative workshops into the hearts of communities in London and the West Midlands...

  • Bringing Art to Better Libraries

    Bringing Art to Better Libraries

    We've partnered with Better to bring art exhibitions and workshops to communities in London and the West Midlands...

  • Art to Ease Social Isolation

    Art to Ease Social Isolation

    Our pilot project OASIS is helping to ease social isolation and loneliness by connecting participants with art and each other...

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  • Our mission

    Our mission

    Paintings in Hospitals is the UK's leading national arts in health charity. We use art to inspire better health and wellbeing for patients, carers, and communities...

  • Why art matters

    Art changes everything. Art helps keep us well and aids our recovery from illness. Art relieves anxiety, stress and depression for patients and staff in healthcare and social care.

  • Art makes us happier and more satisfied with our lives

    Art makes us happier and more satisfied with our lives

    Number 7 in our countdown of '70 Ways Art Improves Our Health' highlights how art makes us happier and more satisfied with our lives…

  • About our art collection

    About our art collection

    Our art collection is the only national arts in health collection. Over 2,000 artists are represented, including Bridget Riley, Antony Gormley, Andy Warhol, Anish Kapoor, Maggi Hambling, and many more.

  • Meet our team

    Meet our team

    Find out who we are, where we're from, and why we're so passionate about arts and health...

  • Art activities for health and social care

    Art activities for health and social care

    We provide world-class art and creative activities to transform your healthcare environment. We know that patients and staff get the greatest benefits when they’re empowered with the skills and confidence to make a meaningful connection with art.

  • Autism and art often go hand in hand

    Autism and art often go hand in hand

    Number 22 in our countdown of '70 Ways Art Improves Our Health' highlights how people on the autism spectrum can contribute to and benefit from art...

  • Artworks for health and social care

    Artworks for health and social care

    Paintings in Hospitals art loans exist to help create person-centred healthcare and social care spaces. All types of care sites can borrow art from our collection...

  • Make a donation

    Make a donation

    Can you help us bring art into the lives of patients and carers throughout the country?

  • How to borrow our artworks

    How to borrow our artworks

    Paintings in Hospitals makes it easy for health and social care services to benefit from our art. Here are the five simple steps...

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Published: 1st January, 2020

Updated: 7th December, 2021

Author: Thomas Walshaw

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