Cardiff & Vale Health Charity Patron, Artist Nathan Wyburn has created Words Bruise, which was commissioned by Wales Millennium Centre in partnership with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Words Bruise is made up of negative words and phrases used on social media that had been directed at NHS staff from throughout Cardiff and the … Continue reading Words Bruise, by Nathan Wyburn
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January is National Mentoring Month, an annual mentoring campaign nationwide dedicated to celebrating mentoring. Arts and Business Cymru Intern, Bex Betton, joined the Arts for Health and Wellbeing team at Cardiff and Vale Health Charity as part of a programme to develop her skills as an arts fundraiser in Wales. So far, Bex has received … Continue reading National Mentoring Month 2021
BAFTA Crew Games is a programme that supports the next generation of games industry talent. The year-round programme provides a bespoke series of monthly masterclasses, roundtables and sessions with BAFTA-winners, nominees, and wider industry as well as structured networking events and mentoring opportunities. Bex has written for a variety of gaming platforms as well as … Continue reading Bex Joins BAFTA Crew Games
World Aids Day is held annually on December 1st to bring attention to the HIV epidemic, increase HIV awareness and encourage people to speak out against HIV stigma. Cardiff & Vale Health Charity will be marking this day with a reflection of the art they have commissioned for those affected by HIV. Gareth Thomas, Welsh … Continue reading World Aids Day
We're working with the National Museum of Wales to decorate the new Staff Haven in the UHW Lakeside Wing. Cardiff and Vale UHB Staff members have the chance to vote for their favourite theme of the five below. Please vote in the survey section of the StaffConnect app: https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/staff-information/sign-up-to-staffconnect/ Voting closes on Sunday 8th November. … Continue reading Choose the art for the Lakeside Wing Staff Haven
Cardiff & Vale Arts and Health Charity are delighted to welcome Arts & Business Cymru Intern Bex Betton to the team. Bex, who will be starting with the team in early November for 10 months, has a strong background in fundraising, events and the Arts which have been developed from working within the Welsh Arts … Continue reading Cardiff & Vale Arts and Health Charity hosts Arts & Business Cymru Intern
In May 2020, Damien Hirst created Butterfly Rainbow to show support for the NHS in the Coronavirus crisis. The work is made up of bands of coloured butterfly wings, one of the artist’s best‐known motifs. A limited edition of the work was produced with all profits donated to NHS Charities Together, raising a total of £1,508,172. Damien … Continue reading Damian Hirst – “Butterfly Rainbow”
In a tightly contested awards evening, Cardiff & Vale Health Charity’s Arts team picked up the prize for Arts & Business in health for its partnership work with Rubicon Dance. The Arts & Business (A&B) Cymru Awards 2020 took place virtually on Friday 9 October with an online audience of hundreds of guests from across … Continue reading Arts for Health and Wellbeing and Rubicon Dance scoop A&B Cymru Award
A creative project offering a safe space to share your experiences and story of working during the COVID-19 crisis. Your story will be re-created into poetry and shared back to you.This unique creative method of having your story listened to, honoured and reflected as poetry may help you to process and understand your experiences and … Continue reading Unlocking the Poetry Sharing the Story
We were delighted to reopen the Gallery doors again with this inspiring and wonderful exhibition that focuses on the importance of Art for our Health and Wellbeing and reflects on the continuous dedication of our NHS workers. During Covid-19 we have seen a cultural shift in the way we see art and creativity within our … Continue reading “With Thanks” – “Gyda Diolch”