The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on life in the UK with many sectors of industry having been affected by the economic downturn caused by the virus and the necessary steps such as the lockdown and physical distancing taken to mitigate it. One sector in which the social and economic consequences of the … Continue reading Arts for Health and Wellbeing in the time of COVID-19
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After a call out for colourful rainbows drawn from children in the local communities, we have displayed them in staff areas around our sites to brighten and bring positivity. In particular, we have placed them in our two Staff Haven’s, created for staff wellbeing, at University Hospital Wales and University Hospital Llandough. We will continue … Continue reading Rainbow Rooms
Harmoni Cymru CIC is a not-for profit organisation bringing arts in health and music therapy services to people of all ages and to address a range of needs. Working with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Harmoni Cymru provides Arts in Health and Music Therapy Services across our hospitals throughout the year. With no current … Continue reading Harmoni Cymru
The NHS stands at the most extraordinary moment of its history as it responds to COVID-19. As part of our 70 year celebrations of the NHS in 2018, we worked with Manchester University to record stories and memories from our staff members and volunteers at University Hospital Llandough to form part of the first National … Continue reading Recording our NHS stories
Introducing William Dean Ford William Dean Ford is a versatile poet and spoken word performer, providing a weekly ‘Poetry Prescription’ in response to the uncertainties we all face in these difficult times. His creative journey began with writing to cope with social phobia, anxiety, depression and agoraphobia that developed over many years of living alone … Continue reading Our weekly Poetry Prescription by William Dean Ford
Chronicling the visual hallucinations described by patients The pictures displayed were collected during the Cardiff Delirium Study, they give a unique insight into the patients’ subjective experience on the intensive care unit (ICU). Delirium is a common condition effecting about 20% of all hospital patients. Symptoms fluctuate and include poor attention, disorientation and in severe … Continue reading Altered States on ICU
With support from the Cardiff & Vale Health Charity, Cardiff and Vale UHB is delighted to be able to support a community arts project in Llantwit Major, which brings together musicians, spoken word poets and artists in support of World Mental Health day. Holding on to Hope is a series of activities held in St. … Continue reading “Holding On To Hope”: Cardiff and Vale UHB to mark World Mental Health Day with a series of events and exhibitions.
The Hearth Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of current works by Kings Road Artists. Set within a vibrant cluster of creative businesses and artisan establishments, the artists collective, established 23 years ago, remains one of the most well-known, active and productive community of artists in Cardiff. The Studios’ fascinating history began in1996, when … Continue reading Kings Road Artists’ Studios
Cardiff and Vale Health Board are looking for a creative and Gallery co-ordinator to join our fast paced and expanding team. The ideal candidate will have significant experience within the Arts and Healthcare Sectors, including the management of budgets and significant practical experience of managing a gallery. The post holder will be essential in the … Continue reading Job Opportunity: Hearth Gallery Coordinator
"These works explore the tension between our personal relationships with objects and the raw physicality of the object itself. As an artist I cannot place a sense of use or control onto an 'object', this is because it both draws me into its existence in which I have no control and takes a part of … Continue reading The Weight of Objects by Bethan Gibbs
