2010 Arts and Health Conference - Melbourne

My head was super saturated with ideas throughout my time at this conference. Thank goodness for the coffee and lunch breaks, a good time to let the information soak in and make space for more inspiration.

I suppose what really resonated with me was the vast range of applications the arts provide in supporting health, education & well being.

We heard from an architect involved in designing a new children's hospital in Brisbane, a Comissioner from the Victorian Office of the Emergency Services involved in the Black Saturday Bushfires, theatre professionals, educators, museum and gallery staff, mental health workers, university professors.....

All of whom found a distinct advantage in incorporating the arts into programs and projects to support the well being, health and education of participants.

Notes from workshops, break out and plenary sessions to come.

This was very reaffirming for me, who is fairly new to this field and in the early stages of eagerly exploring the great potential of arts based programs for community development and social inclusion initatives.