Arts Play Health
Community
We are a volunteer-led community of people interested in exploring the interconnections between arts and play for health and wellbeing. We take broad conceptions of both ‘arts’ and ‘play’ and we welcome anyone interested in these topics to take part in our activities.
Chat Series
We run regular online 'chats' to bring people together in dialogue and shared experience. We usually meet monthly on the last Wednesday of the month (4-5pm BST/GMT) and invite guest facilitators to lead discussions on 'hot' topics. We have no aim but to have an interesting chat!
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All are welcome. Join us as an academic, practitioner, artist, arts/play manager or administrator, policymaker and/or interested community member. Each month we will have a few overarching questions to start the conversation and create space for dialogue and ideas for action. Bring a nice big cuppa as we come together in community.
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Next meeting
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Our next meeting will take place on Monday 13th October, 5.30pm BST. This special interactive session for Black History Month will explore the role of art in times of global uncertainty.
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Our special guests facilitating our conversation include
* Dr Kunle Adewale - Global Development Lead at the Global South Arts and Health Initiative, Founder of the Global Arts in Medicine Fellowship and Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health,
* Thahmina Begum - Interdisciplinary Artist-Researcher, Poet, Workshop Facilitator and Art Psychotherapist (HCPC, BAATT), and
* Gherdai Hassell - Multidisciplinary Contemporary Artist, Writer and Storyteller as well as Global Arts in Medicine Fellow.
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You can register your interest in this special event here.
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Our usual conversations continue from Wednesday 26th November 2025 at 4pm with Rose Sinclair MBE.
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How to join our mailing list
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Sign up via entering your email here.
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We are an international community and welcome people from all over the world to join us. Please note that if you have joined one of our chats before or sign up ahead of the day, we will send you a reminder of the joining details before the session. If you are new to the list, we will aim email you the details before the start time of the session.
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We look forward to seeing you soon!
Team
/ Dr Laura Wright
Co-Director and Founder, University of Edinburgh
/ Dr Katey Warran
Co-Director and Founder, University of Edinburgh
/ Geraldine Montgomerie
Co-Director, University of Leeds
/ Pat Scrutton
Co-Director, Intergenerational National Network