Healing Arts Birmingham

As part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab's global outreach campaign in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Healing Arts Birmingham is a city-wide initiative co-led by Birmingham City Council, demonstrating how arts, culture, and heritage can transform health, wellbeing, and social equity.

Supported by a coalition of organisations and communities across the Midlands, the initiative brings together artists, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to tackle health inequalities and embed creative practice at the heart of public life.

Themes for Healing Arts Birmingham 2026

• Promoting Healthy Communities and Places
• Improving Clinical & Social Care Pathways
• From Evidence Informed Approaches to Policy Impact
• Tackling Inequalities and Building Fairer Futures

“Healing Arts Birmingham showcases how a city can build a social-justice movement rooted in creativity, demonstrating how arts, culture, and heritage can contribute to a healthier, fairer and more resilient future for all citizens.  By deepening city-wide understanding of the evidence, value and impact of the arts on health, we aim to inspire long-term systems change across Birmingham, the Midlands and across England. Over five days, we will highlight the healing power of the arts in improving health and wellbeing across communities, clinical settings and social care.  Through lived-experience-led evidence gathering, meaningful collaboration and practical demonstrations, we will show how creative approaches can reduce inequalities and strengthen the conditions that empower cities to enable their citizens and places to thrive.”

Sally Burns, Director of Public Health, Birmingham City Council

To find out and more, visit the official Healing Arts Birmingham website