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| Arts & Health Alliance | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arts & Health Alliance |
| Formation | 21st century |
| Type | Nonprofit |
Arts & Health Alliance
The Arts & Health Alliance is a nonprofit organization that promotes collaboration between National Health Service, World Health Organization, American Public Health Association, UNESCO, and cultural institutions to integrate Royal College of Nursing, British Medical Association, American Medical Association, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo Clinic and arts practice into health and care. The Alliance acts as a bridge among arts councils such as Arts Council England, National Endowment for the Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, and health funders including Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support creative therapies in settings like Great Ormond Street Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and community venues such as Tate Modern, Guggenheim Museum, Sydney Opera House, and Lincoln Center.
The Alliance advocates for arts-based interventions across sectors involving World Bank, European Commission, European Union, NHS England, and municipal bodies including New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Greater London Authority, Toronto Arts Council and collaborates with research institutions like University College London, King's College London, Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, University of Toronto, University of Melbourne, Yale School of Medicine, and Columbia University. Its activities intersect with awards and recognitions such as the Order of the British Empire, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, and networks like International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies and European League of Institutes of the Arts. The Alliance aligns practice with professional bodies including Royal College of Psychiatrists, American Psychiatric Association, Royal College of Occupational Therapists, and International Council of Museums.
Founded amid initiatives linked to Creative Europe and reports by World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the Alliance emerged alongside projects like Arts in Health at Home and policy efforts such as the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and consultations with Department of Health and Social Care (United Kingdom), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Public Health England. Early collaborations referenced precedents from Arts on Prescription, Community Arts Movement, Cultural Olympiad, and partnerships with cultural institutions such as British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Royal Opera House, Bolshoi Theatre, and Metropolitan Opera. Influential figures associated by association include practitioners and scholars connected to Sir Nicholas Serota, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Simon Rattle, Björn Ulvaeus, and researchers from The King's Fund, Nesta, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Nuffield Foundation.
Program portfolios mirror models like Arts in Health, Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing, and Social Prescribing schemes involving NHS Long Term Plan, Green Prescription (New Zealand), and Arts on Prescription (UK). Initiatives often partner with ensembles, companies and venues including Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Cirque du Soleil, Sadler's Wells Theatre, Royal Ballet, and festivals such as Edinburgh Festival Fringe, SXSW, Venice Biennale, Edinburgh International Festival, and Venice Film Festival. Training and workforce projects engage curricula from Royal College of Surgeons, Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Physicians, European Society of Cardiology, and academic programs like Open University, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The Alliance synthesizes evidence similar to reviews by Cochrane Collaboration, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, World Health Organization, and reports from Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development, The Lancet, BMJ', JAMA Psychiatry, Nature Medicine, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Evaluations reference randomized controlled trials at institutions such as Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College London, and systematic reviews by Cochrane Library, Campbell Collaboration, and policy analyses from Rand Corporation, Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Brookings Institution. The evidence base addresses outcomes observed in settings connected to Alzheimer's Society, Dementia Friends, Age UK, Mind (charity), and Carers UK.
Funding streams include collaborations with philanthropic and public funders such as Wellcome Trust, National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Council England, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, European Cultural Foundation, and healthcare funders like NHS Charities Together. Strategic partnerships span universities and hospitals including University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Mount Sinai Health System, and cultural partners such as Barbican Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), British Council, and Asia-Europe Foundation.
Governance draws on boards modeled after institutions like British Red Cross, Nesta, Gates Cambridge Trust, and Wellcome Collection governance practices, with advisory panels featuring members linked to Royal Society, Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal College of Nursing, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and representatives from local authorities such as City of London Corporation and New York City Council. Membership comprises artists associated with Royal Society of Arts, Association of Art Therapists, British Association of Art Therapists, International Art Critics, community organisations like Shelter (charity), Oxfam, Save the Children, and professional networks such as International Council of Museums and International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies.
Case studies reflect programs in hospitals and community contexts linked to Great Ormond Street Hospital, Royal Marsden Hospital, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and community projects in partnership with Tate Modern, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, National Gallery, Sydney Opera House, and Kennedy Center. Reported impacts align with outcomes highlighted by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Public Health England, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and academic publications in The Lancet Psychiatry, BMJ, and JAMA. Evaluations cite measurable changes in wellbeing tracked through collaborations with Office for National Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, and academic cohorts from University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and University of Melbourne.
Category:Arts and health organizations