Who we are
The Waterford Healing Arts programmes bring music, visual art, creative writing and storytelling to patients at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) and other healthcare settings. These arts + health programmes are part of Réalta, the national resource organisation dedicated to developing arts + health in Ireland. Réalta is core funded by the Arts Council and the HSE.
What we do
Waterford Healing Arts programmes support people in hospital and other healthcare settings, and people living in the community, to make and experience music, visual art, creative writing, poetry and storytelling. In this way, we seek to promote creativity, connection and discovery, to reduce isolation, anxiety and stress, and to remember that beauty still exists, even during a difficult time.
How to help
Our work lifts spirits, reduces isolation and brings light and hope at what can be a difficult time in a person’s life. Would you like to support patients and residents in healthcare settings to experience these benefits?
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Nothing, Yet Everything: A Collection of Still Life Paintings by Laura Grimes
Laura Grimes is based in the Laboratory Department at University Hospital Waterford. This is her fourth time exhibiting on the Staff Art Wall. Her exhibition runs until 30 September 2025. A life-long creative, Laura has focused on painting for over 25 years. Laura...
Waterford Healing Arts launches Bumper Raffle in aid of Healing Sounds programme
Waterford Healing Arts is launching a Bumper Raffle in aid of its Healing Sounds on the Wards live music programme. With prizes including a luxury hotel stay, a stunning original artwork by Dr Grace Chan, and annual membership at Mount Congreve Gardens & Country...
Evocative new art exhibition by Edwina Bracken opens at University Hospital Waterford
Topographical Journeys is an exhibition of colourful oil paintings inspired by the man-made patterns that shape the Irish landscape, from ancient structures to modern networks. In these abstract works, physical patterns of Ireland’s ancient and modern field systems...
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