Who we are
Waterford Healing Arts is Ireland’s leading arts and health organisation, based at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). We bring arts experiences to the bedside of patients at UHW and other healthcare settings, and to people living in the community.
What we do
Waterford Healing Arts supports people in hospital and other healthcare settings, and people living in the community, to make and experience the arts – music, visual art, creative writing, 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?
News
Réalta ‘puts Ireland at the forefront of global arts + health movement’
The establishment of Réalta, the National Body for Arts + Health in Ireland, puts Ireland at the forefront of the global arts and health movement, according to Christopher Bailey, Arts and Health Lead at the World Health Organisation. Mr Bailey was speaking at the...
Launch of Réalta, the National Body for Arts + Health in Ireland
Waterford Healing Arts Trust has launched Réalta, the national body for arts and health in Ireland. Réalta has been established to strengthen the arts and health sector in Ireland and provide a central resource for all those interested and involved in arts and...
Coast by Tom Quilty on the Staff Art Wall
Coast is a collection of landscape images by photographer Tom Quilty. The photographs depict the natural beauty of the Waterford coastline from Brownstown Head to Tankardstown on the Copper Coast. The exhibition runs until 27 March 2023. Tom joined the Waterford...
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