Réalta, the national resource organisation dedicated to developing arts + health in Ireland, has issued an open call to artists of all arts disciplines to submit proposals for its Arts + Health Research + Development Residency 2026.  The deadline for submission of...

Our Arts Programme in Renal Dialysis celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2026.  This programme supports patients in the Renal Dialysis Unit at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) to engage in creative activity during their long hours of treatment. The programme began...

Grace Chan has been working as a Consultant Microbiologist at UHW since 2021, having worked as a Clinical Microbiology Specialist Registrar from 2016-2018. Grace’s favourite subjects to paint are the rural and urban landscapes of the south-east, along with the people,...

Save the Date: Experience 2026, An Introduction to Arts, Health & the Older Person – Thursday 3 December – Keynote Speaker Prof Rose Anne Kenny Experience 2026: An Introduction to Arts, Health and the Older Person will take place on Thursday 03...

As part of Poetry Day Ireland on Thursday May 28, a Menu of Poems will be shared with patients, staff, and visitors across Irish hospitals and healthcare settings. Circulated on patient meal trays, the initiative will offer moments of comfort and reflection, and will...

Nurse and artist Marley Irish will mark her retirement from University Hospital Waterford (UHW) with her final exhibition on the Staff Art Wall at the hospital. Returning Home is a colourful, atmospheric collection of rural farming scenes, which Marley is dedicating...

UPDATE 28.04.2026: Réalta’s Arts + Health: Check Up Check In 2026 is FULLY BOOKED. 17.04.2026: Réalta, the national resource organisation for arts + health in Ireland, which manages the Waterford Healing Arts programmes, has announced the full schedule for this...

Meet Patrick Williams! Patrick grew up in Dublin but returned to his Déise family roots as a Specialist Registrar in Radiology at University Hospital Waterford in 2022. He always enjoyed photography but only began taking it seriously after rediscovering his mother’s...

This enchanting stained glass lightbox exhibition is on show until Friday, 10 April 2026 at University Hospital Waterford. It was launched as part of the Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing. Inspired by the landscapes and coastline of County Waterford, Rayleen...