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Art on prescription: Practice and evidence (2020)
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Holt, N. J., Elliott, C., & Matthews, J. (2020). Art on prescription: Practice and evidence

The following chapter constitutes an overview of the literature on art on prescription, where people are referred to a programme of art workshops (visual arts), by health care professionals, with the aim of improving psychosocial health and wellbeing... Read More about Art on prescription: Practice and evidence.

Postcards from researchers (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Holt, N. J., Jenkinson, E., & Clarke, V. (2019, July). Postcards from researchers. Presented at Exploring the potential for creative and arts-based methods for applied psychological research, UWE, Bristol

A workshop, drawing on guerrilla kindness craftivism, to share inspiration and research ideas gained from the BPS creative methods seminar.

The arts and wellbeing: A burgeoning research area (2019)
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Holt, N. J. (2019). The arts and wellbeing: A burgeoning research area

A blog post on the UWE's Psychological Sciences Research Group about our research on the arts and health, and the growing evidence base for the health benefits of engaging with the arts.

Museums, creativity and wellbeing: Community art groups as a route to health (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Holt, N. J., Campion, L., & White, F. (2017, September). Museums, creativity and wellbeing: Community art groups as a route to health. Presented at Museums, creativity and wellbeing: Community art groups as a route to health, Bristol, England

The use of art in the community to promote health and happiness is both an ancient and flourishing practice. An example of this in practice is demonstrated by the Bristol Arts on Referral Alliance, where general practitioners in the local area can pr... Read More about Museums, creativity and wellbeing: Community art groups as a route to health.