Award winning mental health theatre company based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Aims to achieve excellence and appropriateness in the provision of healthcare facilities.

Art and Power are a group of disabled people who produce community arts projects.

Mencap's learning disability arts website.

AHRB provides funding and support in three programmes: advanced research, postgraduate research and training and special funding for museums, galleries and collections.

The national development agency for the arts.

An international centre offering advice and consultancy for creative planning, funding and commissioning of arts and cultural projects in healthcare services.

An innovative partnership between Walsall Community Arts Team, Walsall PCT and Walsall MBC.

Useful Online Artists Database. Artscape is the national online directory for arts in education and provides a single service for arts organisations and artists working in education and community settings in the UK. For free registration please see the link below.

Link between DoH and the NHS.

An arts and mental health group based in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

BAAT provide details of news and events, careers, training and useful courses.

The Centre for Arts and Humanities in Health and Medicine is an independent research and evaluation resource based in the University of Durham. CAHHM investigates and promotes the practical applications and benefits of arts and humanities in healthcare. CAHHM's ultimate aims are to encourage change in the way we learn, work and communicate in healthcare, and to build trusting creative partnerships between professionals and public. Its website has recently been redesigned and updated and many of its reports and articles can be downloaded.

Supports the government in improving the health and well being of the population.

A West Midlands based project enabling disabled people to make music through technology.

Euclid had launched a series of new online services which include: Deadlines - http://deadline.culture.info (a list of EU and UK funding deadlines for the next 9 months) EU Funding - http://eufunds.culture.info (EU funding programmes) UK Funding - http://uk.culture.info/funding (UK Funding info)

Ex Cathedra is widely acknowledged as one of the finest ensembles in Britain, with a growing international reputation for its trailblazing performances of Early Music – in particular the French and Latin American Baroque – and as a leading exponent of choral training and vocal skills education. Since its formation in Birmingham by Jeffrey Skidmore in 1969, Ex Cathedra has grown into a unique musical resource, comprising specialist choir, vocal consort of ten voices, period-instrument orchestra and thriving education programme.

Arts Programme

A national development agency and industry lead body for community dance.

A disability arts development agency.

A comprehensive arts programme in hospitals and health services across the island.

Online exhibition resource exploring the relationship between disability and architecture. The site may not yet be active.

Formerly Hospital Arts, Lime's mission is to initiate and deliver quality arts in health projects

LMN aims to promote the enjoyment and experience of live music amongst people who do not normally have access to it.

The site is run by the MHF, the leading charity working in mental health and learning disabilities

Services offered via GPs, other primary care services or specialist care.

Established in 1948 The Council for Music presents live concerts throughout the UK for people of all ages in hospitals, hospices, care homes, day centres and special needs schools.

NDAF aims to make the arts more accessible for disabled people and to create eqaulity of opportunity for disabled people in all aspects of the arts.

Launched in 2000, the network aims to advocate the benefits of arts in healthcare and enable practitioners to network and share information on a national basis.

Support NHS Trusts and PCTs to create the best possible patient environments.

Established in 2002 by North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust.

Exhibition Launch Report

Images from the Now Voyager exhibition at Manchester's Whitworth Gallery and project research information. Now Voyager runs from January 06 to 21st May 06

The diverse backgrounds of two brothers, one a teacher, the other a rapper, lead to the emergence of Nugent-Education Limited. The company was started by two brothers, Ashleigh and Leighton Nugent. Ashleigh was an experienced workshop practitioner and Rap Artist, whereas Leighton comes from a Key/Basic Skills (Skills For life) teaching background (FENTO 4 literacy specialist). Ashleigh originally worked as a freelance artist (and sole trader) before setting up Nugent-Education Limited. Being of mixed heritage (the brothers are from Afro-Caribbean / British parentage), the brothers have a natural interest in all Social Inclusion aspects of the government’s ‘Widening Participation Agenda’, multi-cultural and anti-racist agendas, as well as other concerns (anti-bullying for example). They believe that some sensitive issues can be worked through in a fun, enjoyable, un-oppressive and inclusive environment; often propagating a given agenda by guile. Hip/Hop – Rap and DJ-ing, along with other Urban Art-Forms are increasingly popular amongst the young. The workshops provide an excellent medium from which to develop confidence, skills and/or propagate a given agenda. Nugent-Education has a large database of talented and experienced practitioners on their books (Drama, Dance, Urban, Visual Arts etc). The artists deliver in Schools, Colleges and community centers (and other settings). Some practitioners work in a school/college and deliver a part of their School/College curriculum (such as DJing in a Music course). Please contact Leighton or Ashleigh for further details. Leighton or Ashleigh Nugent: tel: 0151 426 6699 - Mob: 0781 327 0232 ; - 34 Warburton Hey, Rainhill, Prescot, Merseyside: L35 4LF leighton@nugenteducation.co.uk

Established 10 years after Music in Hospitals, Paintings in Hospitals loan paintings to hospitals for a small fee. A collection of over 3000 paintings now exists.

Qube is a rural arts and health based centre located in Shropshire.

Promotes and explores the positive aspects of mental health.

Shape is a national charity which opens access to the arts, enabling greater participation by disabled and older people.

Link between DoH and NHS.

Sound Sense is the national development agency for community music.

This website is a unique resource which provides useful information and details of a range of mental health services and projects across Staffordshire where you can get help and advice.

Start in Manchester is part of Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust and are recognised as one of the leading models of arts and mental health recovery services in the country. Start uses art to help service users, all of whom have severe and ensuduring mental health needs to recover from or manage their illnesses. Starts website includes masses of visual and written information about its work, it includes personal stories, exhibitions and documented research exploring the benefits of creativity activity as an aid to mental health recovery.

SHAs provide a link between the DoH and the NHS.

The Art House is a unique national organisation that was established in 1994 to create equality of opportunity for disabled and non-disabled artists and craftspeople. The Art House has recently relocated from Doncaster to a new address The Art House, Wakefield College, Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH. Benefits of membersip include: A monthly Opportunities Bulletin listing exhibition, work and grant opportunities. A regular newsletter with news and features. Advice and information on areas of interest to artists, especially disabled artists. Training and mentoring opportunities, enabling artists to develop their professional skills and knowledge. A page on the art house web site. Opportunities to apply to take part in projects, residencies and exhibitions. For further information, call 01924 377740 or email info@the-arthouse.org.uk

Up to date information on the Big Lottery Programme 2006-2009

Artists and GPs work side by side to improve the health of the local community.

Launched in 2000, CAHHM is an independent research and evaluatione resource based in the University of Durham.

DCMS is responsible for government policy on the arts, sport, the National Lottery, tourism, libraries, museums and galleries, broadcasting, film, the music industry, press freedom and regulations, licensing, gambling and the historic environment.

The Highcroft Lifebook project demonstrates how to handmake books of high quality that reflect the life story , or the crafts /arts of the person wishing to produce something similar . Methods are shown on a dedicated website :

Vital Arts delivers a high quality ground breaking, vibrant and collaborative programme of integrated arts projects for the comfort, healing and well being of patients, staff and the wider hospital community of Barts & The London NHS Trust. The Trust is one of the largest in the country, incorporating St Bartholomew’s Hospital, The Royal London Hospital and The London Chest Hospital.

VAN aims to promote participation in the arts and crafts.

Established to aid disabled artists.

Pioneering theatre, music and community arts since 1980