Arts for Health, West Cork
Arts for Health Partnership Programme is based in West Cork and provides a managed arts programme for older adults accessing healthcare services.
The programme takes place across a wide network of locations including Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen; Family Resource Centres and Day Care Centres in Bantry, Castletownbere, Clonakilty, Dunmanway, and Skibbereen; as well as Community Hospitals in Castletownbere, Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Schull, Skibbereen, and Bantry General Hospital, St. Joseph’s Unit, and Medical and Rehab wards.
Established in 2005 and managed by Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre, Arts for Health runs year round and is delivered by a team of professional artists from different disciplines, including visual art, music, creative writing, dance, and film.
Website development by Marie-Laure Valat & Phoebe Cotton, photography by Kevin O’Farrell and the Arts for Health Artist Team.