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CHWA conference 2023 (c) Michael Aiden photography

Connecting culture and health

Applications for the CHWA 2025 Awards are now open!

The CHWA awards ceremony will take place online on 23rd April 2025. Deadline for applications is 5pm Friday 29th November.

Black History Month 2024

In response to this year's theme, ‘Reclaiming Narratives', CHWA has collaborated with London Arts and Health to invite artists/practitioners to interpret this in a way that speaks to them in the context of creative health. You can also watch our BHM Vlog, featuring Clancy Williams.

New training hub!

Thanks to the Baring Foundation, CHWA is launching a new training hub, to make it much easier to find what’s out there and to advertise your own training. 

Access and Inclusion in Creative Health

CHWA has launched a new Guide for Accessible Projects and Events

Creative Health Quality Framework

The Creative Health Quality Framework is a ground-breaking tool that clearly articulates what “good” looks like for creative and cultural initiatives that aim to support people’s health and wellbeing.

Working Together: CHWA & GEM

The Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance and GEM are collaborating for two years on the Working Together project to embed health and wellbeing work in museum and heritage settings.

The LENs

The LENs is a critical friend to CHWA, a network devoted to ensuring the voice of lived experience is central to policy and practice.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing

The secretariat for the APPG on Arts, Health and Wellbeing is provided by the National Centre for Creative Health on behalf of the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance. Find out more here.

Healthy people and planet

See our resources connecting climate, environment, creativity and health here.

The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance is a national membership organisation representing everyone who believes that creativity and cultural engagement can transform our health and wellbeing. Join us here.