Creative Health and Wellbeing Group (CHWG)
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The Creative Health and Wellbeing Group (CHWG) is an interdisciplinary research group jointly run by the School of Communication & Creativity and the School of Health and Medical Sciences at City St George's, University of London. It produces impact-led research that integrates the arts, humanities, and health sciences, generating creative initiatives supporting health and wellbeing. The group understands Creative Health as the use of creative and cultural activities, including performing arts (music and dance), visual arts, film and literature, to improve physical and mental wellbeing and resilience.
An inaugural Creative Arts and Health Forum was held on 29 May 2026, jointly curated by the two Schools, also marking the launch of CSG's new short course in Creative Health, co-designed with London Arts and Health. A Creative Arts & Health mini-festival is scheduled for May 20th-21st 2027, as part of National Creativity & Wellbeing Week. One of the group's co-directors leads work on participatory arts, arts-based practices and interdisciplinary approaches within the School of Communication & Creativity (Performing Arts, Music). Another of the group's co-directors leads work on arts and health within the university's Centre for Health and Care Innovation Research.
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2026
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London
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EC1V 0HB
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Sound Practice and Research at City St George's (SPARC)
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Centre for Co-production & Participatory Research (Co-Lab Centre)
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2026-11-09 13:45:39