Public art

Rethinking Relationships maps the current civic roles of arts organisations in England, examines innovative practice, discusses the challenges and opportunities faced, and makes recommendations, based on 20 case studies from the UK and abroad and the perspectives of arts leaders from or

The King’s Fund has published a retrospective reflecting on its commissioning of arts activity in hospitals from 1979 to 2010.

http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/library/blog/art-hospitals

Researchers have linked positive emotions—especially the awe we feel when touched by the beauty of nature, art, and spirituality—with lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which are proteins that signal the immune system to work harder.

A new paper by arts and health researcher Mike White has been published by public art think-tank ixia. It explores the development of research into the role of the arts in NHS and community settings.

ixia has published an updated guidance document to help users of the Toolkit evaluate their public art projects. This document is edited annually in response to changes in UK Government policy.

Over eight months the Design Commission took evidence from leaders across the public, private and design sectors on where design is already contributing to public services and how more can be done.

Recordings from ixia’s Public Art and Self-Organisation events and papers from its Public Art, Cultural Well-Being and the NPPF events are now available online.

Edited by Sarah Atkinson, Durham University, UK, Sara Fuller, Durham University, UK and Joe Painter, Durham University, UK

ixia has commissioned and published the following new essays which look at public art in the contexts of health and regeneration: