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Opening address

Prior, R. W. (2012) Opening address. Other presented to: Colour My Well-being, The University of Northampton, 19-20 April 2012. (Unpublished)

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
Abstract: Opening address outlining how the conference explores colour within Applied Arts, Health & Well-being delivered in association with the Journal of Applied Arts & Health and The University of Northampton. Colour my well-being is a conference focused on the interactive relationships of Arts and Health. The emphasis of this conference is to evidence the effectiveness of the interdisciplinary use of arts in health and arts for health, particularly in the area of colour. This conference provides a forum for sharing and debate within a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of arts in healthcare and health promotion. The conference allows for a broad definition of ‘health’ which includes physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, occupational, social and community health. The conference provides artists, researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, therapists, programme administrators, consumers and funding bodies an opportunity to report and reflect upon innovative and effective practices. The effectiveness of applied arts practices is being rigorously researched and this conference provides a vehicle for high quality scholarly activity of a regional and international dimension. The aims of this conference are to share and critique various practices; create innovative connections between the arts and health; probe how knowledge can be advanced by their conjoined application; explore what is meant by ‘evidence’; and interrogate debates and future agendas
Uncontrolled Keywords: Applied arts and health, colour, therapy, arts and health, art-based research
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC475 Therapeutics. Psychotherapy > RC489 Arts therapy
R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine > RZ414.6 Colour therapy
Creators: Prior, Ross W
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology
Date: 19 April 2012
Date Type: Presentation
Event Title: Colour My Well-being
Event Dates: 19-20 April 2012
Event Location: The University of Northampton
Event Type: Conference
Language: English
Status: Unpublished
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URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5142

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