Evaluation of a community arts installation event in support of public health.

Robin Philipp¹, Nigel Gibbons², Pam Thorne³, Laura Wiltshire¹, June Burrough⁴, John Easterby⁵

¹Centre for Health in Employment and the Environment, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK.

²The Writing Edge, Bristol, UK www.thewritingedge.com.

³Centre for Health in Employment and the Environment, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK pam.thorne@gmail.com.

⁴Pierian Centre, 27 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8SA, UK.

⁵Faculty of Media, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6SB, UK.

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Abstract

AIMS: This study is set in the context of recent arts and health developments. It evaluates the worth for public health of a ten day community arts installation event held in Bristol, England, in support of new immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. METHODS: Action research methods were used by members of a creative writing group to elicit among 434 public visitors their free-text reflections o…

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