The Positive Impact of Art on the Body

Two Temple Place

Join physiologist Tony Woods to discuss why art is important to health and wellbeing

Join Tony Woods as he outlines the current state of the art in Creative Health - why receptive and participatory art is important to health and wellbeing. This talk will focus on Woods' current research and recent gallery study of physiological responses to viewing authentic art in gallery settings.Tony Woods is a physiologist with degrees from King's College London (B.SC.) and St. George University of London (Ph.D). After 11 years in research (incl. 4 years as a neuroscience lecturer) Tony spent 15 years at one of the world's largest charitable foundations- Wellcome Trust, where he became Head of Medical Humanities and Public Engagement grants. He then spent 3 years as CEO of Genesis Research Trust (a charity based at Imperial College funding research to improve women’s and babies’ health) and returned to Wellcome to take charge of a research hub looking at perceptions of dementia. He is now a research leader in Creative Health at King's College London having secured over £3m in grants for arts in health interventions, as well as being the senior manager for the Institute of Human and Synthetic Minds at King’s College. His research interest is understanding mechanisms of how creativity impacts human health and wellbeing.Doors will open at 6.30pm with the talk starting at 7pm. Please don't arrive before 6.30pm. The talk will last roughly 1 hour including time for questions.The exhibition, bar and shop will open before the tour. Please note after the talk, while the shop will remain open, we will be closing down the rest of thebuilding. Limited spaces available, booking essential. Please join the waitlist if the event is sold out. Book tickets via Eventbrite or through us directly by emailing info@twotempleplace.org or phoning 0207 836 3715. Please get in touch with us for information about ticket concessions. If you are experiencing economic difficulty and would like to take part in this event, please get in touch with us at info@twotempleplace.org.This event has been programmed as part of a series of events to accompany the exhibition<a href="https://twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/lives-less-ordinary/" title="https://twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/lives-less-ordinary/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/the-weight-of-being/" title="https://twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/the-weight-of-being/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Weight of Being</a>. For more public events, please <a href="https://twotempleplace.org/whats-on/" title="https://twotempleplace.org/whats-on/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.For information on how to plan your visit, please check the <a href="https://twotempleplace.org/visit-us/" title="https://twotempleplace.org/visit-us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Visit Us</a> page.*Please note that we are a small organisation. If you want to cancel your ticket within 1 week of the event, we can’t offer a refund but will try to transfer your ticket to a similar event in the future. If cancelling 48 hours before the event, we are unable to offer a refund or transfer your ticket. If you request a refund at any time, you will be charged a fee by Eventbrite.

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