Find out more about how to take part in an art project. In this online workshop, Ian Leaver-Blaxstone and Aristea Fotopoulou will take you through a 14-day art challenge!

For 14 days or more, you will track you symptoms, or other activity in relation to your health (for example medication, sleep, anxiety etc). You can use drawing, photo, audio, or write a brief blog to record your daily diary. Local artist Ian Leaver-Blaxstone will then use your diary to create an artwork that will be permanently exhibited at Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC in Whitehawk.

You don’t need to have any specialist knowledge! All welcome!

Email info@artdatahealth.org if you have any questions.

To find out more about the 14-day challenge Click HERE.

MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST:

IAN LEAVER-BLAXSTONE

After training as a graphic designer, Ian Leaver began developing his signature style as an artist. Experimenting with complementary bold and bright imagery, he presents fragments of the world which engage your attention. His interest in utilising art to raise awareness of inequality within social structures and to promote better mental health and wellbeing has led to collaborative work within the local community. This has included a community art project painting hoardings with local residents alongside The Trust for Developing Communities, Brighton & Hove City Council, Martin Homes and Wellsbourne Healthcare Community Interest Company. He has contributed to an ‘Arts in the Community’ Project with Brighton People’s Theatre alongside being part of the East Brighton ‘Our Place Festival’ Steering Group for Brighton Festival with Due East, Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC ,and local residents. In 2019 Ian created and ran the first ever East Brighton Art Trail, ‘Trailblazer’, displaying the artwork of local residents across a series of venues. This is now due to run in its second year in 2020. He has sold artwork internationally on his subjects of interest including vintage B movies, graphic art, sci-fi and live music. Such works have been published (Penguin edition of 100 illustrated adventures of Doctor Who) and displayed as part of key exhibitions (in Wolverhampton Black Country Museum). Along with exhibiting across Brighton and Hove and other cities, including Birmingham, Ian has appeared on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year in 2019.

MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT:

ART/DATA/HEALTH: data as creative material for health and wellbeing is an academic research project led by Dr Aristea Fotopoulou (UKRI-AHRC Innovation Fellow and Principal Lecturer based at the University of Brighton), in collaboration with the Wellsbourne Health Centre, RISE, Brighton Digital Festival, Brighton Fringe, Brighton & Hove Council (Public Health), & NHS CCG. It aims to engage local communities, artists, and researchers, to explore health and wellbeing issues through a combination of creativity & data science. ART/ DATA/HEALTH (AH/S004564/1 2019-2021) is funded by UK Research Innovation and Arts & Humanities Research Council.

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