Join Lord Stephen Parkinson (Minister for the Arts), Sir Nicholas Serota (Chair of Arts Council England), Lord Alan Howarth (Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Arts, Health and Wellbeing) and Tracey Crouch (MP) for this online event co-hosted by Pandemic & Beyond, Culture Commons and the National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH).

The event will showcase key findings from arts and health research funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting and reflecting on their implications for future policy and decision-making.

Presentations:

• Covid-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region, Prof Josie Billington (University of Liverpool)‘
• 'Culture Box’- Promoting social interaction and public health through the arts in the time of Covid-19, Prof Victoria Tischler (University of Exeter )
• Combating social isolation through creative and community engagement; COVID and beyond - 'Community COVID', Prof Helen Chatterjee (University College London)
• Discoveries in Distanced Arts: The work, wonder, and wear of remote creative programmes, Dr Janelle Jones, (Queen Mary University of London) & Maddie Mills (Entelechy Arts)

Perspectives:

Perspective presentations, a moderated Q&A (through pre-submitted questions and chat) and discussion will be followed by concluding remarks. Confirmed contributors include:

• Lord Stephen Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Minister for the Arts)
• Sir Nick Serota (Chair, Arts Council England)
• Lord Alan Howarth (Chair of NCCH and Co-chair, Arts, Health and Wellbeing APPG)
• Tracey Crouch (MP)

Zoom link and further details will be circulated to attendees following registration.

About the organisers

The Pandemic and Beyond is a project funded by the AHRC that brings together 70+ teams of researchers across the UK who are exploring the wide-ranging impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and looking for solutions.

Culture Commons are a policy partner on the Pandemic and Beyond programme. They work to amplify the voices of creative, cultural and research organisations who want their work to have an impact on policy at a local, national and international level.

The NCCH is a charitable organisation that aims to integrate creative health into health and social care systems by promoting policy, practice and research. It is directed by Alex Coulter, and chaired by Lord Howarth of Newport. Lord Howarth is also Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing (APPG). The secretariat for the APPG is provided by the NCCH and the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance.

Please note that details of those registering will be shared between the organisers for the purposes of running the event. We will use these details to follow up with attendees for feedback and to offer further information related to the event.

Zoom link to access the webinar is now here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88644290747?pwd=MDZubWJKMzJIY2tDQWw4QjN6RGYxdz09

Passcode: 261619

**Header image: 'Hello Love'. Credit Akeim Toussaint Buck**