Dates and Times
22 November 2024
12:30 - 19:00
23 November 2024
09:30 - 17:00
Event for
Location
Organiser
Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR) and Health Research Institute (HRI)
Speakers
Dr Owen Bullock
Dr Paul Collis
Associate Professor Jen Crawford
Dr Caren Florance
Professor Oz Hardwick
Dr Vic McEwan
Professor Rachel Davey
Professor Paul Magee
Professor Maree Meredith
Dr Bridget Vincent
Dr S.J. Burton
Associate Prof. Cathy Hope
Dr Ella Kurz
Associate Professor Barbara Walsh
Distinguished Professor Jen Webb
Enquiry
Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR)
Event about:
Poetry on Prescription
Should a doctor prescribe poetry-writing, or visiting an art gallery, as an alternative for medication? The fact that medical professionals are increasingly doing so in a range of countries provides the context for this two-day event. Could this be a case where Western medicine is catching up with practices First Nations communities have enacted for millennia? How are health and wellbeing impacted by creative art?
Sessions will range from a discussion of current policy settings, papers on the relationship between poetry and wellbeing, panel discussions among artists and community workers, along with hands-on poetry writing and creative arts workshops.
The first day’s activities (attend in person or online) will culminate in the award of the 2024 Vice Chancellor’s Poetry Prize and the 2024 Health Poetry Prize.
The second day (in person only) will include two creative workshops, starting with a morning haiku walk on Belconnen Lake.
This is a free event.
For further information and to register: cccrevents.org
This event is hosted by the University of Canberra's Centre for Creative and Cultural Research in collaboration with the Health Research Institute and Belconnen Arts Centre.
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.