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Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
The Art of Living and Dying
An Art Plan for Highland Hospice
Robert Livingston
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Highland Hospice Now
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Highland Hospice as it will be
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Art Room
Wall hanging
‘Loss Becomes Object’: Exhibition by Tracy Mackenna and Edwin Jannsen from Highland Hospice residency
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Visual Clutter!
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Helen Denerley
Dreaming Spires, EdinburghDuloch Park,
Dunfermline
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
First Impressions
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Designs by Jane Derbyshire and David Kendall Ltd
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Consultation:
Being available for staff and volunteers
Meeting patients
Offering examples of Highland artists work
Opening up the concept of ‘Making Space’
Close liaison with the Design team
One to one interviews, focus groups
Becoming a focus for concerns—breaking down silos
High level of engagement and support
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Arts Policy
The value of involving the arts in healthcare, and specifically in end of life care, has been extensively documented, both nationally and internationally and is demonstrated in the Hospice’s current activities and past projects. The purpose of this Arts Policy is to maximise the value from any arts intervention by providing a framework for integrating the arts more fully and consistently into the Hospice’s core operations. It does this by defining a purpose and a method for that integration. With this Arts Policy in place we hope to fulfil our vision to see Highland Hospice recognised as a leader in demonstrating the value of the arts in end of life care.
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
What we learned
To shed our own preconceptions
To try to alter Creative Scotland’s preconceptions
Not to fear being bold
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Three Elements to the Arts in a Hospice Environment:
Direct participation by patients and relatives in arts-related activities
Enabling a sympathetic physical environment for patients, relatives, staff and volunteers, and providing the means for these groups to benefit from consolation, engagement and stimulation
The arts and artists acting as intermediaries to promote a greater awareness and understanding of the Hospice’s work and philosophy
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Above all:
In any arts intervention in the hospice context, the impact on clinical procedures and patient care is the over-riding factor.
Kirkhill Associatesarts, heritage and culture
Next steps:
• Capital application to Creative Scotland• Formalising Arts Committee• Possible Arts Fund-raising Committee• Applying to Funders, especially new CS ‘Open Projects’ scheme• Keeping momentum going!
For a copy of the Art Policy, email: [email protected]
