University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) Arts & Culture improves the aesthetic environment of UHBW’s ten hospitals and supports staff, students, volunteers, carers and patients to maintain their wellbeing by expressing themselves through arts and culture. This includes visual arts and photography, poetry and creative writing, music and movement, horticulture and public art in the outdoor realm, and digital media. UHBW Arts & Culture is a relatively new hospital arts programme that was established in 2018. It delivers the Arts Strategy that was agreed by the Trust Board in June 2019 and broadly works across the following three areas:
Spaces
• Designing and changing spaces: considering wayfinding, windowless working and supporting wellbeing through design in Trust buildings and grounds
• Commissioning new artwork and curating exhibitions across all 10 hospital sites.
People
• Hosting staff activities to support wellbeing through creativity
• Offering patients creative resources, events and experiences.
Partnerships
• Partnering with the cultural sector on projects and events.
• Working in partnership with civic anchor organisations to build capacity, supporting recruitment and placemaking.
• Developing research and knowledge exchange with academic and professional networks
