The Hera Project
heraproject.bsky.social
The Hera Project
@heraproject.bsky.social
Creative Health charity supporting people with ongoing health concerns to be as well as they can be.
We care about how people are affected by the social determinants of health. Art is for everyone, regardless of health status.
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Could we use our shiny new Bluesky account to announce some most excellent news? So chuffed that the brilliant @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social will be our keynote speaker on 14th Feb. Care about health? Care about arts & culture? Come along!

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More Culture Less Medicine - Five Years On
How is creativity changing health and care services? Join us for an immersive learning event and help shape the future of creative health
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Great day at the #MoreCultureLessMedicine conference in Brighton today, hosted by our friends at The Old Market. Creative approaches to health aren't just nice to have - they're essential. Art is good for you
February 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Only featuring the fabulous @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social AND Brian Lobel - if you care about #health wellbeing, the arts & creativity, what are you waiting for? Book now before it sells out
More Culture Less Medicine - Five Years On
How is creativity changing health and care services? Join us for an immersive learning event and help shape the future of creative health
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 8:53 PM
This we know well - good to see such a thorough piece of work done. No more argument needed - what's required now is action & investment

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:33 PM
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-cultu...

Only featuring the fabulous @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social AND Brian Lobel - if you care about #health wellbeing, the arts & creativity, what are you waiting for? Book now before it sells out
More Culture Less Medicine - Five Years On
How is creativity changing health and care services? Join us for an immersive learning event and help shape the future of creative health
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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This is such sad news for Sheffield. Ignite Imaginations is closing after 20 years of amazing creative work with artists and sharing arts participation across the city - especially in communities where there are often barriers to access. The funding landscape for small charities is bleak.
Ignite Imaginations announces closure after 20 years
It is with much sadness that Ignite Imaginations, a Sheffield-based arts charity dedicated to inspiring creativity and connecting communities, announces its closure. The organisation will formally cea...
www.igniteimaginations.org.uk
December 3, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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Leadership Must Read: The Health Gap by @michaelmarmot.bsky.social.

Health is shaped by social conditions—where we live, learn, and work. Essential reading for leaders driving systemic change.

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#TheHealthGap #LeadershipMustRead #ForwardInstitute
November 26, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Could we use our shiny new Bluesky account to announce some most excellent news? So chuffed that the brilliant @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social will be our keynote speaker on 14th Feb. Care about health? Care about arts & culture? Come along!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-cultu...
More Culture Less Medicine - Five Years On
How is creativity changing health and care services? Join us for an immersive learning event and help shape the future of creative health
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Fatima with the broken window, from the Outsiders project. Fatima had lived here for 11 years; it was a large flat over two floors but only had one oil-filled radiator for heating the entire place as the boiler had failed years ago. The front room window was broken and water poured through the
November 23, 2024 at 9:37 AM
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Can’t tell you how excited I am to have an open letter signed by Gillian Anderson, Grayson Perry, Evelyn Glennie, Anna Burns & more! All about the need to widen access to the arts for fairness, prosperity & health and well-being. learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-pol...
“Together we call for more adults to have the chance to learn about and take part in the arts.” ...
learningandwork.org.uk
November 7, 2023 at 4:21 PM
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Yes, libraries are invaluable for their collections and public services they offer, but also social contact without the expectation to interact with anyone or spend any money is so important to so many people
November 19, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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Big shout out to Greener Practice, trailblazing primary care led national sustainability network, wouldn’t have been possible to conceive this project without their support & inspiration!

www.greenerpractice.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Our first post on Bluesky :)
We are keen to connect with people in the worlds of health, wellbeing, creativity & the arts. Please say hello!
November 20, 2024 at 12:17 PM