“Ensuring all people in mental health services have access to extraordinary art”

Hospital Rooms was founded by artist Tim Shaw and curator Niamh White after a close friend was sectioned and admitted to a mental health hospital. They found these spaces cold and clinical for spaces that host people at their most vulnerable. They ran their first project commissioning world class artists to work with patients and staff to create artwork for the ward. This project received national press attention and shows the value art has for our mental wellbeing. 

Hospital Rooms has since undertaken many projects in challenging mental health environments. Each project commissions a carefully selected artist to work closely with the patients and staff to create unique and site specific art.

Click here to visit the Hospitals Rooms website if you would like to learn more. 

The Hospital Rooms team have kindly written more about the Project and the value of art for mental health which is available here

Follow the links below to watch a series of short films that show how Hospital Rooms have transformed mental health hospitals into spaces that offer comfort. These videos can also be found on the website linked above.