What’s New

Local artist Barry Edwards’ paintings have been selected via a public vote through Waterford Healing Arts Trust for exhibition at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) under the A Better Place exhibition strand, opening on Friday 2 June 2017. 

Going Back in Time, a solo exhibition by Dymphna O’Herlihy in University Hospital Waterford. Dymphna O’Herlihy has a special love for the Irish language and heritage. The ever changing scenery of our land and seascapes is close to her heart and she never tires of capturing it in her works.  “It’s all to do with … Continued

Bealtaine Artist’s Residency in a care setting   Information for Artists The Bealtaine Festival has created an opportunity for a care setting and its residents to engage creatively with a visual artist over the course of a number of months. The festival also wishes to offer an opportunity for an artist to develop their specific … Continued

The Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) presents a return performance by singer song writer Susan O’Neill (SON) in the foyer of University Hospital Waterford on Monday, 3rd April at 1:30 pm as part of its Healing Sounds in the foyer programme.   Susan O’ Neill (SON) is no stranger to the stage, for the last … Continued

AIB Ardkeen and Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) are hosting a fundraising Spinathon at Ardkeen Stores on Friday 31st March. Volunteer spinners will be taking turns to keep the wheels spinning on two spinning bikes in the foyer of Ardkeen Stores for twelve hours from 8am -8pm.  Come along and support AIB staff members, local … Continued

From The Birds is a solo exhibition by Katriina Bent on the Staff Art Wall in University Hospital Waterford.

WHAT wishes to commission an independent evaluation of the Iontas arts and mental health programme so far, with a view to informing the next three years of the programme.

Waterford Healing Arts Trust welcomes a new team of musicians for its Healing Sounds in the Wards programme for 2017. Once a month, Sharon Scanlon and Dean Flynn mentored by Liam Merriman will bring live music to the bedside of patients in Medical wards 4 & 5.