Art Gallery
Celebrating creativity and the therapeutic power of art
Back for 2025, the art gallery will provide a space for quiet sanctuary amongst the buzz of the event. Showcasing work by patient groups, health practitioners and those from the HLTH community.
In addition to the artwork on display, there will also be a programme of workshops running in the gallery, offering the opportunity to flex creative muscles and experience firsthand the mindful and meditative power of art. Workshops are open to all, with no prior experience required. Our team of artists and creatives will be on hand to provide guidance and inspiration.
Workshops will run at the following times, with content confirmed in early March.
Monday:
2:30- 3:15 pm
3:30 -4:15 pm
Tuesday:
10:30 - 11:15 am
12:15 - 12:55 pm
2:30 - 3:15 pm
3:30 - 4:15 pm
Wednesday:
9:30 - 10:15 am
12:30 - 1:15 pm
3:30 - 4:15 pm
4:30 - 5:15 pm
Meet our creatives delivering the workshops:
Adam Bridgland:
Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2006, Bridgland has used a diverse range of materials and working methods to pursue an incisive and often witty exploration of distinctively British sentiments, externalising the underlying sense of loss and nostalgia that permeates our memories.
Amy Isles Freeman:
Amy Isles Freeman is an artist and educator. Her colourful murals, clothing and designs explore love, freedom and nature, creating joyful and illustrative spaces and objects.
Amy is a trained art teacher, and has years of experience leading creative workshops. Her warm and creative approach brings out the arty side in everyone.
Krystina Tyrtania:
With a background in fine art studies, Krystina Tyrtania is Assistant Arts Curator at UCLH, and has a wealth of experience delivering art workshops within healthcare settings.
Amy Shelton:
Shelton’s practice explores the intricate connections between biodiversity and human health and wellbeing.
Proudly partnered with UCLH Arts and Heritage
We are delighted to once again be partnering with UCLH Arts. Who this year, have curated a collection of artworks on themes of growth, nurture and nature.
Featuring artists such as Amy Shelton, Oana Bakovic, and Christine Felce, as well as ceramics made by hospital staff. Accompanying these artworks will be an array of informal creative participatory workshops designed to foster connection and encourage delegates to have some respite and unwind creatively.
UCLH Arts, established in 2005, is the award-winning arts programme for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The programme is committed to providing a welcoming, uplifting environment for patients, visitors and staff. It does this through weekly creative and cultural opportunities: activity such as music by patient’s bedsides; resident artist–led creative sessions; exhibitions; artistic residencies; staff arts programme and improving the physical environment through commissioning site-specific artwork. UCLH Arts & Heritage is funded by UCLH Charity and Friends of UCLH.
Calling all creators!
We are inviting digital submissions from clinicians, patients and people working in health.
If you are a budding creative and would like to share your work and how it has impacted on your personal healthcare journey, or helped you in supporting the healthcare journey of others, we would love to hear from you!
Submit your artwork below to be featured live on site at the HLTH Europe Art Gallery.
Submit your art here!
Submission FAQs
What kind of art can you submit?
Do I need to attend HLTH Europe to get involved?
No, you don’t need to be a registered attendee to submit your artwork.
We’re encouraging everyone from the healthcare sector to share their art, but of course, if you want to see it on display in person, you’ll need to be a ticket holder.
HLTH Europe attendees can also get involved by uploading photos of their created artwork from the interactive workshops that will be held live at the art gallery.
How do I submit?
If you already have a piece of artwork in mind, take a photo of it and make sure it’s hi-res. If you’d like to create something new, make sure it’ll be ready before we close submissions at midnight on 31 May 2024.
Complete our short form, below.
Hit submit and get ready to see your artwork on display! We will display your work in the HLTH Europe Art Gallery, live at HLTH Europe in Amsterdam from 17-20 June 2024.
The legal stuff
By submitting your artwork, you agree to the following conditions:
Ownership and Rights:
You affirm that you are the rightful owner of the submitted artwork or have obtained the necessary permissions to upload it.
Usage Rights:
You grant HLTH Europe a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute the submitted artwork for the purposes of promoting the HLTH Europe Art Gallery and related activities.
Content Guidelines:
The submitted artwork must not violate any copyrights, trademarks, or intellectual property rights of third parties.
Artwork containing explicit or offensive content will not be accepted.
Responsibility:
You are solely responsible for the content you submit and any consequences that may arise from its publication.
Modification and Removal:
HLTH Europe reserves the right to modify, crop, or resize the submitted artwork for display purposes. We also reserve the right to remove any artwork that violates these terms.
Indemnification:
You agree to indemnify and hold HLTH Europe harmless from any claims, damages, or liabilities arising out of the submitted artwork.
Verification:
HLTH Europe reserves the right to verify the authenticity of the submitted artwork and the information provided by the uploader.
Communication:
By submitting your artwork, you agree to receive communications from HLTH Europe and GE Healthcare regarding the status of your submission and related matters.
Updates to Terms:
HLTH Europe reserves the right to update these terms and conditions. You will be notified of any changes, and continued use of the service implies acceptance of the updated terms.