Arts in Health in the Netherlands

Ferdinand Lewis; Kirsten Krans; Barbara Groot; Barbara van Leeuwen; Hanneke van der Wal-Huisman; Tineke Abma; Marlies Tal; Crétien van Campen; Kornelia Kiss; Jet Bussenmaker; Evelyn Finnema; Johan Kolsteeg; Erik Buskens; Désirée  te Marvelde; Nina van den Berg

doi:10.21827/65c5df4b7d0b3

Arts in Health in the Netherlands: A national agenda

Authors

Ferdinand Lewis, Arts in Health Netherlands; Kirsten Krans, Arts in Health Netherlands; Barbara Groot, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Barbara van Leeuwen, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen; Hanneke van der Wal-Huisman, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen; Tineke Abma, Leiden Academy; Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum; Marlies Tal, Landelijk Kennisinstituut Cultuureducatie en Amateurkunst ; Crétien van Campen, Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau ; Kornelia Kiss, Culture Action Europe; Jet Bussenmaker, De Raad voor Volksgezondheid en Samenleving; Leids University Medical Centre; Universiteit Leiden ; Evelyn Finnema, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen; Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; NHL Stenden Stenden Hogeschool; Hanzehogeschool ; Johan Kolsteeg, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen; Erik Buskens, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen; Désirée te Marvelde, ZonMw; Nina van den Berg, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Synopsis

Arts in health is the field that advances the use of artistic practices for health and well-being, to stimulate a positive approach to health. While arts in health fields have been successfully established in other countries, the Dutch field is still fragmented, and its potential has not been fully developed.

This white paper is an intersectoral effort exploring the current state of arts in health in the Netherlands. The authors strongly believe that arts in health can help navigate challenges faced by our healthcare system in the coming decades, and we have formulated an agenda to establish a sustainable Dutch arts in health field.

Please visit the Arts in Health website for more information.

Publisher: University of Groningen Press
Broerstraat 4 9712 CP Groningen

Graphic design: JUST — www.just.agency
Production support: LINE UP boek en media bv

This book has been published open access thanks to the financial support of the Open Access Book Fund of the University of Groningen.

Please cite as:

^{Lewis, F., Groot, B., Krans, K. L. S., van Leeuwen, B., van der Wal-Huisman, H., Abma, T. A., Tal, M., van Campen, C., Kiss, K., Bussemaker, J., Finnema, E., Kolsteeg, J., Buskens, E., te Marvelde, D., & van den Berg, N. (2024). Arts in Health in the Netherlands: A national agenda. University of Groningen Press. https://doi.org/10.21827/65c5df4b7d0b3}