Healing Spaces – the science of place and wellbeing

Dr Esther Sternberg, October, 2010

The ArtsHealth Centre is delighted to be co-ordinating the Australian lecture tour of Dr Esther Sternberg (US), author of ‘Healing Spaces – the science of place and wellbeing’ in October.

Dr Sternberg will give the inaugural ArtsHealth lecture at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music at 7pm on Thursday 7 October.

On the following day, Friday 8 October, we are also presenting a one day ArtsHealth Symposium at the University Gallery (Callaghan campus) which will feature a keynote presentation from Dr Sternberg, papers from academics and practitioners, and culminate with the official opening of the Shorelines exhibition . This is a free event but places are strictly limited and available on a first in basis by completing the Symposium Application Form. 

Shorelines is a touring exhibition from the UK by Dr Cathy Treadaway -  who was artist in residence during the 2008 ArtsHealth Conference – and Alison Bell. Both artists will be presenting papers about their practice-based research at the Symposium.

Esther Sternberg’s visit to Australia is being presented in conjunction with the following partner organisations:

Arts and Health Foundation
Architecture at the Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University
The UNESCO Observatory: Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
The Medical Humanities Program within the Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine at the University of Sydney
Arts in Health at FMC (Flinders Medical Centre)

And with the support of our presenting partners at the University of Newcastle, the School of Drama Fine Art & Music, the Research Institute of Social Inclusion and wellbeing, the Humanities Research Institute and the Office of Corporate Development and Community Partnerships.

Key dates 2010: