Upcoming Events
Stay connected with the latest arts in health events in the Netherlands, and contribute to the growth of the field! This agenda features upcoming conferences, workshops, and (international) online events. We update this list regularly with new opportunities to engage, learn and collaborate. The agenda focuses mainly on events in the Netherlands, so if you want to also keep an eye on opportunities around Europe, you can check out the CultureAndHealth Platform. For global events, see the overview by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab.
Are you organizing an arts in health event or know of one we should include? We’d love to hear from you, simply fill out this form. We are always on the lookout for new arts in health events to share in this agenda.
March 27 – October 5, 2025 | Exhibition: Small Gestures, Big System | Rotterdam
The exhibition Small Gestures, Big System explores design and artistic practices examining the current healthcare system, with the aim of reimagining the future of healthcare. The exhibition presents alternative perspectives on existing innovations and emerging changes in healthcare research, with the hope of restoring a sense of humanity to hospitals.
September 26, 2025 | European Researchers’ Night | Groningen
Can participatory art make a difference in hospital care? Barbara van Leeuwen, Hanneke van der Wal-Huisman, and Kirsten Krans explore how research is answering that question in the Netherlands, and at the UMCG. This talk is part of the European Researchers’ Night, an evening filled with talks, exhibits, and quizzes, hosted at the Forum in Groningen, and organized by the four Schools for Science & Society of the University of Groningen.
September 30, 2025 | Noordelijk Congres Dementie en Palliatieve Zorg | Groningen
Hoe kunnen we het beste mensen met dementie of mensen in de palliatieve zorg helpen? Tijdens het Noordelijk Congres, zal Andrew Greenwood, oprichter van Switch2move, zien hoe muziek en creatieve beweging ingezet kunnen worden om mensen fysiek en emotioneel in beweging te brengen.
October 9, 2025 | Symposium 'Strengthening Through Culture: Sustaining Social-Artistic Collaborations' | Arnhem
This symposium presents the results of a study by Amphion and Cultuurkust, led by Marcel Canoy (Vilans), which explores the societal value of their social-artistic projects and how this value can be linked to existing funding schemes. The symposium offers a platform to exchange cross-sectoral knowledge and support the development of sustainable funding models for collaborations between cultural, healthcare, and welfare sectors.
October 31, 2025 | Symposium: Contingency, Culture & Oncology | Amsterdam
In this symposium, organised by the Amsterdam UMC, speakers will reflect on theoretical, methodological, ethical and practical opportunities and challenges related to co-creative research within supportive care in oncology. Amongst others, representatives from Arts in Health Netherlands will give a short talk.
November 20-22, 2025 | International Symposium Culture as a Commons | Bolzano, Italy
How can cultural institutions or initiatives convert their social responsibility into lasting impact in the face of accelerating ecological, social, and political transformations? During this three day symposium, organisations and scholars from Italy and the Netherlands reflect on questions surrounding the social responsibilities of cultural work. In the event, representatives from Arts in Health Netherlands will discuss the roles and responsibilities of the arts in the Dutch healthcare transition, and also reflect on the development of the arts in health field in the EU.
