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I worked with Carmel and Saskia from CW+ on developing the artworks and curation. We came here to see how patients interact with the space, understanding their journey, where they sit and where they walk, their process from opening the front door. I wanted to know what they see, because going into the hospital environment can be very nerve-wracking or stressful or anxious. I wanted to try and create a palette of work that made people feel welcome, safe and hopeful. Things like patterns and colours.

Those choices were very important to me. Colour theory is still something I am investigating and experimenting with; how we humans interact with colours and what they do for our souls and health and day-to-day lives. There were a number of very rich conversations and design photographs exchanged between myself and the CW+ team until we were happy with the artworks.
Q. How did you decide on the colour palette for the artwork?
That was very collaborative with CW+ and the clinicians who work here. They're the ones who see people every day, so just understanding the use of colour and using it in a different way was challenging but - for me - a huge learning curve. I have taken some interesting points from there which I use in new work as well.

It is very important to support communities and people who may not have families or may not feel they can talk to people about the things they're going through. I have been in hospital myself and it's tough being there and waiting with all the unknown. I feel people want something that can lift them. For me, my work is very community-led.

I grew up in a huge council estate in north London, and for me community is the most important thing ever. I cared about my community because they were the ones who were showing me love and they grew me and supported me. I share these memories because there is a community here.

When you enter and you see somebody across the room from you, you are both going through a shared pain, a shared confusion, a shared anxiety. I think that - as artists - it is important that we try and give back to people who need hope. I think visual art that tells a story is something that I want to keep doing in places like this.
Q. Do you think this is what has drawn you to public space throughout your career?
It has, yes. These last two years throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, I created a series of murals around London because galleries and museums were all closed. You could only go out for an hour a day. I think back to it now and it seems surreal, we really couldn't do anything. We were all going through this shared pain. It didn't matter how much money you had, how big your house was. We were all trapped.

So creating those murals and using words of empowerment - 'If you dream anything is possible' and 'As long as we have each other we will be ok' - were around London. For the first time I felt like I had achieved making my work accessible to every race, age, identity, because it was on a billboard in Dalston or Peckham. Everyone including my mum, who had never been to a gallery before, experienced public art for the first time. For me that was powerful. Public art is super important to me. It gives people a voice and it makes them part of a conversation. It makes them part of a narrative.
Q. How do you see art now?
Going back to the last two years and making art in public spaces has made me re-evaluate how I see art and how the world should view art as well. For me one of the lowest moments during the pandemic was understanding that although we were going through this global pandemic, I was still lucky because I had a garden. I could go out and play in my garden and do things and drive my car.

I walked to this place in West London and saw this block of flats, and I could see kids looking out the windows who couldn't play. It broke my heart, seeing kids who can't play or get fresh air because they were trapped at home. Seeing that made me re-evaluate and make my work a lot more accessible, because if those kids looked out the window and saw a mural, it might make those two years of not doing much a little more bearable.

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CW+ caught up with esteemed multidisciplinary visual artist Yinka Ilori to discuss his recent work in the St Stephen's Centre at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, how art has changed during a global pandemic, and the power and importance of keeping art accessible.

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We are delighted to have published a book to celebrate our pioneering arts in health programme which we have been running for over 25 years.

By bringing music, performance and the visual arts into the hospital, our art and design programme has created an extraordinary environment and transformed the experience of countless patients, visitors and members of staff.

The Healing Arts is a collection of essays, which delve into the story of the arts at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, from the installation of daring sculpture before the hospital opened its doors, to the exciting future of the programme. It discusses the impact of our arts programme on patients' recovery, in some cases shortening their stay or reducing their need for pain medication. From drawing to music to creative digital technology, this volume looks at how integrating the arts into the day-to-day life of the hospital has changed its patients' experience of care.

The Healing Arts has been kindly sponsored by Philip Hoffman and The Fine Art Group. Philip says "Art serves many purposes, often to communicate, to emote, to create a sense of beauty or to motivate; but within the walls of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital it plays another vital role. Art goes above and beyond, and instead becomes a tool for healing."

Published by Unicorn Publishing Group - you can buy a copy of the book for £15 here.

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We are delighted to have published a book to celebrate our pioneering arts in health programme which we have been running for over 25 years. By bringing music, performance and the visual arts into the hospital, our art and design programme has created an extraordinary environment and transformed the experience of countless patients, visitors and members of staff.

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At CW+, we work with a range of art forms, including digital, visual, and performing arts with innovative design, to transform the hospital experience and environment for patients, their families and the staff who care for them.

As part of our CW+ Drawn in Residence II programme at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, kindly supported by the Tavolozza Foundation, illustrator and reportage artist Emily Thomas has created a series of artworks that capture the life of volunteers at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. This exhibition of drawings was recently installed on the ground floor.

A recent graduate of University of the West of England (UWE), Emily first spent time in the hospital with other artists from UWE, documenting the hospital community and day-to-day activities. She was immediately drawn to the volunteers, and was commissioned by CW+ to undertake a residency with their team.

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'That's what we're here for' - a new exhibition by Emily Thomas capturing the daily life of our hospital volunteers - CW+

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Annu Kilpeläinen, Rearrange

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Annu Kilpeläinen, Flowers

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Annu Kilpeläinen, Cars

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CW+ Arts for All: Virtual Connections | Cress Brotherstone - Water 1

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A Space Between is a UK-based non-profit organisation with the core mission of " making the practice of art a powerful connector, widely accessible and integral to enhancing health for people of all ages". They roll out their programmes in hospitals and local communities by way of open-access art tables (prior to COVID-19), care boxes filled with creative material, pop-up events, educational workshops, and a digital platform. Their programmes are intended both for patients of all ages as well as healthcare workers, with distribution through wards, waiting rooms, and staff respite spaces.

The three founders came together through their own journeys in dealing with cancer, chronic illness, and mental health disorders. They know first-hand that a simple creative pause has the potential for powerful healing and launched 'A Space Between' in November 2019 as a platform for creative connection.

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Colouring book collaboration launched for patients this Christmas - CW+

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This week, we introduce the launch of two colouring books to be distributed across both our hospital sites and delivered to local communities too. These are the visual and design product of Arts for All partner 'A Space Between', supported by poems, stories and music written by Arts for All harpist Mark Levin.

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We recently launched our new project, #ScarfUp, a collaboration with several renowned artists to design unique scarf patterns reflecting their personal artistic styles. Scarves will knitted by local volunteers and donated to patients with respiratory illnesses, helping to protect them from cold air this winter. This week we spoke to contributing artist and knit designer, Bryony Phipps-Wardle, who transformed all of our artists' ideas into knitting patterns!

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Q&A: Bryony Phipps-Wardle for #ScarfUp - CW+

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We recently launched our new project, #ScarfUp, which invited several renowned artists to design unique scarf patterns reflecting their personal artistic styles. This week we talked to contributing artist and knit designer, Bryony Phipps-Wardle, who transformed all of our artists' ideas into knitting patterns.

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I'm Mark Melvin, an Artist and freelance Art Technician. I began working with CW+ through a colleague who already worked with the Trust. He knew that I had experience working in hospital settings as a technician, and thought I would be a good fit for the work involved.

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David Ferry, Connected Forms, 2016

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CW+ Arts For All: Virtual Connections | Yoga with Juliet - Meditation for the Heart

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CW+ Arts for All: Virtual Connections | Grace Linstead - A Session on Fear

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CW+ Arts For All: Virtual Connections | Yoga with Juliet - Gentle Morning Flow

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Annu Kilpelainen, Dandelion, 2020

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Annu Kilpelainen, The Smiling Sun, 2020

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Annu Kilpelainen, The Smiling Sun, 2020

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Paint-by-numbers based on the CW+ collection. From Emma Jeffery

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Check out the Padlet of CW+ Artist in Residence, Anouk Mercier

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Sit. Breathe. Sing.
For my beautiful friends in The Befrienders and Voices in Motion x

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I am the daughter of two doctors. I have always been fascinated with their dedication and care for their patients. RELAX Digital aims to transform the hospital environment with moving image works displayed around the hospital. Producing work for RELAX Digital was a way for me to help doctors and the hospital staff with their everyday effort using my art practice as a soothing tool.
Can you tell us about the inspiration and concepts behind your film?
Favourite Colour was created by current patients for future patients. Having the opportunity to engage with patients, I hoped to introduce something new, fresh and colourful to them. Looking for a common cultural heritage between Turkey, where I am from, and the UK, I found marbling to be the perfect medium. This thousand year old technique of painting on water has travelled from Japan to Turkey and from there to the UK. Today this abstract painting method is classified as an endangered craft by the Heritage Crafts Association. Its long history can be attributed to the alluring patterns one can create on water with every new splash. Holding marbling workshops at the Nell Gwynne Ward and Jupiter Ward, I gave the brush to children and stroke patients and asked them "What is your favourite colour ?". The resulting piece is a composition of the patients playing with their favourite colours and creating ever-changing patterns to be displayed in the waiting lounges of the hospital.

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Royal College of Art graduate films for CW+ RELAX Digital

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Elizabeth Hewson, Kaleidoscope Series, 2014

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Elizabeth Hewson, Kaleidoscope Series, 2014

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Eno Amooquaye Ntiense, Amazing Love Over the Moon, 2016

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CW+ Arts for All: Virtual Connections | Adrian Garratt

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Johnathan Delafield Cook, Jos the Rhino, 1996

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Susan Elias, Down South

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Edward Bawden, Fantasy on Islamic Architecture, 1966

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Edward Bawden, Fantasy on Islamic Architecture (i), 1966

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Laurie Hastings, Lavender Ocean, 2014

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CW+ Arts for All: Virtual Connections | Mark Levin, modern harp medley

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CW+ Arts for All: Virtual Connections | Trudi Edginton, Mindfulness Breathing

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CW+ Arts for All: Virtual Connections | Grace Linstead, 'Exploring Setting and Place'

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Andy Council, Fox, 2015

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One of our more recent additions to the CW+ collection comes from Tim Woolcock. Tim Woolcock (b. 1952, Lancashire, England) is a Modern British painter. Tim's paintings draw inspiration from modern British painters, particularly the traditions of the 1950s and St Ives School group of artists. Tim's work reflects his knowledge of Zen and understanding of the natural world, featuring strong pigments and fractured geometric forms, with refined and delicate use of colour.

Tim's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and can be found in private and public collections worldwide. His newest piece, Blue and Turquoise Amalgam was created specifically for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital as Tim and his family have spent time at the hospital as patients, and Tim wanted to give something back in gratitude. We were lucky enough to have Tim visit Blue and Turquoise Amalgam at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital earlier on in the year, and discuss his work in more depth.

Tim's painting can be found hung in the second floor atrium (Lift Bank B) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

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One of our more recent additions to the CW+ collection comes from Tim Woolcock. Tim Woolcock (b. 1952, Lancashire, England) is a Modern British painter. Tim's paintings draw inspiration from modern British painters, particularly the traditions of the 1950s and St Ives School group of artists.

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It's the people. I love working with other staff and being part of a team. My role is about the love for people, and my trust in the arts as a tool for supporting healing and wellbeing.

To work in this area, you have to be curious about others, and how they experience themselves and how you can exist alongside that. When I'm alongside someone who has trouble breathing, for example, and they take a deep spontaneous breath and their face lights up again, and the anxiety dissipates, it is a wonderful thing to witness. Small changes and steps make a huge difference. A patient once said, "I've been waiting to breathe that breath for years", and he said it with such relief. Those moments are special.

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In collaboration with Kensington and Chelsea Art Week (KCAW), we are delighted to be working with popular London based artist Yinka Ilori on a large-scale commission for our Emergency Department at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

Yinka is a multidisciplinary artist, who specialises in storytelling by fusing his British and Nigerian heritage to tell new stories in contemporary design. He studied Furniture and Product Design at London Metropolitan University and has since exhibited internationally in solo shows. In 2011, he began his practice by up-cycling and re-upholstering vintage furniture, inspired by the traditional Nigerian parables and West African fabrics that surrounded him as a child, but with a humorous, provocative and fun edge that make his pieces unique and encourage playful conversation. In 2017, Yinka Ilori Studio was established following a successful pitch to transform the Thessaly Road Bridge.

The Emergency Department at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital hosts many departments within. These include Triage, the Urgent Care Centre, Paediatric (Children's) Accident and Emergency, Majors, the Emergency Mental Health Room and Ambulatory Emergency Care.

For his project with CW+, Yinka will be creating an environment that supports patient, staff and visitor wellbeing at a time of high stress, by bringing exciting, colourful and positive designs into the Emergency Department main waiting area, the connecting corridor leading to Majors and the Ambulatory Emergency Care Department.

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In collaboration with Kensington and Chelsea Art Week (KCAW), we are delighted to be working with popular London based artist Yinka Ilori on a large-scale commission for our Emergency Department at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Yinka is a multidisciplinary artist, who specialises in storytelling by fusing his British and Nigerian heritage to tell new stories in contemporary design.

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