The Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) is one of Ireland’s leading Arts and Health programmes. Based in Waterford Regional Hospital, Ireland, WHAT supports healthcare environments and the wider community by providing multi-disciplinary arts experiences and services.
WHAT aims:
• To facilitate access to and participation in the arts
• To create professional development opportunities for artists to produce new work and engage new audiences within healthcare and community contexts
• To reduce anxiety and stress for patients, visitors, and staff through integrating art into healthcare environments
• To forge closer relationships between hospital professionals and between the hospital and the wider community through the arts.
• To take the lead in the field of Arts and Health in the Republic of Ireland through education, research and professional development