Papers & Reports
The underlying principle, supported by a rapidly growing national and international evidence base, is that group participatory creative and cultural sessions increase wellbeing, confidence and relaxation, and can reduce or alleviate symptoms associated with common physical and mental health conditions.
This reduction of symptoms and increase of wellbeing enables people to re-engage with their everyday lives, encourages self-management of long term conditions, and significantly reduces costings across health systems.
Artlift uses various methods of quantitative and qualitative evaluation; from questionnaires to focus groups and creative approaches. Over the past 20 years we have collected a huge database of evidence illustrating and influencing the positive impact creative health interventions have on our population’s health.
The following reports and studies on Artlift are from a range of universities, journals and creative health experts.
Physical Health & Long Term Conditions
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Evaluation, Impact & Value
- 2025 – Current & Future Talent Research Report
- 2019 Sumner et al – Factors Associated with Attendance, Engagement and Wellbeing Change in an Arts on Prescription Intervention
- 2017 UoG – Artlift Wiltshire Move On Groups Report
- 2016 PHE – Arts for Health and Wellbeing – An Evaluation Framework
- 2015 UoG – Artlift Wiltshire Report
- 2014 UoG – Artlift Gloucestershire Updated Report (2011-2014)
- 2013 UoG – ArtLift (Project Extension) Evaluation Report
- 2013 Artlift – Project Evaluation Report
- 2011 UoG – ArtLift Evaluation Executive Summary Report
- 2009-2012 – Dr Simon Opher Cost Benefit Report
- 2008 UWE – Evaluation of ArtLift, A Partnership Arts and Health Project
APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) on Arts, Health & Wellbeing
The APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) on Arts, Health & Wellbeing released their report (Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing) in 2017 after 2 years of research and evidence gathering. Artlift are very proud to be featured in this seminal report, showcasing the impact creative approaches can have in population health and the health sector. In 2024 the group became the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Creative Health, to find out more click here.
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Gloucestershire Creative Health Consortium
Artlift are one of the five founding partners of Gloucestershire Creative Health Consortium. Between us we offer a wide range of creative and cultural ‘Arts on Prescription’ options to individuals living in Gloucestershire, helping them to manage their health conditions in a different way.
Providing Creative Health in Gloucestershire during Lockdown
The consortium partners composed a paper documenting their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdown periods from 23rd March 2020 to 19th July 2021. This paper includes observations and experiences from consortium partner organisations, delivering artist facilitators and individuals who accessed Creative Health over this time.
“I have loved the weekly contact with (the artist) and others on the course – so important during lockdown and self-isolation” – Artlift participant
Gloucestershire Creative Health Consortium are delighted to share these important experiences with you: GCHC Providing Creative Health in Gloucestershire During Lockdown
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