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Art of Health exhibition

Art of Health exhibition

  • 06/04
  • 13/04
On 6 April, the exhibition Art of Health takes off during the Dutch Health Week (6-13 April), with art by a new cohort of HKU creators. Their works are displayed in three specially placed glass containers, at three different locations: Jaarbeursplein Utrecht, Utrecht Science Park and the Eemplein in Amersfoort. Five artists use their powers of imagination to give us a sneak peek at what the healthy society of the future might look like.
  • 06 Apr 2025 - 13 Apr 2025
  • Utrecht en Amersfoort
Art of Health exhibition

Future vision of healthy people

Coco van der Wiel is one of the five HKU alumni who is participating in Art of Health, along with Mijs Both, Katharina Busl, Emmy van de Grift and Britt Vendel. Every artist responds in their own way by showing their future vision of healthy people, within their complex ecological and social systems. Their works reflect the efforts of scientists searching for health innovations.

One of the glass containers is dedicated to the strength and intelligence of living tissue and micro organisms, who are more and more applied by doctors in containing pandemics or treating cancer. Another container addresses the social forms of conduct between inhabitants of todays’ crowded cities.

Art by Emmy van de Grift, one of the HKU alumni participating in Art of Health. Photo: Amy van der Horst.

Utrecht region joins forces

Together with the opening of Art of Health, the manifest of Utrecht, Heart of Health was signed by members of the Economic Board Utrecht, which is directed by Susanne Schilderman, councillor of the City of Utrecht. With this manifest, the Utrecht region underlines their commitment to a healthier and more sustainable society. It’s an assignment to gather the strengths of all health-related initiatives; to reinforce and expand the international position of the Utrecht region. One example of this is the annual Dutch Health Week in Jaarbeurs Utrecht: a large health event for both citizens and healthcare professionals

The Art of Healthcare and Wellbeing

One of HKU's guiding lights is The Art of Healthcare and Wellbeing, showing how the arts can provide a unique contribution to solving the challenges in the field of health. Artists and designers are particularly capable of criticising systems, get stalled processes back in motion and imagine alternative futures. They can suggest new ideas and modes of thinking, from a wholly different approach, unconstrained by ingained assumptions, and transcending all traditional disciplines.