The Fifth Exeter Arts and Therapies Conference
�The Spaces Between�
Crossmead Conference Centre. Exeter.

March 12th 2005.
This event interested people engaged with thinking creatively about the arts and their many applications for health.
The EATc events explore areas between disciplines from scientific, therapeutic, arts practice and cultural perspectives. Art making and healing both inhabit �boundary dwelling� places defying simple categorisation. Truly creative work in all disciplines is inspired by the dynamics of the �spaces between� known points on the map, as are the many ways in which art making functions in relation to health. The �Spaces Between� medicine, science, art and therapy, as well as between cultures and belief systems are fertile and creative, but can also be conflicted and isolating.
This day looked at art making from neurological, therapeutic, cultural and art practice viewpoints, continuing EATc�s tradition of making connections, crossing boundaries and stimulating debates across the range of arts and health activities.
We were delighted to have five excellent speakers to talk to this theme:
Caryl Sibbett Queens University Belfast, gave an Art Therapy point of view. For a link to Caryl�s website click here.
Dr Christopher Gardener Thorpe, Peninsula Medical School gave a a neurological view of the �nuts and bolts of the brain� in relation to art-making. For more information about him click here.
Amrit and Rabindra Kaur Singh, Internationally exhibited contemporary British artists, a cultural and arts practice perspective. (click here for link to their website www.singhtwins.co.uk). And here for more information.
Sally Weston, Art Psychotherapist. Click here for details of her paper