Natasha Russell mural outside the Glasshouses at REH

3 April, 2025

Creatively Minded and Visual Arts Project at Royal Edi...

This prestigious Design in Mental Health Award recognises the significant contribution of art to enhancing the hospital environment and promoting wellbeing.

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Tallulah Batley sitting in front of her Pink Parlour Print series

27 March, 2025

NHS Lothian Charity: Tonic Arts Purchase Prize Winner ...

We are delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Tonic Arts Purchase Prize, awarded at the prestigious Royal Scottish […]

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A Portrait of East Lothian © Simon Crofts & Sylwia Kowalczyk, photo by cro+kow

28 June, 2024

NHS Lothian Charity: Tonic Arts wins gold in prestigio...

NHS Lothian Charity’s Tonic Arts Programme took home gold at the Scottish Design Awards for their holistic and pioneering art and environment strategy at East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington.

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Speech and Language Therapy room at East Lothian Community Hospital

8 May, 2024

Charity Collaboration Transforms Children and Young Pe...

The latest project has created bright, stimulating Speech and Language Therapy rooms to support children and young people on their communication journey.

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Glade © NEON, photo by cro+kow

20 November, 2023

Prestigious healthcare award win sees Tonic Arts recog...

The award recognises arts projects that have a measurable positive impact on the patient and staff experience within a health or care environment.

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Our Common Humanity, © Juli Bolaños-Durman

10 October, 2023

Tonic Arts marks World Mental Health Day with the open...

Our Common Humanity is is one of over 60 major pieces of art and design commissioned by the Charity for healthcare settings, across Edinburgh and Lothians, since the programme was first established in 2015.

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Sir Quentin Blake

21 September, 2023

NHS Lothian Charity welcomes Sir Quentin Blake Exhibit...

NHS Lothian Charity: Tonic Arts proudly presents the opening of its child-centred exhibition featuring Sir Quentin Blake’s captivating artwork from the book “The Five of Us”.

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In the Trees detail© John Brown, photo by cro+kow

Social and Geographic Context: Edinburgh Haematology Centre

I find myself gazing into a circular haze of blue. I could be looking at a picture of the earth, […]

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Baralettes © Alex Allan, photo by Matthew Barnes ELCH

Clinical Collaboration

There’s a multitude of studies with evidence that people actually heal and repair more quickly in a creative physical environment,” […]

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Horse © Kenny Hunter, photo by cro+kow

Context and Place: East Lothian

What does it mean to commission artworks for a hospital? There are certain requirements the artists and makers must consider […]

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