What we do
What We Do
Arts for Health Milton Keynes uses arts and creativity to improve health and well-being.
Watch a short Introduction to Arts for Health MK below:
We deliver innovative and inclusive arts activities, events and exhibitions in health care and community settings.
We are based at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where we care for the art collection, organise a programme of temporary exhibitions and run events for staff.
Arts for Health Milton Keynes grew out of the voluntary Hospital Arts Committee who had the vision to develop an art collection at the hospital when it first opened in 1984. The Collection currently has around 400 artworks and is the largest permanent collection in Milton Keynes.
In the wider community we deliver a series of art workshops for many different groups of people facing health challenges, including people with dementia and young people going through a difficult time.
Our longest running programme is Arts on Prescription, which offers free 12 week art courses for adults with mental and physical health issues. Since the start of the Arts on Prescription programme, over 300 people have participated and evaluation of the programme shows that participants report improvements to their health and wellbeing through taking part.
Find out more about our workshops, including arts on prescription here:
https://artsforhealthmk.org.uk/Workshops-Activities
Trustees
Our trustees are a group of volunteers who have overall control of the charity and are responsible for making sure it’s doing what it was set up to do. You can read more about the role of trustees on the Gov.uk website.
If you would like to contact a member of the board please email us on info@artsforhealthmk.org.uk and we will direct you to the right person.
Chris Kubiak
(Chair)
Tanya Coles
Simon Lloyd
Joanne Turner
Heather Chandler
Asha Chandola
Linda Bartram
Why not join our Board of Trustees?
We are looking for Trustees from the Arts and Culture sector to join the board. We are particularly interested in hearing from professional artists, musicians, writers, and other creatives who may be currently working or retired, who might like to get involved, particularly artists from diverse communities.
Please find below our Trustee Recruitment pack which is available to download.
Download Trustee Role Description.doc here
We are looking for Trustees from the Arts and Culture sector to join the board. We are particularly interested in hearing from professional artists, musicians, writers, and other creatives who may be currently working or retired, who might like to get involved, particularly artists from diverse communities.
The commitment would be four meetings a year plus an AGM (usually immediately after the November meeting) There would also be an expectation that you would be willing to advocate and support the Charity in whatever way worked for you in between the meetings, and Trustees have various levels of personal involvement depending on their skills.
As you would expect, the Board tend to focus on big picture topics - fundraising, financial health, strategy and outcomes - not so much the operations of front line delivery.
How to apply?Please find below our Trustee Recruitment pack which is available to download.
Download Trustee Role Description.doc here
Staff
Ben Heyworth
Director
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“My name is Ben Heyworth and I am the Director for Arts for Health Milton Keynes. I’m delighted to work with a small, dedicated team, and a well respected organisation working across Milton Keynes’ arts and culture sector, bringing all kinds of creativity and artistic practice to diverse communities and promoting better health and wellbeing. My background is in the arts and I also have twenty years of experience working in a senior role in the NHS, as well as being a lecturer at the University of Manchester specialising in Cancer, Personalised Care, and LGBT. Arts for Health MK will continue to work closely with Milton Keynes University Hospital, curating the substantial art collection and developing creative outdoor spaces, as well as a post-pandemic relaunch of our Arts On Prescription offer, and establishing a new programme around diversity and inclusion called the Inclusive Arts Programme. As always, we are interested to hear from anybody who might have a project idea or wish to work with us on a collaborative basis.”
Director
“My name is Ben Heyworth and I am the Director for Arts for Health Milton Keynes. I’m delighted to work with a small, dedicated team, and a well respected organisation working across Milton Keynes’ arts and culture sector, bringing all kinds of creativity and artistic practice to diverse communities and promoting better health and wellbeing. My background is in the arts and I also have twenty years of experience working in a senior role in the NHS, as well as being a lecturer at the University of Manchester specialising in Cancer, Personalised Care, and LGBT. Arts for Health MK will continue to work closely with Milton Keynes University Hospital, curating the substantial art collection and developing creative outdoor spaces, as well as a post-pandemic relaunch of our Arts On Prescription offer, and establishing a new programme around diversity and inclusion called the Inclusive Arts Programme. As always, we are interested to hear from anybody who might have a project idea or wish to work with us on a collaborative basis.”
Emma Barford
Collection and Exhibitions Manager (Part-time)
Jackie Sarafopoulos
Collections Development Officer (Part-time)
Naomi Lutman
Programmes Administrator (Part-time)
Georgia Tillery Randak
Creative Play Project Manager (Part-time)
To contact a member of staff please email info@artsforhealthmk.org.uk with the person you wish to contact.
Our Regular Artists:
We are privileged to work with a number of professional artists and workshop leaders. Currently those include:
Anne-Marie Abbate; Emma Barford; Shauna Boland-Rhodes; Ciara Callaghan; Robin Clements; Laura Dove; Sophia Ghory; Sarah Hunt; Eva Popovic, Georgia Tillery Randak and Sarah Watts.
Collection and Exhibitions Manager (Part-time)
Jackie Sarafopoulos
Collections Development Officer (Part-time)
Naomi Lutman
Programmes Administrator (Part-time)
Georgia Tillery Randak
Creative Play Project Manager (Part-time)
To contact a member of staff please email info@artsforhealthmk.org.uk with the person you wish to contact.
Our Regular Artists:
We are privileged to work with a number of professional artists and workshop leaders. Currently those include:
Anne-Marie Abbate; Emma Barford; Shauna Boland-Rhodes; Ciara Callaghan; Robin Clements; Laura Dove; Sophia Ghory; Sarah Hunt; Eva Popovic, Georgia Tillery Randak and Sarah Watts.
Opportunities
At Arts for Health Milton Keynes we are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Vacancies
Freelance Music Tutor
Location: Brooklands Pavilion, Milton Keynes
Reporting to: The Director
Fee: £1,082.10 (over 12 weeks)
Contract: Freelance
︎ The closing date for Applications is midday 3rd April 2026.
We have an exciting opportunity for a professional musical artist facilitator to deliver our 12 week Headstart Music programme for young people aged 13 - 17.
HEADSTART is our Arts on Prescription programme that offers young people access to high quality arts workshops in a low stress, supportive environment. Through focused activities we provide relaxation and distraction, giving participants personal space away from day to day life. Young people referred to us are experiencing health challenges either mental or physical and attending these sessions aims to help their health and wellbeing.
The Headstart Music course focuses primarily on musical creativity in the form of songwriting. Participants will be encouraged to contribute by creating lyrics, melodies, rhythms and chord sequences. Instruments are provided and participants who wish to can bring their own too. We have a waiting list of referrals ready to attend this programme.
This 12 week programme will run a 90-minute session on weekday evenings at Brooklands Pavilion. We allocate 30 minutes each side of the session to set up/clear away. There will be up to 10 participants. You will have a volunteer to help you with setting up/clearing away, refreshments and collecting participant data via our ArtPROMS software.
For our evaluation of the course, we ask the artist to write a journal throughout the course, take videos/audio of the work and/or participants plus do a short case study if there is a particular participant who has stood out as progressing with their wellbeing.
We can offer £36.07 per hour for this opportunity = £90.18 per session (1.5 hours for the course, 1 hour to set up/clear away).
The programme is supported by the Milton Keynes Music Service and BLMK Music Hub.
How To Apply:
Interested musical facilitators should submit the following:
︎ The closing date for Applications is midday 3rd April 2026.
Vacancies
Freelance Music Tutor
Location: Brooklands Pavilion, Milton Keynes
Reporting to: The Director
Fee: £1,082.10 (over 12 weeks)
Contract: Freelance
︎ The closing date for Applications is midday 3rd April 2026.
We have an exciting opportunity for a professional musical artist facilitator to deliver our 12 week Headstart Music programme for young people aged 13 - 17.
HEADSTART is our Arts on Prescription programme that offers young people access to high quality arts workshops in a low stress, supportive environment. Through focused activities we provide relaxation and distraction, giving participants personal space away from day to day life. Young people referred to us are experiencing health challenges either mental or physical and attending these sessions aims to help their health and wellbeing.
The Headstart Music course focuses primarily on musical creativity in the form of songwriting. Participants will be encouraged to contribute by creating lyrics, melodies, rhythms and chord sequences. Instruments are provided and participants who wish to can bring their own too. We have a waiting list of referrals ready to attend this programme.
This 12 week programme will run a 90-minute session on weekday evenings at Brooklands Pavilion. We allocate 30 minutes each side of the session to set up/clear away. There will be up to 10 participants. You will have a volunteer to help you with setting up/clearing away, refreshments and collecting participant data via our ArtPROMS software.
For our evaluation of the course, we ask the artist to write a journal throughout the course, take videos/audio of the work and/or participants plus do a short case study if there is a particular participant who has stood out as progressing with their wellbeing.
We can offer £36.07 per hour for this opportunity = £90.18 per session (1.5 hours for the course, 1 hour to set up/clear away).
The programme is supported by the Milton Keynes Music Service and BLMK Music Hub.
How To Apply:
Interested musical facilitators should submit the following:
- A CV detailing relevant experience.
- A brief expression of interest (maximum 2 pages) outlining your proposed approach to the programme and how your work would enhance the wellbeing of young people participating.
- Examples of previous relevant work.
︎ The closing date for Applications is midday 3rd April 2026.
Office
Arts for Health Milton Keynes
Facilities Directorate
Milton Keynes Hospital
Standing Way
Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
Privacy Policy
Arts for Health Milton Keynes
Facilities Directorate
Milton Keynes Hospital
Standing Way
Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
Privacy Policy
Arts for Health Milton Keynes is the working name of MK Arts for Health charity number 1107625 company number 05137693