Roxburghe House
Roxburghe House is a specialist palliative care unit in Aberdeen. The Artroom project began at Roxburghe nine years ago and runs three days a week in both the day unit and in-patient ward. The project employs two visual artists, Donna Briggs and Neal MacDonald, and one writer, Emily Utter, who are an integral part of the day unit’s Multi-Disciplinary Team.
Artroom at Roxburghe House
Artroom always begins with a conversation. When artists are working in wards, they ask if people would like to come and try some art. The most common answers were "I can't draw" and "I wasn't good at art at school". Neither of those things are required to try your...
Artroom Packs
In response to Covid19, Grampian Hospitals Art Trust has been awarded funding by The Corra Foundation to distribute art packs to participants across our Artroom projects. Our artists researched to find good quality sketchbooks, brushes, paints and other materials to...
Artroom Evaluation Report 2018
During 2016 to 2017 NHS Grampian Health promotions undertook an in-depth evaluation of GHAT Artroom projects. You can read the report by clicking the button below.
Artroom Exhibition
Saturday 13th July – Thursday 19th September This group exhibition has been curated to highlight the diverse range of work by the professional artists and writers who deliver the Grampian Hospitals Art Trust Artroom project across 4 NHS Grampian sites. It...
Artroom book
In 2016 GHAT published the Artroom book. The book was produced in collaboration with Artroom Artsist Practitioners and Artroom participants. The book features interviews, stories, poems, paintings and drawings created by the participants. To buy a copy please visit...
Artroom Artists – Roxburghe House
Donna Briggs Neal MacDonald
Roxburghe House Artroom
The Roxburghe House Artroom project began in 2007 with a pilot project in the day unit. As it developed we began to run sessions for families, visitors, and at patient bedsides and, in 2012, started to offer creative writing alongside visual art – supporting...
This project is funded by The NHS Grampian Endowment Fund and Friends of Roxburghe House