Mah Rana

FRSA, PhD student-psychology, textile-craft, dementia care, filmmaking, ND, ex dementia-carer

[Better Conversations Lab @BCAphasia]

Doing art and conversation with the fantastic @ItsNiceToMake as part of our intensive conversation group for people with PPA and their family conversation partners, with amazing #slt2b Ruby and Elina @volkmer_anna #BetterConversationsLab #PPAawareness

[Better Conversations Lab @BCAphasia]

@ItsNiceToMake

[Better Conversations Lab @BCAphasia]

#BetterConversationsLab research at @BASConf24 @volkmer_anna shares insights into development of intensive conversation camps #aphasia #PPA involving #slt2b @UCL_MScSLS Alys Hollyer @OTandpinchofSLT & Elisabeth Feest, also @FirleB @RosemaryTowns15 & Mah Raha @ItsNiceToMake

[London Arts and Health @LAHArtsHealth]

Join us on Thursday 23rd May #CreativityandWellbeingWeek @QMUL for an afternoon exploring ideas of repair and health with @sue_mayo @ChuckBlueLowry

Engage in a workshop and a screening made with @LGTCharity

The event is free to attend!
https://t.co/GuAjNk54yT

[Mah Rana @ItsNiceToMake]

Thanks again for inviting me to be part of the team. Co-creativity rocks !

[Dr Anna Volkmer @volkmer_anna]

Day 2 of the #aphasia better conversations camp has produced some amazing art facilitated by the wonderful @ItsNiceToMake - these will def help with goals to use gestures, facial expressions & writing 2 feel more confident abt conversations @BCAphasia @UCLLangCog @OTandpinchofSLT

[Dr Anna Volkmer @volkmer_anna]

Day 3 of the Better Conversations Camp was a hit - after reviewing our goals, we were treated to a remote creative session exploring our important spaces & places with @FirleB & then our two wonderful SLTs2B facilitated conversations on important objects @BCAphasia @BCPPAphasia

[Mah Rana @ItsNiceToMake]

Thanks @volkmer_anna and @BCAphasia for inviting me to this amazing Conversation Camp at @UCLLangCog , some brilliant wall drawings made today inspired by @SolLeWittArt . Very much a co-creative art-making afternoon - woohoo 👏👏

[Dr Anna Volkmer @volkmer_anna]

Also on day 2: The wonderful @ItsNiceToMake facilitated an amazing art session where we focused on turntaking to recreate @SolLeWittArt wall drawings 118 & 797 @BCAphasia @UCLLangCog

[Mah Rana @ItsNiceToMake]

Thanks @theRSAorg for the unexpected peerage, but Lady would have been a more appropriate title🤭

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

“The arts are not the cherry on the cake — they are the cake.”

Opening a debate in the House of Lords yesterday, Melvyn Bragg said the UK should realise the full potential of the arts to transform our economy and society.

[Mah Rana @ItsNiceToMake]

Tech check done ✔️, so now ready to give my presentation later this morning at the #QHRN2024 conference, in the session 'Current conversations around older adults and end of life care'.

[London Arts and Health @LAHArtsHealth]

We are presenting to the @MayorofLondon GLA team today about #CreativeHealth, reflecting on the programme of work that took place over 2023

@ItsNiceToMake @gapal78 @LDN_Culture

[London Arts and Health @LAHArtsHealth]

Laura Bailey has recorded an amazing bonus episode of the #CreativeHealthPodcast live from @battersea_arts

In the episode, she talks with many of the attendees about the idea of a Creative Health City.

🔊Listen here: https://t.co/PJG0CBmfQN

[London Arts and Health @LAHArtsHealth]

The experts: artists on 20 easy, mind-expanding ways to be much more creative https://t.co/k4vavBHXjs

[The Royal Society of Arts @theRSAorg]

Founder and Executive Director of @artsandmindlab @susanmagsamen’s innovative work shows our brains and bodies are wired for art. https://t.co/TIIyoIsrUu

[Mayor of London's Culture team @LDN_Culture]

What does a Creative Health capital city look like? Last month, we gathered hundreds of Londoners @battersea_arts to imagine this together.

Delivered by @LAHArtsHealth w/ support from @MayorofLondon @ace_national @justinesimons1 @ProfKevinFenton

Watch🎥https://t.co/3rrYswsLWi

[Mah Rana @ItsNiceToMake]

Be more doughnut 🍩🍩 🍩🍩

[The National Centre for Creative Health @TheNCCH]

#CreativeHealthReview Creative Responses
Mah Rana responded to the theme - Social Care.

Explore Mah’s Creative Response
https://t.co/jO5v1YcuWV

[The National Centre for Creative Health @TheNCCH]

#CreativeHealthReview Creative Responses
Mah Rana responded to the theme - Social Care.

Explore Mah’s Creative Response
https://t.co/jO5v1YcuWV

[The National Centre for Creative Health @TheNCCH]

The #CreativeHealthReview has commissioned artists with their own lived experience to respond creatively to the Review's themes. These include responses from Sue Flowers; Kelly McLaughlin; Mah Rana; Phillipa Anders; Vikki Parker; David Tovey; Surfing Sofas https://t.co/KFxY5wZeWs

[Mah Rana @ItsNiceToMake]

Looking forward to hosting one of the conversations at this event on Monday 27th November 🍩🍩🍩🍩

[London Arts and Health @LAHArtsHealth]

The full agenda is now out for the London Creative Health City: Building it Together event.

🗓️ 27th November, in person and online
📍@battersea_arts

https://t.co/u1Dh7frArx

@ace__london @ace_national @LDN_Culture

[London Arts and Health @LAHArtsHealth]

The full agenda is now out for the London Creative Health City: Building it Together event.

🗓️ 27th November, in person and online
📍@battersea_arts

https://t.co/u1Dh7frArx

@ace__london @ace_national @LDN_Culture