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ROSEBUD CENTRE 2023

In January 2023 we launched a new project within mental health services that incorporates the climate crisis at its core. Hospital Rooms has commissioned 5 artists to create co-produced, site specific artworks for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust’s (KMPT) Rosebud rehabilitation centre located in West Malling.

PROJECT INTRODUCTION

In January 2023 we launched a new project within mental health services that incorporates the climate crisis at its core. Hospital Rooms commissioned 5 artists to create co-produced, site specific artworks for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust’s (KMPT) Rosebud rehabilitation centre located in West Malling. Hospital Rooms recognises that climate change can have a direct impact on mental health and it is crucial for us to work towards creating positive change in both of these areas. This project integrated sustainable and regenerative practices into every aspect of the project, including new methods of low carbon fabrication, transportation, workshop concepts, installation materials, environmental policy and environmental literacy across Hospital Rooms and the service users. 

Tim Shaw

Co-Founder

Tim is a tall man with brown hair and eyes. He lives in London, grew up in Kent and had Welsh, Scottish and Pakistani grandparents. He has Tourettes Syndrome so has some frequent facial and body tics. His pronouns are he/him.

Tim started the charity with Niamh. He raises funds for the projects and works with the different teams on how to deliver their projects. Tim is an artist and makes installations, light sculptures and paintings. He started his career in the arts as an Art Technician and ran his own art installation company for 10 years. With Niamh, outside of Hospital Rooms, he runs an art prize for exceptional emerging artists. He authored a book called Draw & Be Happy. He eats a Mars Ice Cream every day.

Niamh White

Co-Founder

Niamh (Pronounced Neve) is a medium height white woman with light brown hair. Her pronouns are she/her. She was born in Dublin, raised in Cornwall and now lives in London.

Niamh does something different every day but mostly loves dreaming up the future of Hospital Rooms. She builds projects, generates funding, monitors our impact and plans for the long term. Niamh is a curator who began her career on the front desk at Hauser & Wirth, worked for Nick Knight at SHOWstudio and has undertaken a variety of independent projects. She has always been fascinated by the ways in which the arts can drive social change. Niamh likes essay collections – a recent favourite is All We Can Save by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K Wilkinson. She likes getting blown around on the Cornish coast.

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Thank You

This project was supported by a wide variety of partners without whom it would not be possible. We are very grateful to: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust’s (KMPT), Arts Council England, Garfield Weston Foundation,Winsor & Newton, COAT paint, and Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC).