Hospital Rooms

Hospital Rooms is a charity that brings world-class art and creative programming to mental health hospitals. We collaborate with artists, service users, and NHS staff to craft innovative site-specific artworks and creative programmes. We strive to dispel stigmas and advocate for culture and creativity in mental health as a universal human right.

Artist Tim A Shaw and curator Niamh White founded Hospital Rooms after a close friend was admitted to a mental health hospital. On visiting her, they were shocked to find the hospital environment was cold and clinical at a time when she was so vulnerable. Since the charity's founding in 2016, Hospital Rooms has worked with acclaimed artists to transform mental health hospitals with high-quality artworks. To date, the team has completed 23 projects across the country and is changing what is perceived to be possible in these spaces.

Hospital Rooms is a registered charity and part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio.