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In November 2016 I gave a keynote presentation to the Art of Good Health and Wellbeing Conference in Sydney at the invitation of the Baring Foundation. I opened with this challenge: “Try to imagine a world without art” - and conjured up a world without poetry, painting, music, creative photography or more. In such a world, communication is purposeful and functional. “Without art”, George Bernard Shaw postulated, “the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable”. It would be a world without humanity, hope or love. If people are unwell or find themselves without a clear role in society, what would inspire them to keep going, to believe in themselves, or in the future?