Events
Upcoming
The Only One — Screening and Discussion
Date: Monday 9 March 2026
Time: Arrivals 5:00–5:20pm | Screening 5:20–5:40pm | Panel Discussion 5:40–6:30pm
Location: Library of Birmingham (IKON Creative Health)
Join us for a public screening and discussion marking the launch of The Only One, a newly commissioned video and sound work by composer, Hannah Conway, now acquired by Birth Rites Collection.
Created in close collaboration with women undergoing cervical scans, writer Hazel Gould and Professor Anna David, the work draws on 16 hours of research and interviews with patients and staff in preterm birth clinics at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospital London. The aria is sung by a fictional patient. It explores experiences of internal vaginal ultrasound scans for the purpose of cervical measurement and assessment of preterm birth risk.
The work was co-commissioned by the Tommy's National Centre for Preterm Birth Research and Birth Rites Collection. The Only One also forms part of a training resource for midwives, embedding artistic practice into healthcare education.
This event brings together Hannah Conway, Professor Anna David, Birth Rites Curator Helen Knowles and artist Sally Butcher for a conversation on creative health, collaboration and the role of artistic practice in shaping cultures of care across clinical and civic spaces. The evening includes a screening of the newly commissioned work followed by a panel discussion.
Image: A cervical scan measurement courtesy of the artist and Birth Rites Collection
