creativity for wellbeing
Small Steps This summer we have been offering on-line creative wellbeing workshops for young people using different art forms to explore how the pandemic has been affecting us and the techniques that have helped us manage. We have been working with support from our partners Ty Canna Outreach Services in Cardiff and their young service …
In 2020 we partnered with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach service in Cardiff, a Cardiff-based citywide recovery-focussed Outreach service for people with mental health needs. Over a period of three months, from May to July 2020, service users met weekly online to create artwork and writing for an animation that reflects their lived experiences of …
Continue reading “‘Beyond the Label’ Mental health project final report”
We are still connecting with people through our online arts projects and hoping to help lift moods and create calm during this odd and challenging time. In this session our Art Facilitator, Emma, shows Iolo and his friends how to make Scratch Art. They use crayons, paper, paint and a scratching stick (or toothpick) to …
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We’ve been in lockdown for many weeks now in the UK and the world has changed beyond all recognition. We are still connecting with people through our online arts projects and hoping to help lift moods and create calm. In this session our Art Facilitator, Emma, shows Iolo and his friends how to make a …
Continue reading “Creating Calm – Art with Emma, “Under the Sea””
We’ve been in lockdown for many weeks now and the world has changed beyond all recognition. In this odd time we are connecting with people through our online arts projects. Here are some photographs from people who we are working with – colleagues, communities, friends and families sharing what our lives are like at the …