creativity for wellbeing
Animated shorts created by mental health service users from Cardiff working with BAFTA award winner Jane Hubbard came to the big screen for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 Service users from Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Services in Cardiff have worked with us to create a series of honest, funny and moving animated films and …
This month (Feb 2023) we are exhibiting some of our work in progress at Llanover Hall Arts Centre in Cardiff. The artwork in this exhibition shows some of the art that was created by the Ty Canna Mural Group as part of our sessions. Drawn Together is an art group which designed a mural for …
Growing Strong is a creative group for individuals coping with mental health challenges in Bridgend. Over the weeks participants have been experimenting with many different art forms: painting, printing, collage and creative writing, often around a seasonal theme. Gathering together to create each week in a safe space has facilitated socialising, relaxation and sharing without …
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This week we have been listening and sharing at online events with other organisations and groups who are using creativity and the arts to increase health and wellbeing throughout Wales and the UK. Delivered by London Arts and Health in partnership with the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance, the 2022 Creativity and Wellbeing festival is focusing …
This week, for Mental Health Awareness Week, we have been taking some of our Ty Canna project participants outside to be inspired by nature in the Cardiff area. Our group members enjoyed getting outside in the fresh air and coming together to be social and creative in a green space, a community allotment plot in …