creativity for wellbeing
We are delighted to share the outcomes of The Art Garden / Yr Ardd Gelf, a year-long programme bringing together creativity, nature and wellbeing across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The Art Garden / Yr Ardd Gelf was funded by Arts Council of Wales as part of their Arts, Health and Wellbeing programme with support …
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Over the last 5 years we have been developing our Arts for Health programmes with key project partners: Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Services in Cardiff, Ysgol Gyfun Plas Mawr (a Welsh-medium secondary school in Cardiff), the Ukrainian support group in The Vale of Glamorgan, Barry Hospital (Sam Davies Ward older peoples’ acute rehabilitation unit), and …
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Our latest film, Penguintown, launched for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, was created by our animation group at Ty Canna Outreach Service and User Led Resource Service. “The film Penguintown began in a session of creative writing with service users at Ty Canna. Ideas developed further through discussions about representing mental health issues. The resulting film …
Thanks to funding from Cardiff Council’s Direct Food Support Grant Programme 2023/24, and with support from C3SC and The National Lottery Community Fund, our project ‘Seeds of Hope’ will help vulnerable people in Cardiff who are experiencing, or who are at risk of, food poverty. This funding will help us to expand our current seasonal …
“Doing this art helps me cope with life. It takes my mind off all the stuff inside.” (Participant) Growing Strong was a Creativity for Wellbeing project facilitated by Sarah Featherstone and Alex Bowen from Breathe Creative, with funding from The Arts Council of Wales and The National Lottery Community Fund and working in the Bridgend …
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