Growing Together: Creative Wellbeing in Nature

Leafy Ghosts

Growing Together is a Breathe Creative collaboration with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Service and is based at the community allotment Growing Green on Bessemer Road in Cardiff. The project is funded by the Arts Council of Wales and The National Community Lottery Fund and we have been exploring the theme of ‘connecting people to nature’ with the aim of facilitating a creative wellbeing journey through the seasons with nature-based activities to support therapeutic outcomes.

‘My Mental Elf’ Animated films and mural launched to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

My Mental Elf launch at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff

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 …

UnLocking

Out of the Comfort Zone by Bonnford

UnLocking is a National Lottery funded project by Breathe Creative working in partnership with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Service in Cardiff.  Participants met weekly in online sessions facilitated by Katja Stiller over a period of six months from July 2021 to January 2022. Using different art forms we explored and expressed our emotions during …

‘Small Steps’ Animation Project Funding Success

Wave Painting

Hurrah! We have received funding for a new animation project with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Services in Cardiff. Our facilitators, Jane Hubbard and Katja Stiller, will offer weekly creative wellbeing sessions; listening to, sharing and working with participants over the next few months. This project will help participants to find a more positive focus,  to …

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