Category: News

Mar 13
Artist Sofie Layton Reflects: Can AI Look After Patients?

Sofie Layton is an artist with a significant and professionally acknowledged experience in participatory and public engagement practices. In this short blog post, she reflects on how AI might be utilised to care for patients or even, affect the empathy of healthcare professionals. Sofie will be sharing more about this work on Friday 24th May […]

Apr 17
Treasure Trove

This year’s Creativity & Wellbeing Week theme of “Creativity” set me thinking about creativity’s sheer variety. That’s why I’m focusing my project for the Week on seven different artforms and how they can all boost wellbeing. I’m calling it “Treasure Trove”, because that’s how I see creativity – an inexhaustible treasure trove to explore, enriching […]

May 17
My Picks – Anna, Digital Lead

My name is Anna. I am a PhD at RCSSD, and the digital lead at LAAH. I have been helping the charity to streamline and get to grips with some new digital activities over the last few months, including launching the Digital Sandpit, our new member area on Facebook. I am helping to produce C&WW […]

May 17
My Picks – Julia, CSSD Placement

Hiya! My name is Julia Herritty, and I am an MA Applied Theatre student at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. I’ve been on placement this past term with the London Arts in Health Forum. I am running the “Resilience and Connection” networking event on Tuesday! My top events for the week. Digital […]

May 17
My Picks – Lucy, Social Media Volunteer

I’ve been running the Instagram page @londonartsandhealth for three years now. This is my third Creativity and Wellbeing Week and I’ve watched the Week transform from a collection of mainly in-person events into a more virtual week due to Covid. I’m so proud of how everyone involved has adapted the Week to keep making these […]

May 17
My Picks – Charlotte, Digital Volunteer

I’m Charlotte and I produce and facilitate arts programmes for children and young people in Croydon, specialising in photography and visual arts. I’m currently volunteering with London Arts & Health and for C&WW I will be facilitating a Digital Sandpit Live event on young people, creativity and mental health. I’ve also been busy writing blog […]

May 12
Connecting with nature for Creativity and Wellbeing Week

With the very welcome arrival of longer days and (slightly) warmer weather, lots of us are relishing the chance to get outside more. The benefits of connecting with nature and being creative in the landscape have long been well known, however it has come to the forefront of our lives and news headlines over the […]

May 10
Singing our way through lockdown: Events coming up in Creativity and Wellbeing Week

The sight of singers inside their own little box on a screen has become a familiar one this year, as choirs and singing groups have been forced to reinvent themselves online. Virtual groups can’t replace the social connection that singing together, in-person, provides, however they have been a powerful tool for boosting participants’ wellbeing and […]

May 06
Staying local online: What’s on in Norfolk during Creativity and Wellbeing Week

In this post we’re taking a look at what Norfolk has to offer during Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2021. Switching to connecting and creating online has opened so many doors for engaging with people and activities outside of our local area, however nothing can replace the relationships we nurture in our direct communities. Even when […]

Apr 13
Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2021

When we started planning Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2020, we were aiming high, building on the success of 2019 when we took the festival national and reached over 50 thousand people. Back then, we could never have imagined that we would have to move the festival online. Even more unthinkable was the idea that we […]