Hello! We’re artist Chloe Cooper and composer Jackie Walduck. This year we’ve developed a cross-artform approach inspired by our artistic practices and many years of working together on projects with young artist-musicians with autism through a partnership with Turtle Key Arts, National Portrait Gallery and Wigmore Hall. The closing of galleries and music venues during […]
I’m a writer, poet, former NHS Consultant Physician, Portfolio Medical Educator teaching medical students and Health & Social Care Students in the UK with a passion for Arts in Health and Health Humanities in the education and development of healthcare staff. I also trained on the MA Creative Writing & Personal Development, Sussex University in […]
Hello I’m Emily, a potter and basketmaker from South London and I have been running creative workshops for the community since 2011. I’m going to be honest I have found this year a massive challenge. I have worked closely with certain hospitals and elderly care homes for a number of years and feel very attached […]
Since I started Create 18 years ago at my dining room table, the last year has probably been the most demanding and rewarding. I dreamt then of a society in which every vulnerable child and adult would have access to the power of creativity in their lives. I was motivated by my longing for a […]
I have been running art sessions with care home residents since 2016. I found that many older people lack confidence when it comes to painting, saying they were never any good at it. To overcome this reluctance, I started making collages, to which each person could contribute a single element like a flower or butterfly. […]
We are a non-profit arts organisation established in 1995, dedicated to relieving the suffering of vulnerable young people using creativity in London and the South West of England. We deliver Art Psychotherapy and other Arts in Health initiatives such as socially prescribed art activities and Artist Residencies. The highlight of our year has been to […]
I’m Kate Steel Jardel from Write Mind. As a child I would sit and watch my mum, a school secretary, while she typed, wide-eyed with fascination at the blank pages being transformed right in front of me. Fast forward through a life woven with words, and post-graduate study of Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]