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May 14
The Abundance Project – Enhancing cultural and green inclusion in social prescribing in Southwest London to address ethnic inequalities in mental health

The Abundance Project is a three-year UKRI-AHRC initiative funded under the Mobilising Community Assets programme addressing mental health inequalities among underserved communities, including ethnic minorities, migrants and refugees. It explores how cultural and green community spaces such as parks, libraries, and museums can better support mental health when they are accessible, inclusive, and embedded within […]

May 11
Community Culture Club

By Rosalind Hewett, Learning & Engagement Officer – Norwich Museums Service Hello, my name is Rosalind and I am a Learning & Engagement Officer working across three sites at Norfolk Museums Service: Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, the Museum of Norwich, and Strangers’ Hall – one of Norwich’s most historic buildings. Creativity and wellbeing […]

May 11
MindFood’s Tree of Hope

We are so delighted to have been commissioned to host an event for Creativity & Wellbeing Week this year. It feels like the culmination of a journey we started several years back. MindFood is essentially a mental health charity with a focus on food-growing as a way to cultivate better wellbeing. But we’ve always been […]

May 05
Natural Art Workshops for Better Mental Health and Resilience

I’m Pat, a Wildlife Artist, Illustrator, Wildlife Photographer, Forest School Leader and Outdoor Educator. Nature inspires me to create and outdoors in wild spaces is my happy place. Over 7 years, in outdoor learning, I’ve been inspiring children of all ages, from 3-16 years with workshops that help individuals, schools, families and local communities connect […]

Apr 30
What does Critical Hope mean to you?

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Apr 29
Critical Hope Through Nature: How Artinfusion Is Exploring This Year’s Provocation

What does it mean to find hope in nature, not as a comfort, but as a genuine question? It is the kind of question that does not resolve easily, and that is exactly why we are sitting with it, this May, as part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2026, through Rewilding, a painting by Alyina […]