Category: Stories
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. […]
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 […]
Since March 2020, I have been delivering 3 – 4 live online singing sessions a week as well as recording video for those who would prefer not to join a live session. I have also been delivering online training for Sing to Beat Parkinson’s and delivering webinars for different arts organisations including ABCD, Trinity Laban […]
Everyday Creativity Care is a six month project commissioned by Culture Shift and East Sussex Public Health. Lead by project artists Marisa Gardner, Sarah Bryant and Lucy Groenewoud the project has been co-designed with Care Staff and families from nine care homes in East Sussex to explore the impact of creative activities during lockdown on […]
Starting a new arts for wellbeing initiative during a pandemic was never in the plan. But it was Covid-19 which indirectly gave me the freedom and the impetus to turn a vague idea into reality. My bid writing work for two charities faded away as funds were suspended, leaving me with time on my hands. […]
For over three years I’ve worked with CW+, the charity for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, to research innovative uses of music technology within an acute healthcare setting. Over this time I’ve found myself working with both patients and staff across many of the hospital’s varied environments, and have come to see that the effective management […]
Move, Dance, Feel offers weekly dance sessions to women affected by cancer, including those who are supporting someone with cancer. Founder Emily Jenkins took part in Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2019 in many different ways. Firstly she delivered a talk at Royal Marsden Hospital to share the research findings around Move Dance Feel – detailing in what ways dance can […]
Zoe Watson is a GP who has set up a business called Make and Create. She set up this venture to encourage people everywhere to give creativity a go. The business is based around Creative Project Boxes which are specifically aimed at people who have mental health struggles or anyone who is facing stress, anxiety […]
There is growing evidence that engagement in activities like dance, music, drama, painting and reading help ease our minds and heal our bodies. It is most encouraging to see just how much potential and ambition there is for joined up action on this vital work in Norfolk.’ Sir Nicholas Serota, Chair, Arts Council England. ‘We hope […]