Archive for the “Creative arts” category
Express Yourself Arts and Crafts
What’s it about? An arts and crafts drop-in project for adults with mental health problems. Who’s it for? Adults who use SWYPFT mental health services and/or their carers When and where? Sessions take place every Thursday 1-3pm, at The Arch-way project, Arden Road Social Club, …
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Xylosound Outreach
What’s it about? Xylosound is a group of adults with learning disabilities running accessible music making activity workshops improving health and well-being within the group and for others like themselves. When? Various times/dates throughout the year and various locations. Contact Call Andy Burton on 01484 848072 …
Star bereavement support group
Summary We will be using creative approaches including arts, crafts, drama and film to engage children and young people in developing healthy ways of coping with grief. We work therapeutically and practically to support children and young people when someone dies, ensuring they are able …
St Catherine’s Recovery café
What’s it about? The Recovery café is the perfect vehicle to help them get from where they are to where they want to be. The informal, non-stigmatising atmosphere of a café environment, the helpful drop-in sessions of local NHS and charity staff and the weekly …
Arts café
What’s it about? The Arts Café is a creative evening out for service users, their family and friends. We aim to provide a relaxed social setting for service users, family and friends to enjoy a host of creative activities in a safe, supportive environment. We …
Women’s voices ring out
This project will work with targeted groups of female service users or carers and Trust staff through training and skills development, tasters, and a series of varied creative workshops. The group will also host monthly women only, safe, creative celebrations called ‘Women’s voices ring out’ events. The project will: …
Soup for the soul
This project gives people the space to be creative in a homely environment, which is safe, relaxed and stimulating. Clients will have the opportunity to eat homemade soup and bread while reading prose or poems and talking about the pieces which have been selected by …
Vivify
Vivify provides older people with mental health illnesses the opportunity to take part in tours of Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) and hands on practical workshops on a fortnightly basis. Ten full-day sessions, based at YSP, offers a safe place for up to 20 participants, care …
Creative choices
‘Visual arts’ covers a wide range of activities and people joining the workshops will have a chance to discover new art forms or engage in more familiar activities. This might include drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, jewellery making and a range of other crafts. People will have …
Sculpture season
This project will help people to learn new creative skills as they work together to produce a piece of work for exhibition. The project will include individual learning and group working, which will allow people to contribute according to their skills, each playing a full role …