by Lan Pham | Dec 8, 2022 | Art, Artist, Arts, Audience, Community, Creativity, Culture, Events, Mental Health, Participation, Public Space, Social Value, Uncategorised, Wellbeing
The arts and health sector is being mapped out by potential funders using a tight definition. Creative Scotland sees this activity as being led by professional artists, with explicit artistic and health/wellbeing objectives, and designed to improve health and wellbeing. What activities could be missed by this definition? In particular what arts, culture, health and wellbeing outputs emerge when none of these terms are targeted or defined. (more…)
by Marlene Zijlstra | Oct 13, 2022 | Community, Creativity, Learning, Lonliness, Paisley, Participation, Place, Power, Renfrewshire, Transferable Skills, Uncategorised, Wellbeing
The hashtag #Shedders is one that is gaining recognition nationally. It denotes the steadily rising Men’s Shed community, a community focussed on supporting men’s mental health and wellbeing.
Men’s Sheds are now being recognised all over the UK and Scotland, with organisations such as the Men’s Sheds Association providing support and guidance in the establishment of local men sheds that are community-driven and member-led entities (Men’s Sheds Association 2022). (more…)
by Centre for Culture Sports & Events | Sep 22, 2022 | Accessibility, Art, Artist, Arts, Community, COVID19, Creativity, Culture, Learning, Lonliness, Paisley, Participation, Place, Power, Renfrewshire, Skills, Transferable Skills, Uncategorised
Recently, Paisley’s marvellous
STAR Project completed a 9-month long, seasons inspired, arts based therapeutic intervention; ApArt. Funded by
Inspiring Scotland Creative Communities Fund, the project supported community members to address feelings of anxiety relating to the COVID 19 lockdown alongside issues around loss of connection and uneasiness regarding re-entry into the social world. With guidance from artist
Rachel Mimiec, community members were able to discover, reignite and give full reign to their creativity, a process which had a range of benefits both individually and collectively…
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