Health benefits of cultural engagement valued at £8bn
The improvements to people’s health and wellbeing that come from engagement with arts and culture are worth more than £8bn a…
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Mansion House welcomes new board directors
Calderstones Mansion House has appointed JAMIEJOHN ANDERSON, ANDREA NIXON and LIAM BLACK to its board of directors. The community…
Bradford 2025 aims to ‘transform health and wellbeing’ across district
Bradford 2025 has released details of its Creative Health programme, saying it intends to drive lasting, transformative change tha…
Creative spaces, healthier places: How the arts can drive social impact
Creative placemaking is vital for community cohesion, writes Tom Holley. But more than social benefits, it can generate significan…
Libraries to offer warm spaces for third year running
Almost all library services in England will take part in a warm spaces scheme for the third year running. Libraries Connected said…
Manifesto for a transformative workplace
Clore Leadership recently released ‘Imagine it Different’ – a report on a programme they undertook looking into the world of wor…
Tackling isolation: Know your neighbourhood
Can creativity have an impact on the rising issue of loneliness and isolation? And if so, asks Jessica Plant of Creative Lives, ho…
Suffolk Artlink ‘facing funding crisis’
An art charity in Suffolk is facing the prospect of closure if it cannot raise enough money in the next three months. Suffolk Artl…
Understanding creative health in London
This week a report* on the state of the creative health sector in London has been published. Here, its author Dr Rebecca Gordon-Ne…
Government urged to embed creative health in NHS plan
Creative health should be integral to the government’s plan for the NHS in England, the National Centre for Creative Health…
Councils should ‘bear responsibility’ for cultural trust struggles
Hampshire County Council is pushing through plans to reduce Hampshire Cultural Trust's budget by £600,000, placing the f…
Community programme to support wellbeing in Cornwall
An arts and wellbeing organisation will partner with nine local hubs across Cornwall to provide creative activities. Arts Well&rsq…
£15m Ken Dodd centre planned for Liverpool
A new £15m centre dedicated to the late comedian Sir Ken Dodd is planned for his home city, Liverpool. The Sir Ken Dodd…
Dance therapy group receives £120,000 grant
An arts organisation in Chester has been awarded more than £120,000 to work with more people in addiction and mental health…
Emerging arts leaders need more support
There is no need for alarm over an increase in churn of arts leaders, says Jodi Myers. But the sector should consider what support…
Gardiner to step down from Monteverdi after assault
The acclaimed conductor said he was leaving the organisation after 'a long period of deep consideration and reflection' fo…
Mental health arts charity receives funding boost
An arts charity that helps people with mental health support needs has received a financial boost from London's biggest i…
Mental health at the Fringe is no laughing matter
The Edinburgh Fringe can be an intense, overwhelming experience. It’s the heart of thousands of artists’ performance c…
Campaign for free craft workshops reaches fundraising target
A charity’s campaign to raise money to pay for vulnerable and disadvantaged people to attend creative classes has hit its &p…
Artist to explore well-being in rural communities
An artist has been appointed to undertake a research commission to explore well-being in rural communities in Northumberland. The…
Don’t dance, because nobody’s watching
Dance is part of the national curriculum and schools are statutorily obliged to provide it. So why is a blind eye being turned to…
Scottish Opera partners with stroke charity
The online singing, songwriting and breath control sessions are aimed at helping people with aphasia improve their confidence arou…
Fail, fail again, fail better
Failure is part of life. We all know this, creative folk perhaps better than most, says Katie Villa. But how can we learn to…
Study highlights wellbeing impact of theatre company
Work by a theatre company for learning-disabled perfromers is providng them with benefits offstage as well as on, a study has foun…
