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26 August 2025

The power and pride of parades for arts and mental health

David Cutler
As the Notting Hill carnival passes for another year, the Royal Edinburgh Hospital is busy preparing for its own, the glorious annual Snail Parade around its grounds...
Arts
29 July 2025

Prime Cut: two projects for people with mental health issues in Northern Ireland

Una NicEoin, Prime Cut Productions
Prime Cut’s Executive Producer, Una NicEoin, describes a creative writing project with people living with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and Well Read, a play-reading project that started out life in London.
Arts
21 July 2025

Designs in Mind

Charlotte Phillips, Designs in Mind
Designs in Mind is a unique design studio in Shropshire where adults living with mental health challenges work together on ambitious, experimental art and design projects.
Arts
14 July 2025

England needs to be more like Wales and put Creative Health at the top table

David Cutler
With no mention of creative health or social prescribing in the 170 page new NHS 10 Year Plan, England urgently needs Government engagement and a more strategic approach to creative health, says David Cutler.
Arts
10 June 2025

The Rhythm of Life: Creatively Minded and in Harmony

David Cutler
An inspiring evening of singing in Stockton-on-Tees prompts David Cutler, Director of the Baring Foundation, to explore the singing and choir projects we are funding through our Arts and Mental Health programme.
Arts
2 June 2025

Where are they? Boys in creative mental health

Harriet Lowe
Boys' mental health has been in the headlines, but are boys engaging equally in the creative mental health sector?
Arts
20 May 2025

The Art House Sheffield: building stronger foundations

Ben Clowes, The Art House Sheffield
The Art House Sheffield is striving to become self-sustaining and independent from grant income. Its Strategic Director, Ben Clowes, describes their journey so far.
Arts
7 May 2025

Arts and mental health Down Under: a visit to Melbourne

Harriet Lowe
The Foundation's Communications and Research Manager discovers arts and mental health in Melbourne, visiting the Dax Centre and the Australian National Veterans Art Museum.
Arts
1 May 2025

Portugal Prints closes after nearly 50 years

Anna Jaaskelainen, Camilla Langdon, Freya Moffat, Lauren Veevers & Rebecca Jelly
Portugal Prints, hosted by Mind in Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster, sadly closed this week after nearly half a century as an arts studio for people living with complex mental health in London. The staff team explains what made it special.
Arts
6 March 2025

Reframing addiction – the work of Portraits of Recovery

Mark Prest, Portraits of Recovery
Portraits of Recovery in Manchester is a visual arts charity supporting people affected by and in recovery from substance use – find out more in this blog by its founder and director, Mark Prest.
Arts