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27 February 2023

Museums supporting mental health: Dulwich Picture Gallery

Jane Findlay, Kelly Robinson and Alex Bowie
Dulwich Picture Gallery is one of the museums and galleries leading the way in health and wellbeing. Jane, Kelly and Alex introduce Together Through Art which trains young people to work on the Gallery's schools' programmes.
Arts
24 January 2023

A National Arts & Creative Charter for Older People

Tara Byrne, Age & Opportunity
Age & Opportunity is Ireland's development agency for ageing, with a strong focus on creativity in later age. Its new Charter for the arts sector is possibly the first in the world ... Tara Byrne explains more.
Arts
10 January 2023

The benefits of creativity for care staff

David Cutler
Bringing arts and creativity into care settings can benefit everyone. David Cutler reflects on the benefits for care staff.
Arts
13 December 2022

Museums supporting mental health: The Beaney museum in Canterbury

Jemma Channing
Jemma Channing is an occupational therapist and now Health & Wellbeing Coordinator for Canterbury Museums and Galleries. She introduces her expanding work with people with mental health problems at The Beaney.
Arts
15 November 2022

Creativity and mental health – are men missing out?

Harriet Lowe
This month is 'Movember', a good month to consider men's mental health. We ask how well men are represented in creative activities that support our mental health and wellbeing.
Arts
7 November 2022

Royal Philharmonic: creating new leaders for music & mental health

Lisa Rodio & Sigrun Saevarsdottir-Griffiths
The RPO has been training music leaders from ethnically diverse communities to work in mental health settings in Brent, NW London. This blog reflects on the programme, including the challenges these settings present.
Arts
26 October 2022

The Response to our Global Majority Led Arts Organisations Open Round for Engaging People with Mental Health Problems

Vicki Amedume
We are awarding 13 new grants - out of a very strong field - this week to Global Majority led arts organisations who want to develop their work with people with mental health problems. The Chair of our Arts Committee explains the decision-making.
Arts
10 October 2022

Creatively Minded – Twenty Questions

David Cutler
Here are 20 questions we are asking ourselves as we continue to develop our funding programme for Arts and Mental Health. Are they the right questions? What would you add?
Arts
3 August 2022

Singing for our Minds: creating new leaders for music & mental health

Jeremy Haneman, Together Productions
Singing for our Minds is a training development programme for ethnically diverse singing & choir leaders interested in working in mental health settings. Its co-creator Jeremy Haneman explains how the programme works.
Arts
4 July 2022

The therapeutic stitch

David Cutler
The Baring Foundation's Director and Arts programme manager, David Cutler, weaves a golden thread through the world of therapeutic sewing, from early occupational therapy for veterans of WW1 to some great projects today.
Arts