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20 October 2025

Invitation to tender: Every Care Home a Creative Home – advocacy initiative

We are making up to £200,000 available for an advocacy initiative to increase the appreciation and availability of creative opportunities in all care homes in England.
Arts
7 October 2025

Joint fund with ACNI awards £400,000 for mental health and arts projects

23 new projects across Northern Ireland will give people living with mental health conditions access to creative workshops and classes.
Arts
17 September 2025

Joint fund with Museums Galleries Scotland makes new grants

Our joint fund with Museums Galleries Scotland - Creative Minds - has made four new grants for museums in Scotland to develop creative projects with people with mental health problems.
Arts
12 September 2025

Invitation to tender for research: mobilising new resources in arts and mental health

We are looking for researcher/s to research and write a practical report on diversifying income for participatory arts organisations working with people with mental health problems.
Arts
2 July 2025

“I wouldn’t still be here”: the power of visual arts for mental health

Our new report uncovers a vibrant, if under-resourced, scene of visual arts for and by people with mental health problems in both community and hospital settings.
Arts
14 May 2025

A new resource for mental health friendly choirs and singing groups

These new Singing for our Minds podcasts from Together Productions explore the art of leading and nurturing mental health inclusive choirs and singing groups.
Arts
25 April 2025

£128k boost for mental health initiatives in Scottish Museums

The joint Creative Minds Fund between Museums and Galleries Scotland and the Baring Foundation has awarded six grants to organisations in Scotland to deliver creative projects with people with mental health problems.
Arts
24 March 2025

Join the International Creative Ageing Network (iCAN)

Together with Kaapeli arts centre in Finland, we are piloting an International Creative Ageing Network to share practice and make connections with colleagues from around the world.
Arts
15 November 2024

Celebrating the UK’s longest running creative ageing programme

This new report by Dr Una Lynch, commissioned by the Foundation and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, celebrates the success of ACNI's long-running Arts and Older People programme.
Arts
1 November 2024

What does a trauma-informed museum look like?

Manchester Art Gallery have spent the last year exploring this question and produced a web resource for other museums developing trauma-informed practice.
Arts