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We are looking for a Learning Partner to support a five-year programme to increase the use of human rights based approaches to achieve change for communities in London

New grants by our Strengthening Civil Society programme include collaborations with the Community Foundation NI, the Access to Justice Foundation, City Bridge Trust and with Scottish grant-makers for a new Scottish human rights fund.

On the day of a major conference on creative ageing in Newcastle, we are publishing two new reports to celebrate the movement's achievements and to look forward to its future.

"Hostile environments aren’t conducive to good mental health. Supportive, caring artists and creativity are." This new report by Counterpoints Arts highlights the importance of the arts for refugees experiencing trauma and poor mental health.

Our 2022 Report on Activities reports on our grantmaking for the year, which totalled over £3.3million.

Targeted engagement by museums with people with mental health problems is relatively rare, despite a strong commitment to inclusivity and wellbeing. This new report makes the case - through a series of case studies - for more work in this area.

Access to arts and culture for England's 419,000 older people living in care homes is currently a lottery. Our new report shows how a systems approach - involving both arts and social care - could help change this.

A new report by Flourishing Lives evaluates free reflective practice sessions for artists from 12 organisations working in mental health.

The Baring Foundation is one of a group of funders who have commissioned the Social Change Initiative to help inform the future of funding for human rights in Scotland.

Join us on 9 September for a special event on arts, culture and creativity in care in Finland