An exercise and nutrition programme aiming to teach parents how to cook and eat well on a budget and how to enjoy exercise, have fun and relax. Creche provided.
For more information, see flyer attached or contact Diana Saline at Archway Children’s Centre on 020 7527 4827
Studio Upstairs is an arts and heath charity based in Bristol and London.
On Friday 20th July 2012 the charity is holding an evening of celebration and a silent auction at the Royal Academy of Arts, to raise awareness that one in four adults in the UK will suffer mental health problems at some time in their life. All proceeds raised will go towards supporting the work of the charity.
Studio Upstairs is also seeking artworks to be donated to the auction to join pieces by Bristol based artist Anthony Garratt, Rob Ryan and Dan Badwin.
London based artists and community groups are being sought to perform at PICTURE: Potters Fields a free celebration presented by the Mayor of London during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“PICTURE is a small, non-ticketed outdoor event where families, visitors and the local community can watch live Olympic and Paralympic Games coverage on a big screen, enjoy roving entertainment and soak up the view of London’s iconic Tower Bridge.”
Tight Modern is a miniature replica of London’s Tate Modern and showcases 50 disabled and marginalised artists in a gallery 8ft x 5ft with a 12ft high chimney.
The London Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2012 will take place from June 13-20 this summer and promises to be a great showcase for the huge variety of arts and health activity in the capital. There is still time to get involved and include your events or just to start planning what you want to see and do! w: www.creativityandwellbeing.org.uk
The Hunterian Museum is looking for members to join its newly formed Access Consultation Panel. The Panel, run in conjunction with the Sir John Soane’s Museum, aims to improve access to the Museum and its collections.
Last year Creative Health hosted a Health and Wellbeing themed festival as part of Artsfest profiling the work of organisations and artists working in arts, health and wellbeing.
This year Creative Health is offering the same opportunity on Sunday 9 September in Birmingham City Centre.
Homeless Link is a membership agency that works with homelessness services nationally. Get Creative: Arts for all is a new project which aims to increase homeless peoples participation in the arts. As part of this work, Homeless Link is putting together a list of artists and arts organisations that do, or would like to work with homeless people. The list will be made available on its website for homelessness agencies and partners to access with the aim of promoting potential partnership working and commissioning opportunities for artists and arts organisations.
The Autumn/Winter 2012 visual arts season at the Royal Derby Hospital is being guest-curated with Antoinette Burchill on the theme Using Light. Approximately 12 artists will be selected for exhibition spaces across the Royal Derby Hospital.
The air: arts to aid wellbeing programme (http://airarts.net/) supports the healing process with high quality art, helping to create a therapeutic environment and a place in which patients, visitors and staff can engage positively with their surroundings.
Outside in provides a platform for artists to access the art world who may find it difficult due to health, disability, social circumstance or because their work does not conform to what is normally considered as art.
The deadline for submissions for the London exhibition is 31 May. Five pieces of work from each artist can be put forward for selection for the exhibition and up to eight artists will be chosen for a group showing, showcasing up to five pieces of work each. The exhibition will be at CGP London in Southwark Park from 15 August–9 September 2012.
The London Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2012 will take place from June 13-20 this summer and promises to be a great showcase for the huge variety of arts and health activity in the capital.
