Creative Health

Stockwell

£25 ph

All levels

2 hours

Thursdays

Overview

Art4Space work with mental health referral partners across the community, including doctors and the NHS. We provide weekly supported creative therapeutic sessions where clients can work on independent projects using a range of art materials.

Our focus is better mental health through creativity and mindfulness. Building relationships with one another, networking, sharing resources, skills, ideas, community integration and to build resilience within the group to embed lifelong coping strategies and resources to maintain well-being and good mental health on an ongoing basis.

Creative health, according to the National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH), is defined as “Creative approaches and activities which have benefits for our health and wellbeing.”

What is included

Weekly sessions offering a peer led space for creativity and wellbeing, connection, community and mindfulness
Sessions include personal mosaic and ceramic projects, which will develop as sessions increase
The creativity lead structure enables participants to gain confidence in the environment where they are all valued, this will aid as a prevention as well as recovery for many in the wider community
Encouraging others to benefit and develop from regular creative practice alongside some mindfulness, to gain support, friendship networking, well-being, health, gaining confidence and generally finding meaning again

Things to remember

There is a maximum of twelve clients per session
Thanks to Agathos, we have some free funded places for our Peer Support with Gemma

What you say

“Coming to the mosaic therapeutic support classes with Art4space has been a life line for me.”

Client

“I feel very blessed to have been given the opportunity to attend this for many years now and each week it feels like entering a little place in paradise for a couple of hours.”

Client

“The happy, bright, cheerful, warm and welcoming surroundings and empathetic teachers are a world away from my usual lonely and dark days at home.”

Client

“There is even a tranquil garden and a cosy “me-time” lodge should you wish to have some peace and quiet or have a heart to heart chat with the kind, understanding staff who will try their utmost best to support with anything that might be troubling you.”

Client

“In the midst of this wonderful atmosphere you can develop your creative and artistic skills and end up with artwork that you can feel proud of.”

Client

“This course allows you to engage in a rewarding activity, in a safe, super friendly and supportive environment. I could not wish for better!”

Client

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Overview

What is included

Things to remember

What you say