Category Drawing, health and wellbeing
Tom Roberts is a doctoral researcher in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Brighton and is funded by the ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership. Here they report on their experience of presenting at the… Continue Reading →
Caehryn Tinker is in the fourth year of a part time PhD at the School of Art and Media at The University of Brighton, their research focuses on collaborative character and narrative drawing as a way for practitioners to support… Continue Reading →
Conference hosted by The AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network & Creative Lives Thursday 26th September 2024 Cecil Sharp House, London, England An opportunity to share understandings and ways of working with, and for, everyday creativity and to celebrate everyday creative… Continue Reading →
The 2024 Everyday Creativity Conference: Celebrating Practice, Exploring Legacies, and Forging New Paths Forwards Hosted by The AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network and Creative Lives Thursday 26th September 2024 Cecil Sharp House, London The 2024 Everyday Creativity Conference… Continue Reading →
The symposium A day of drawing: exploring drawing as method in research and practice took place on 29th March in Grand Parade, City Campus, Brighton. This event attracted an audience of 40 students, local artists and academics and featured: 1000 – 10.15 Philippa… Continue Reading →
The Orange Collective focuses on creative approaches to wellbeing for communities and individuals, involving artists and mental health practitioners. They offer workshops and training https://orangecollective.co.uk/workshops using the arts (drawing, storytelling, drama and dance), reflective practice and clinical supervision, plus bi-monthly… Continue Reading →
Draw Dancers is a series of charity fundraiser online life drawing classes, focussing on quick poses, gesture and movement. The next session is on 5th December and will be raising money for the Grassroots suicide prevention charity. Pay what you… Continue Reading →
The network for Brighton & Hove based freelance artists and health practitioners working in the arts and health sector has its pre-Christmas meeting on 14th December, 10–12.00. It will involve networking, reflecting, planning for 2023 and a creative activity run by… Continue Reading →
Why should we turn to drawing to benefit our health or sustain our wellbeing? Philippa Lyon and University of Brighton PhD graduate, consultant educationalist and drawing researcher Curie Scott are editing a book that aims to investigate the research evidence… Continue Reading →
Wellbeing and healing through drawing with plants was the focus of a workshop run by Dr Edina Husanovic on 17th November 2022. Edina shared the experience of creating a book of drawings with staff and students, using the dye garden… Continue Reading →
