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Inclusion through narrative

The ways in which individuals and societies make and communicate their stories influences identity, builds understanding and resilience, shares diversity and nurtures equality. This theme considers how storytelling can be used to extend cross-disciplinary communities of practice across health, the humanities and the arts. It operates a programme of symposiums that inform our Creative Writing with Wellbeing BA, and a book series with Intellect.

Everyday Creativity: Celebrating Practice, Exploring Legacies, and Forging New Paths Forwards

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 →

Call for Submissions for the 2024 Everyday Creativity Conference

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 →

Event | 5 May 2024 – Theatre for All & Marginalised Artists

You are invited to join us at this Brighton Fringe Theatre & Forum Event Sunday 5 May 2024, 6.30 pm Old Net Loft, Kings Road Arches, Brighton We would like to invite you to our Brighton Fringe Theatre & Forum… Continue Reading →

Writer in Residence | Sonny-Rhoey Liverod-Griffin | Gaming & Wellbeing: Video Games––Why Immersion and Escapism Are Crucial to Wellbeing

Hello, I’m Sonny-Rhoey a 23-year-old trans woman, doing my Master of Arts in Creative Writing. As part of my creative residency with the Centre of Arts and Wellbeing, I will be exploring how, through games and gaming, collaborative storytelling is… Continue Reading →

Writer in Residence | Rob Vanston | Mindfulness: Reverie–The Calm after the Storm

Rob Vanston is a student studying a Creative Writing MA at the University of Brighton, and has an unhealthy interest in cosmic horror. He is currently doing a writer’s residency for the Centre of Arts and Wellbeing where his aim… Continue Reading →

Writer in Residence | Rob Vanston | Mindfulness: The Problem of Men Asking for Help

Rob Vanston is a student studying a Creative Writing MA at the University of Brighton, and has an unhealthy interest in cosmic horror. He is currently doing a writer’s residency for the Centre of Arts and Wellbeing where his aim… Continue Reading →

Writer in Residence | Sonny-Rhoey Liverod-Griffin | Gaming & Wellbeing: An introduction––Why games are important to mental wellbeing and what they can offer us?

Hello, I’m Sonny-Rhoey a 23-year-old trans woman, doing my Master of Arts in Creative Writing. As part of my creative residency with the Centre of Arts and Wellbeing, I will be exploring how, through games and gaming, collaborative storytelling is… Continue Reading →

Writer in Residence | Rob Vanston | Mindfulness: How Meditation Can Help With Mind Clutter

Rob Vanston is a student studying a Creative Writing MA at the University of Brighton, and has an unhealthy interest in cosmic horror. He is currently doing a writer’s residency for the Centre of Arts and Wellbeing where his aim… Continue Reading →

Event | 30 May 2024 – Empowering ‘At-Risk’ Youth through Improvisational Theatre, with Adam Frank

Thursday 30th May 10:30-15:00 University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb Campus, Cockcroft 101 This participatory workshop will discuss the viability of/alternatives to the term “at-risk” as a conceptual framework for generating empowering performance modalities for youth and  introduce the case study of… Continue Reading →

Eshani Adhikary: Narrative Recipes

Eshani Adhikary has created a collection of recipes exploring culture and narrative storytelling. Titled ‘Hidden Stories of a Dusty Kitchen’, she states: This project is a homage to my roots, the women in my home who really didn’t belong to… Continue Reading →

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