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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 →
The PGR Creative Methods Group would like to invite you to join us for a vibrant symposium on creative research methods on Tue 6th December 14:00-15:30 on Microsoft Teams (use this code to join: 6r81bq6). This session features: Laharee Mitra… Continue Reading →
CAW member and conference co-organiser, Vedrana Velickovic, reports on the success of the CAW-funded conference Common Threads The Common Threads conference was held at the University of Brighton from 21-23 July 2023 at Edward Street, City Campus. It was co-organized… Continue Reading →
Developing a Network for Everyday Creativity Helen Johnson From July 15th – 16th 2021 a group of academics, community partners and independent researchers with an interest in creative practices met to share our thoughts around everyday creativity. CAW supported Helen… Continue Reading →
The CAW is particularly interested in how performance can inform research about Arts and Wellbeing. In an interview with The Bread and Roses Theatre London, Clapham, one of our newest members – Dr Ifigeneia Giannopoulou – talks about an immersive… Continue Reading →
A hobby I have outside of my research and teaching at the University is collecting old video games. Specifically, and this is something I started again during lockdown after a number of years, games for a pretty obscure games console… Continue Reading →
