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Creative Activities in BANES: Arts & Mental Health

An introduction to Creativity Works - "Inspiring and empowering people through creativity to explore, develop and grow"

Creativity Works believe that the journey or process of creativity really can change lives for the better and inspire and empower people to explore, develop and grow in so many ways.

A summary of what Creativity Works do:

• They run creative activities and courses suitable for those living with mental health challenges or facing difficulty, including their BANES Mental Health Creative Support Service
• They support and develop the work of their Artists and socially engaged practitioners, through their Co|Create Programme
• They deliver creative commissions, social prescriptions and creative projects

Throughout their work, they support community groups that grow out of their courses or activities on their journey to self-sustainability and sometimes even to become enterprises in their own right.

They also help draw together community events such as:

• The annual World Mental Health Day Celebration in Bath,
• Family Arts Day and
• The art|works festival

You can learn more about how they work, by listening to recordings of their appearances on BBC Radio Bristol, here and here

Find out more by visiting the Creativity Works Website

Posted on 28 April 2016