From issue 253 Feature
Can personal wellbeing improve when we start to focus on others’ wellbeing? Matthew Taylor describes a mental health project that put this to the test
From issue 253 Feature
Lowri Evans explains how the Library Theatre Company is engaging older people with memory loss through storytelling
From issue 253 Feature
Bridget McKenzie makes the case for a more eco-conscious arts sector, working to help restore the biosphere and generate capital from it
From issue 253 Feature
Kate Massey-Chase sees storytelling as fundamental to wellbeing because it helps us to understand who we are
From issue 253 Feature
In 2010, as the health sector faced major changes and public sector cuts were about to bite, why did Voluntary Arts chose to target an advocacy campaign at healthcare professionals? Anita Holford outlines Healthy, Social, Creative
From issue 253 Feature
Alex Fradera and Edmund Harriss explain how theatrical techniques can help improve communication skills, inspire collaboration and build a sense of community in mathematics students
From issue 253 Feature
Play is a fundamental part of artistic projects that aim to improve the lives of disabled people, says Ciara Brennan
From issue 253 Feature
Tony Butler describes a project which is encouraging cultural institutions to respond to the challenge of nurturing community wellbeing and improving environmental sustainability
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Meg Attwood explains how enlisting the help of evaluation consultants helped arts-based Community Interest Company Light Box gain credibility and stay on the right track
From issue 253 Feature
Mean Feet Dance’s One Step Forward pilot project offered creative dance tasters, short courses and performance opportunities to mental health service users in Somerset. Viv Gordon talks about the project
From issue 253 Feature
Transition initiatives help communities become stronger and happier and they are springing up all over the place. Hilary Jennings and Belinda Sosinowicz describe how Transition Town Tooting is using the arts to improve wellbeing in South East London
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Rebecca Taylor describes how the refreshing approach of a disability charity is leading its members to embrace the “cosmic dance of creative energy”
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In the choppy waters of NHS reforms and government cuts, much is changing in the area of arts, health and wellbeing. Victoria Hume reports
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The wellbeing agenda is developing alongside a demand for evidence-based practice. Daniel Callcut explores what this means for arts organisations
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Theatre has the potential to create profound and lasting wellbeing in young people. Emily Hunka explains how GLYPT is making a difference
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Tom Andrews explains how an arts programme celebrating kindness has made a difference to the way primary schoolchildren feel and act towards other people
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By collaborating with staff at local doctors’ surgeries, Dulwich Picture Gallery has found a sustainable channel for reaching out to isolated elderly individuals. Madeline Adeane explains
From issue 253 Arts People
Maria Bota describes the steps on her career path that led her to become Director of Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival
From issue 253 News
Arts Council is pulled up by the National Audit Office for blurring the boundaries between Lottery funds and Grant-in-Aid
From issue 253 News
A marketing campaign aimed at challenging stereotypes of classical music fans is using photos of its audience members to raise questions about what is classical music, who is it for, and who listens...
From issue 253 News
A new arts centre with a 503-seat concert hall, 140-seat flexible theatre, dance rehearsal room and 12 music rooms has opened at King Edward’s School Birmingham. The £7.2m Ruddock...
From issue 253 News
Proposals to increase the EU’s culture budget for 2014–2020 by 37% could still become a reality, despite objections from a number of governments. An estimated 300,000 artists would...
From issue 253 News
Concerns at the limitations of the Henley Review of Cultural Education and the Government’s response to it thus far (AP249) have led the Cultural Learning Alliance (CLA) to abandon its plans to...
From issue 253 News
Tate has cut short a number of its internships in the wake of a policy change in favour of paying interns. Until recently Tate offered unpaid ‘volunteer’ positions on both full- and part-...
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Plans for a leaner Arts Council in England are being shared with the organisation’s staff and stakeholders prior to being agreed by its National Council. Under the proposed new structure, which...

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