Opportunities

Development Director – job opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual to play a lead role in the next phase of development for Arts Well, a social enterprise developing creative health across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.

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Artist opportunities – Nature Connection

Arts Well is working with Vounder Garden to trial creative activity sessions as part of the horticultural therapy offer at the Eden Project’s Vounder Garden and there are two opportunities for artists.

Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2023

Arts Well is taking part in Creativity and Wellbeing Week. Join us online or in person for creative writing, discussion and hat-making!

Learning

Arts Well: Grow – new dates in June

A new block of dates in June for our popular and well-received programme of online professional development workshops

Arts Lab

Arts Well is in a partnership with FEAST and Headstart Kernow to develop creative wellbeing projects for young people in Cornwall aged 10 - 16.

Trovya – Discovering the value of creativity on health and wellbeing

Trovya is the first in a programme of community drop-in events to enable people to discover the value of creativity on health and well-being to be hosted by Arts Well, taking place on Wednesday 23rd November in Newquay.

Creativity – It’s good for you!

View and download our digital leaflet 'Creativity - It's good for you!' to find out more about the vital contribution that creativity makes to health and wellbeing and the opportunities available to people in Cornwall.

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Arts Well: Workspace

As we come out of lockdown Arts Well is looking to create affordable workspaces for people who want a change each week from their normal working environment - increasingly home for many of us - and would like to work alongside others interested in creativity, health and wellbeing.

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Arts Well: Grow – Autumn 2021 programme

Our popular and well-received series of online professional development workshops starts again this autumn. This six-session programme is aimed at practitioners working in the space of creativity, culture, health and wellbeing and are designed with an emphasis on being able to put your learning into practice. Each workshop is a stand-alone session, so you can book for just one, but many people have attended the full programme.

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Creative, Health and Wellbeing Partnership Survey

The Creative, Health and Wellbeing Partnership is moving forward with a model of inclusivity, engagement and distributed leadership, enabling all members to play a role in how it develops. We designed a short survey and here you can see the analysis of the results so far.

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Co-designing a development and support programme

An opportunity to get involved in co-designing a development and support programme for practitioners working in the creative, health and wellbeing space.

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We are recruiting!

Opportunities to get involved in the development of the Creative, Health and Wellbeing Partnership for Cornwall.

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Arts Well: Grow – Summer programme now open

Arts Well: Grow is our programme of professional development workshops, aimed at practitioners working in the space of creativity, culture, health and wellbeing. Our six-session programme July is now open for bookings.

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Social Prescribing in Cornwall – growing the contribution of arts, culture and creativity

Jayne Howard and Rahul Mittal discuss the value of arts, culture and creativity in improving health and wellbeing and what might be needed in Cornwall to ensure that the sector can grow its contribution to the social prescribing model.

Learning

Arts Well: Grow – 2021 workshops now available to book

Arts Well’s Grow programme of six online professional development workshops kicks off again in January. The workshops are designed to provide you with information and guidance, with the emphasis on being able to put your learning into practice.

Arts Well workshop space

Arts Well has a workshop space available in Penryn.

Learning

Arts Well: Grow – Online programme Autumn 2020

Arts Well: Grow is a programme of development for people interested in arts, health and wellbeing. Our online programme for autumn 2020 is now open.

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Responding to covid: Culture and creativity for shielding or vulnerable communities

Responding to covid: Culture and creativity for shielding or vulnerable communities

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Social Prescribing

We are exploring opportunities for collaboration across the creative sector to improve the quality and provision of creative opportunities for participants referred to social prescribing and enhance skills and support for practitioners.

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New office and space for workshops

In September Arts Well will be working from a new office space. As well as being a new base for us, we will also have space to hire out for workshops.

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Action Learning Set

A virtual action learning set for Cornwall's creative practitioners

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Creating Space

Creating Space - an opportunity to contribute to a project for NHS staff.

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Creative Health and Wellbeing Partnership for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Cornwall Council's Public Health and Culture teams have jointly commissioned Arts Well to establish a Creative Health and Wellbeing Partnership to grow the contribution of the creative and cultural sector to improving health and wellbeing for individuals and communities in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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Arts Well: Grow – Early 2020 programme

Our Arts Well: Grow programme for January through to March 2020 is now open for bookings. We are repeating workshops that have shown to be successful in 2019 and have a new addition for those interested in delivering creative activities for social prescribing. Each session is a half-day, with a minimum of 4 participants and a maximum of 12, allowing for plenty of discussion and individual tailoring. Practical exercises, group discussions and case studies will be used with the emphasis on enabling you to put your learning into practice.

Come along to all sessions if you want a comprehensive guide to delivering arts and health work, or just choose sessions that are of particular interest to you.

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Autumn Development Programme

Our Autumn programme of skills development is now open for booking. Practical exercises, group discussions and case studies will be used with the emphasis on enabling you to put your learning into practice.

Come along to all sessions if you want a comprehensive guide to delivering arts and health work, or just choose sessions that are of particular interest to you.

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St Petrocs Poetry Writing Workshops

Arts Well is partnering with St Petroc's Society to offer poetry writing workshops for homeless clients over the winter of 2018/19.

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Chorus Connections

Chorus Connections is an intergenerational music project between Arts Well, Little Bird Music, Mountford House Care Home and Truro Nursery School

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Helping to end street homelessness in Cornwall

We have been working with St Petroc's Society on their campaign to end street homelessness in Cornwall. A number of arts and cultural events aim to raise awareness and encourage support for local initiatives.

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Creating Connections in Helston

Working with artists Melanie Young and Laura Menzies we ran a series of creative sessions in Helston and the surrounding area for people to learn new crafts in a friendly atmosphere. The aim of the programme, which was funded by the Big Lottery Awards for All, was to enable people to develop local connections and friendships.