Breathe Arts Health Research: NHS Staff Wellbeing Programme: Collective Power Award
This week we’re learning about and celebrating a co-designed and co-produced programme that uses creativity, underpinned by science, to improve the health and wellbeing of 18,000 health and care staff in London.
Boats on an Ocean: Collective Power Award
This week we are celebrating and hearing from those involved in an emotive, intimate audio artwork project channeling the lived experience of healthcare workers during Covid. A great example of collaboration and the power of the arts.
Television History at the Social Supermarket: Feeding Coventry its archival past
Read all about a project combining food, culture and community history that’s building and strengthening community relationships.
Outside Edge Theatre Company: Collective Power Award
This week we hear from the winners of the CHWA Collective Power 2021 Award, a theatre company focused on improving the lives of people affected by any form of addiction with lived experience and co-production at its heart.
Dance On, Yorkshire Dance: Collective Power Award
What we’ve loved, learnt and been surprised by. We hear from those at the heart of a project aimed at increasing physical activity and enhancing wellbeing for people aged 55+ which has been shortlisted for the Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance 2021 Awards.
The Magic and the Mayhem: a must listen podcast
If you love working collaboratively with communities or are looking to do so, this podcast is for you. The Communities in the Making series offers a mixture of real stories, practical tips and reflections about community project participation.
Lighting up the dark: Window Wanderland
Something very exciting is happening in the windows of Coventry. A mass community event is spreading hope and helping neighbours to talk to one another in new ways through the medium of creativity and fun.
Exercising Citizenship Through Creativity Is More Important Than Ever
Paul Hine, Director at Made by Mortals explains how they’ve adapted during Covid-19 with innovative ways of working to keep helping people use their creativity to take an active role in society and bring about change.
Collective Power: Museums Northumberland bait and The Bridge partnership
The final instalment in our Collective Power award series explores a rich partnership between a Creative People and Places programme and an employability programme exploring different art forms.