Art and Mind Teignbridge
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We are currently developing our 'Art and Mind' project; a crafting for wellbeing programme for anyone living with poor wellbeing, mental health and anyone who wants to feel brighter, creative and sociable.
Our arts workshops will provide friendly, fortnightly art workshops for people experiencing depression, anxiety and/or other mental health problems. They will offer the chance to experience working with a wide range of materials and techniques, including felt work, clay modelling, crochet, paper art and more.
These sessions are not 'art therapy' but do provide a therapeutic outlet, with the opportunity to work on something creative, stimulating and absorbing, with the aim of feeling positive. Sessions will be supported by a worker experienced in working with people with poor mental health, providing a safe and secure atmosphere in which to be able to speak openly, while experiencing the calming and fun atmosphere of a craft workshop.
We would like to start in February, but will be fundraising on an on-going basis, to provide this support.
Your donation will help us to pay for room hire, tools and materials to get the group started - we also hope to fund a couple of sessions led by experts to deliver a different and exciting new activity, chosen by participants.
How can you help?
We need crafting materials and tools for participants to use, as well as funding for room hire to get us started.
Once numbers increase, we hope that a small cover charge will carry the costs of room hire and tea and coffee for these session.
You can make a donation on our crowdfunding page or contact us if you have tools or materials you would like to donate.
Your donation will make a real difference to local lives, to people and their families.
Our arts workshops will provide friendly, fortnightly art workshops for people experiencing depression, anxiety and/or other mental health problems. They will offer the chance to experience working with a wide range of materials and techniques, including felt work, clay modelling, crochet, paper art and more.
These sessions are not 'art therapy' but do provide a therapeutic outlet, with the opportunity to work on something creative, stimulating and absorbing, with the aim of feeling positive. Sessions will be supported by a worker experienced in working with people with poor mental health, providing a safe and secure atmosphere in which to be able to speak openly, while experiencing the calming and fun atmosphere of a craft workshop.
We would like to start in February, but will be fundraising on an on-going basis, to provide this support.
Your donation will help us to pay for room hire, tools and materials to get the group started - we also hope to fund a couple of sessions led by experts to deliver a different and exciting new activity, chosen by participants.
How can you help?
We need crafting materials and tools for participants to use, as well as funding for room hire to get us started.
Once numbers increase, we hope that a small cover charge will carry the costs of room hire and tea and coffee for these session.
You can make a donation on our crowdfunding page or contact us if you have tools or materials you would like to donate.
Your donation will make a real difference to local lives, to people and their families.
Organizer
Debs Rylands
Organizer
