Brighton Creativity & Wellbeing Week 2022

The Brighton Creativity & Wellbeing week has been curated in support of the national Creativity & Wellbeing week, organised by London Arts in Health & Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance.

Brighton is a richly creative place with many amazing freelance workshop practitioners, arts organisations & medical centres who all create a web of opportunities for local people to try out arty stuff, even if you don't think you're creative.

Vikki Parker wanted to showcase the transformational work being done in this city and decided to curate her own programme to bring awareness to what's on offer for the community to access. Whoever you are, whatever your health needs or situation, there is something for you. Take a look at the events offered across the week & the further pages that highlight some of the other opportunities that are available all year round.

This year's theme is 'Get Creative - Get Outdoors'. After 2 years of restrictions you may be ready to meet up in person or still prefer to meet online. This programme offers a range of events for both, some paid, some subsidised, some free.

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Brighton Spotlights

What is Hera?

The Hera programme is funded by the Robin Hood Foundation and is run through the Brighton Health & Wellbeing Centre – A GP surgery & holistic health centre in Hove. This incredible programme offers free creative workshops to any Brighton & Hove resident who applies. Read more about what they have on offer in the programme all year round.

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Art Yourself Alive Podcast Launch

Art Yourself Alive podcast shares the lived experience stories of those who have embraced creativity to support their growth, healing, and mental/physical health in any of its glorious forms. The artywisdom from these conversations plants seeds in the listener to whisper the encouragement and permission they have been waiting for to begin their creative journey and empower themselves to follow their curiosity, honor their inner landscape and celebrate all the colors that they are.

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Room to Rant

Ever wondered if Rap could benefit men’s mental health and prevent suicide? Local arts organization, AudioActive have been doing some incredible work with their program ‘Room to Rant’. They’ve recently completed some research and are ready to share their findings in an open talk during the wellbeing week. Watch here for a sample of their amazing work.

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AudioActive

Rap Music: From Public Enemy to Public Health

Around three-quarters of suicides in the UK are males, but 36% of referrals for treatment of depression and anxiety are men. In the 2021 Youth Index, 56% of 16-25-year-olds reported that they always or often feel anxious. Debate is raging in the media and political spheres about the influence that Rap music has on society, but can rapping save a life?

Room to Rant is a weekly workshop for young men that uses rap and lyric writing as a therapeutic release. The project is funded by Comic Relief and delivered by AudioActive in partnership with YMCA Downslink, the sessions are led by experienced, professional rap artists and supported by mental health professionals.

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A Second Voice... a blog by Vikki Parker

Read Vikki's blog about the 'Art Yourself Alive' Podcast- how its grown from lived experience and it's aim to amplify more stories of people's experiences of using creativity to transform their health and lives.