Main image: With Kind Permission from © Alicia Hendrick sourced from The Kelpies by © Andy Scott
A very warm welcome to you all here in the Arts and Mental Wellbeing section. All of us will be feeling levels of fear, anxiety and worry; for ourselves, parents, children, families, friends, for people in our community, for those who are vulnerable, and alone; and to be honest, this list can go on and on. To acknowledge this, the BBC have launched a range of arts programming and virtual tours during these challenging times: www.bbc.co.uk/arts
There are a range of free online courses over the summer from the university of Edinburgh listed here: www.ed.ac.uk/studying/short-courses
We hope it really helps you to feel more connected with the powerful resources of art and nature.
We already know there is a strong relationship between the arts and mental health and wellbeing; here is a wonderful link to check out from the Mental Health Foundation, and see if there is anything that will suit you.(www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/how-arts-can-help-improve-your-mental-health).
We have some absolutely beautiful images here from Alicia Hendrick, Veronica Slater, Sally Carlaw, Katie Hendrick with photography from Arthur O'Brien, RIP, Paul Chambers and Isaac Miks; they just really show the powerful positive effect, of taking time to just look at these pictures for a few minutes can have.
For copyright: editiorial_team_guidelines_2020.pdf
The Gallery!
A very warm welcome to you all here in the Arts and Mental Wellbeing section. All of us will be feeling levels of fear, anxiety and worry; for ourselves, parents, children, families, friends, for people in our community, for those who are vulnerable, and alone; and to be honest, this list can go on and on. To acknowledge this, the BBC have launched a range of arts programming and virtual tours during these challenging times: www.bbc.co.uk/arts
There are a range of free online courses over the summer from the university of Edinburgh listed here: www.ed.ac.uk/studying/short-courses
We hope it really helps you to feel more connected with the powerful resources of art and nature.
We already know there is a strong relationship between the arts and mental health and wellbeing; here is a wonderful link to check out from the Mental Health Foundation, and see if there is anything that will suit you.(www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/how-arts-can-help-improve-your-mental-health).
We have some absolutely beautiful images here from Alicia Hendrick, Veronica Slater, Sally Carlaw, Katie Hendrick with photography from Arthur O'Brien, RIP, Paul Chambers and Isaac Miks; they just really show the powerful positive effect, of taking time to just look at these pictures for a few minutes can have.
For copyright: editiorial_team_guidelines_2020.pdf
The Gallery!
For children who are budding artists, and with Kind Permission from Georgia Satchel, this enchanting colour in poster is free to download: colour-in-covid.pdf
Creative Corner
The Singing Section!
We really do hope you will begin to feel the positive effect of listening to the power of singing, and feeling connected to the people in these videos. We will have more postings here over the days and weeks.
We have a demonstration link for you all to watch, and enjoy here: https://vimeo.com/386684159 with kind permission from Heather MacLeod. For some singing see guidelines, click on the link here: http://www.artsandhealth.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Singing-and-Mental-Health-PDF.pdf
If you are interested in learning about singing and its role in reducing stress see here: www.onsong.co.uk/resources
Creative Corner
The Singing Section!
We really do hope you will begin to feel the positive effect of listening to the power of singing, and feeling connected to the people in these videos. We will have more postings here over the days and weeks.
We have a demonstration link for you all to watch, and enjoy here: https://vimeo.com/386684159 with kind permission from Heather MacLeod. For some singing see guidelines, click on the link here: http://www.artsandhealth.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Singing-and-Mental-Health-PDF.pdf
If you are interested in learning about singing and its role in reducing stress see here: www.onsong.co.uk/resources