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2024 Creative Toolbox – Summer Update
Creative Toolbox is an exciting new youth creative wellbeing programme for young people from across Dumfries & Galloway dealing with low self-esteem, low confidence and/or poor mental health. The Creative Toolbox programme was launched at a special event in April 2024, and aims to boost creativity, expand horizons and provide a gateway to further creative opportunities for young people. Creative Toolbox is all about storytelling through various art forms, and participants have had the opportunity to work with professional artists… Read more
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We are thrilled to share the news that we were recently commissioned by the Crichton Trust to create visual content, alongside For Enjoyment CIC, for a special edition of The New Moon publication to commemorate the European Lunar Symposium 2024. The Symposium was hosted by the Open University, and took place at the Crichton in Dumfries last week. This event was a significant opportunity for local communities and organisations to engage with prominent figures in space science. For instance, NASA… Read more
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The next event is on Thursday 20th June (11am – 12.30pm), and we’ll be exploring the theme: “Creativity as an effective tool to achieve wellbeing outcomes”. We’ll exchange ideas on how we can ensure our creative wellbeing activities achieve health and wellbeing outcomes, and inspirational guests will be joining us to share their experiences of leading creative wellbeing activities and workshops. There will also be an opportunity for you share your own experiences and examples of creative wellbeing outcomes that you… Read more
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2024 Art Journal Project – Spring Update
Thirty participants are now on their creative journey with the 2024 Art Journal Project. Liz McQueen, our our Adult Creative Wellbeing lead, provides an update on what’s been happening so far and what to expect in the next few months. Part 1 of the Art Journal Project is all about working mostly in black and white to really explore tone texture and mark making. Art Journallers have been attending weekly zoom sessions lead by artists Frank Hayes, Lucy Macleod, Lucy Lee… Read more
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Empowering Portraits Update
The Empowering Portraits sessions recently took place at Midpark Hospital in Dumfries. Patients and staff had a unique opportunity to engage in artistic expression and exploration. Under the guidance of Dumfries-based artist Kirsty Turpie, took part in a variety of creative activities focused around the theme of portraits, self-reflection, and wellbeing. After two hugely successful blocks of creative workshops at Midpark we commissioned artist Kirsty Turpie to run a third set of creative sessions. The Sessions took place in the foyer… Read more
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Creative Toolbox Update
Creative Toolbox is an exciting new youth creative wellbeing programme for young people from across Dumfries & Galloway dealing with low self-esteem, low confidence and/or poor mental health. Georgia Blue, our Youth Creative Wellbeing lead provides an update: “Theatre-maker & performer Marion Geoffray, led a fantastic drama and devising workshop for our Creative Toolbox group on the 11th of May. The group were shown different devising storytelling techniques such as newspaper world, storytelling dice and varied pieces of texts from… Read more
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Launch of 2024 Art Journal Project and Creative Toolbox
The 2024 Art Journal Project and the new youth initiative Creative Toolbox launched in April with a joint event. Both programmes ignite creativity and foster wellbeing, catering to different age groups with unique approaches. Participants came together to start their creative wellbeing journeys with an in-person welcome session at The Bridge, Dumfries. Participants were able to connect with the team and meet each other as well as receive their complimentary package of art materials to start their creative exploration. Looking ahead,… Read more
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DGRI Self-Care Week
DG Creative Wellbeing recently hosted an amazing day at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary (DGRI) as part of the staff ‘Self-Care Week’. It included a printing workshop and window mural painting. Check out some images from the event. Read more
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You are warmly invited to join us at our new, regular Creative Wellbeing Network ‘Cuppa & Catch-Up’, via Zoom. Our theme for the get together is ‘Enhancing Spaces’ Our Catch-Ups are an opportunity to spend time connecting with other creative practitioners, cultural colleagues, education, third sector, social care, and health professionals – sharing ideas on how we can individually and collectively contribute to and amplify Creative Wellbeing in Dumfries and Galloway. This is our second Cuppa & Catch-Up and it… Read more
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New Mural Unveiled at The Willows
A new mural has been unveiled at The Willows Children Young People & Family Centre based on the Crichton Campus in Dumfries. The artwork was officially unveiled as part of a special event on Thursday 21 March 2024 The DG Creative Wellbeing project’s Community Creative Wellbeing and Art in Healthcare teams worked in partnership with NHS staff based within the Willows, to facilitate the public art installation that will be on permanent display in the foyer of the building. Lead… Read more
D&G Showcases Growing Leadership in Creative Health at Healing Arts Scotland 2026!
