Category: Creative Toolbox
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EXCITING FESTIVE NEWS! We’re delighted to announce that our talented graduates from the Art Journal Project and Creative Toolbox 2024 will be hosting a special stall at this year’s Shambellie House Christmas Fayre! These creative minds have worked passionately throughout the year, developing their artistic voices and honing their skills and now they have a…
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Over the past few months, participants in our Creative Toolbox project have been collaborating with a diverse group of artists, exploring various art forms such as creative writing, illustration, textiles, photography, sound, and performance. This journey culminated in a truly inspiring exhibition at The Stove Café, part of the Conversing Building project. We are incredibly…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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DG Creative Wellbeing has launched Creative Toolbox. This 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 2024 Creative Toolbox programme explores a variety of art forms focused on storytelling. It aims to boost creativity, broaden horizons,…