SUMMARY How may the value and impact of engaging with culture evolve across someone’s lifetime? Are our cultural tastes set in childhood? Or is there scope for our behaviours to change? If so, what can affect these shifts? These questions…
There is a wealth of evidence linking arts and culture to wellbeing, but less is known about ‘how’ and ‘why’ creative activities support wellbeing. Understanding this relationship allows policy makers and creative practitioners to identify which creative pathways work for…
London Arts and Health, in collaboration with Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt, is conducting research into the scale, character and maturity of creative health in London. This project is intended to address a research gap and assist future policy-making by the Culture and…
Each year we team up with Julie’s Bicycle to produce our Environmental Responsibility Annual Report, which celebrates the successes of creative and cultural organisations in acting on national and international climate targets. This year, the report covers National Portfolio Organisation’s…
By Dr Katey Warran, Research Fellow in the Social Biobehavioural Research Group at University College London and Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Arts & Health Evaluating arts and health activities to demonstrate their impact in view of…
It undeniably has been a tough year for communities up and down the country - also in Bromley by Bow. Many people are struggling to meet even basic needs, grappling with loneliness and mental ill health. The effects of Covid are still being felt and the…
A new report published yesterday explores how Orchestras are working within Healthcare, and includes case studies and insights drawn from a sector survey. With comprehensive data drawn from all four UK nations and a selection of seminal case studies, the…
Anchor Organisations Survey - VSCE sector colleagues As part of Social Finance’s work to create a Personalised Care Fund, Macmillan as the investor are really keen to get the thoughts of the VCSE sector on what they need from a…
A free new resource, co-produced by people living with dementia, sharing good practice guidelines for how we talk about dementia. These guidelines have been created by a Review Panel of people living with dementia, working alongside Innovations in Dementia (iD). The…
WE-EngAGE (Wellbeing, Engagement, Ageing) explores the impact of social leisure engagement on the psychological, cognitive, and physical wellbeing of older adults. Ageing poses challenges to one’s everyday life due to an increased risk of depression, cognitive decline, and deteriorating physical…
