Get Inspired!

by Arts Uplift

Training for Activity Co-Ordinators and people working in care with older people and people living with dementia in delivering amazing arts and crafts, singing, movement to music and creative writing sessions.

For more information click HERE

Inside Stories 4

by Arts Uplift

Thanks to funding from the Innovation Fund and the Community Mental Health Transformation we are working in partnership with the Recovery and Well-Being Academy to deliver Inside Stories 4 from October 2023-February 2024. Programme. These are weekly evening workshops for people to looking to find ways of improving their mental well-being. Suitable for people with low mood and low to moderate mental health issues.

Songwriting for Well-Being 

Thursdays 7-8.30pm from 5 October at The Benn Partnership, Rugby

Singing for Well-Being

Tuesdays 7-8.30pm from 17 October at Brunswick Hub, Leamington Spa

Creative Writing for Well-Being

Mondays 7-8.30pm from 20 November online Zoom.

Creative Writing for Well-Being is part of our Inside Stories programme. It is a series of 10 weeks of free creative writing workshops with an experienced creative writing facilitator for people looking to find coping strategies and improve mental well-being.

Steve Wilson from Crave Arts will lead the Creative Writing Workshops. He is an experienced and empathetic tutor who will work with you on trying out different writing styles from poetry, storytelling, dialogue to journalism. Each session will begin with a gentle writing exercise before examples of inspiring work will be read out and discussed. There will be the opportunity to write and read out your work (if you want to) in a friendly and supportive environment. No prior skills needed. Just bring something to write with and something to write on. After 10 weeks you’re work will form part of a writing e-zine.

Learning Outcomes:

• Gain a better understanding about how creative writing can benefit your well-being.

• Feel more confident about creative writing and learn different techniques that can be used to improve your well-being
• To meet new people and have peer to peer support

Duration: ​ 10 x 1.5hr sessions. Mondays 7pm to 8.30pm 20,27 November 4,11,18 December 2023  8,15,22,29 January 5 February 2024 Online through Zoom

For more information contact Jenny 07946 585978 jenny@artsuplift.co.uk or book at The Recovery and Wellbeing Academy by clicking HERE

Bridging The Gap- Kenilworth

by Arts Uplift

Free Movement, Music and Memories sessions in Kenilworth for older people with memory issues and their loved ones and wellbeing young people’s arts activities

Get your creative juices flowing…..…..Arts Uplift are bringing a brand new intergenerational FREE arts project to Kenilworth starting in July thanks to funding from Comic Relief, Warwick District Council and Kenilworth Town Council.

First to get going is the older people’s Movement to Music sessions which involves simple stretching exercises to catchy well known songs and music, gently guided by experienced dancer Kath Kimber-McTiffen, with plenty of time for tea and chat.  Participants do not need a diagnosis to take part, and those with limited mobility can remain seated if they prefer.  Suitable for all abilities and no experience required!

“Kath is brilliant. She chose a great range of songs and made us feel so welcome. Before we knew it we were all joining in. It was great fun.”

Dates and times: Fridays from 11.00am – 12.30pm

Place: Kenilworth Library, 11 Smalley Place, Kenilworth CV8 1QG

As well as being a lot of fun, participation in the arts can support mental well-being, improve brain function and physical coordination, as well as being a great way to make friends. Come and join us! 

Young People’s group 

We are working with refugee families from Kenilworth on a visual arts and crafts project with Sioda from Earthbound at the Kenilworth Centre.

The older and young people will meet and exchange stories about their lives and those stories will be turned into wonderful artworks to be performed and showcased later in the year.

For further information and bookings 

Contact Jenny Davis 

Email: jenny@artsuplift.co.uk 

Tel: 07946 585978       

Rewind 1970’s-capturing a generation through the arts

by Arts Uplift

Thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Postcode Local Trust and Barchester Charitable Foundation  Arts Uplift and Sonrisa Arts have joined together in an exciting project called ‘Rewind: 1970’s’: capturing a generation through the arts’, a community arts and heritage project in Coventry and Warwickshire.

We have been delivering 6 fun workshops in care homes, dementia cafes and older people’s friendship groups across Coventry and Warwickshire where we used creative dance, movement, music, reminiscence and popular culture from the 1970’s to inspire the participants to tell their personal stories and memories of growing up in the 1970’s. We have then created a dementia friendly scrap book from the memories which is printed and is available in various libraries across Coventry and Warwickshire and also available online HERE Read our evaluation report HERE

In phase 2 we created a fantastic dance and music show based on these memories and the memories of others groups stories which we performed to the groups that participated with 3 professional artists.

Tuesday 26 September 10.30 am Ettington Lodge 3pm Cedar Lodge care home
Wednesday 27 September 11am Meadow View care home 3pm Galanos House

Tuesday 3 October 10.30am Canley Age Uk Friendship Group 2.30pm Moat House Community Trust Tea&Chat
Wednesday 4 October 10.30am Cubbington Mill care home 3pm Holy Trinity Church, Nuneaton

Rewind: 1970’s

Rewind:1970’s, is inspired by real stories and memories of local Coventry and Warwickshire residents who lived through the 1970’s.  All woven into a highly entertaining dance and music show celebrating the best and the worst of the decade.