Stockport Together Again Connecting Through Creativity Stockport Together Again is an exhibition commissioned by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council to celebrate the power of creativity to heal and support our mental health. In 2021 after the devastating mental and social impact of the pandemic, there is a need for us to connect again and share our […]
How being part of a creative community in Stockport really can change your life! I love Arc. It’s that simple. I hope that after reading this, you will feel the same pull as I did to get involved with the people and activities on offer here and how being part of a creative community in […]
Arts and Health at Home #KeepingUsTogether Hopefully the worst of the pandemic is behind us, but many people are still shielding, feeling heightened anxiety, spending more time at home out of habit or travel uncertainty, or just happier at home as the nights draw in… Whatever the reason for staying home more, we don’t think […]
10 Types of Videos I Create for Art Marketing and Content My name is Lucie Fitzpatrick and I’m a freelance art marketer, trainer and project manager who works for Arc as its marketing officer. Just before lockdown I did a video making session with MACC in Manchester. You could say it was the best timing […]
We’ve been working on something “ribbiting”! 🐸 We were thrilled to be asked by SMBC and One Stockport to collaborate on the Gigantic Leap Forward project, designing and painting 17 Stockport Frogs to go in local neighbourhoods around the Borough alongside the town centre Stockport Frogs. You can jump straight to the trail list leaflet […]
Can our response to the pandemic be an energized arts and health sector? Making sense now more than ever Over the last year or so I’ve been struck by the growing number of public platforms acknowledging how creativity maintains and nurtures our mental wellbeing, with anecdotal and statistical evidence of the effectiveness of arts participation […]
We Are Mini Dreamers Exhibition, Merseyway Stockport UPDATE: This exhibition will be visitable at #StockportTogetherAgain in the Upper Gallery of Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery from September 25th – November 14th 2021. Thanks to a fantastic response we received over 40 pieces for the exhibition! You can visit the fantastic contributions in the mini We […]
The modern world of music facilitation Hi, I’m Phill Howley, Project Coordinator for Young People’s Arc. I’m also a musician and work for several arts and music organisations in the north west, like Brighter Sound. Project Manager for Brighter Sound Lucy Wallace and I reflect on the experience gained from a series of workshops in November […]
A Disabled Person’s View of Lockdown and The Benefits of Art for Physical and Mental Health By Amie Kirby May 15th 2021 The past year has been immeasurably difficult for everybody. With the very harsh realities of the Covid-19 pandemic rapidly unfolding as we welcomed the year 2020, what we knew as ‘normal’ was suddenly […]
The Story of Creative Challenge, an Arts for Wellbeing Programme Welcome to a retrospective exhibition of Arc’s Arts for Wellbeing programme ‘Creative Challenge‘. To find out more about a mental health arts for wellbeing programme for adults, please visit here. This exhibition showcases artwork from the last two groups of participants on our Creative Challenge […]
Let us help you plan your screen-free self-care Are you worried about the amount of time you spend sitting, looking at screens, or in the social media / email “checking loop”? Would you like help to have a break for some screen-free self-care? Mon May 3rd – 9th 2021 is International Screen-Free Week, so what […]
The Top 5 things that have helped my career Hi! I’m Leona, former Engagement Officer with Arc. Sadly I have left Arc to work full time as a Creative Learning Studio Lead for Project Inc. The role involves pastoral, wellbeing and safeguarding work with young people with additional educational, social, emotional or mental health needs. […]
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