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. […]
Student social work support Do you ever wonder what it’s like for a Social work Student on placement with Arc? They play a vital role in support us to run our arts for wellbeing service, and we are very lucky to have had some particularly passionate and involved students during one of our more difficult […]
My Lockdown Story Stockport Miniature Book Project This course has now ended but you can buy our digital pack leading you through creating your own at home here! Write your lockdown story! ’My Lockdown Story’ is a project inviting anyone who lives, studies, works or has a connection to Stockport to document your experience of […]
Are your personal finances making you feel stressed?! Get them sorted and de-stress your finances! Hi, I’m Nuala, Arc’s Finance Officer – a new year can cause you to hold a mirror to yourself and your life, so I want to help anyone who’s been feeling stressed about their finances with a bit of an […]
With new national restrictions now in place, Arc will still be supporting all our participants through remote delivery of creative projects. This will include: Activities via Zoom, Facebook Live and post, by delivering art materials to each person and through telephone support. Referrals can still be made to referrals@arc-centre.org or by phoning 0161 474 1462 for […]
Get involved with the Patchwork Project: Threads of Creativity Stockport Culture Champions has signed up to create a patchwork piece as part of a national project called ‘Patchwork – The Covid Quilt Project’, commemorating 2020, or “The Year of Covid”, by capturing peoples’ experiences and thoughts through this age-old method of recording social history. Groups […]
Get festive – buy the Arc MusicSpace Young People’s Charity Christmas Single! Young people from our group MusicSpace have recorded an upbeat Christmas song hoping to raise funds for future Arc music-making projects! You can buy the charity Christmas Single ‘Xmas (AGAIN?!)’ for as little as £1 – be warned, it’s an earworm… Click here! […]
Mail Art is Good For Your Mental Health! This month we’re launching a new Mail Art project that connects isolated Stockport residents to our volunteers and a variety of arts activities from the comfort of their own home. I am really excited about the idea of an art exchange through the post, you might be […]
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