Arts for Health MK
launches a new guide “Supporting Artist’s Health and Wellbeing”
Anybody participating in our programmes will know that
getting creative can help us live well and feel great. Being part of something
- be it art, music, drama or dance - can really help improve both our mental
health and physical health. Our wonderful artists sit at the very heart
of this work, often delivering outstanding workshops and courses with very
limited resources.
With this in mind, Arts for Health MK want to take a leading
role in supporting the health and wellbeing of artists across Milton Keynes. We
are here to help and support you as creatives just as much as we are here to
support our service users.
I’d like to introduce our new e-book entitled “Supporting
Artists’ Health and Wellbeing”. Inside, you will find information on a range of
topics designed to help you manage your resilience, security, and financial
wellbeing, and address a myriad of professional concerns whilst also promoting
a culture of effective safeguarding and best practice.
For many of you, this may be a useful reminder to check in
with us and take a moment to reflect on your recent experiences as a
facilitator. For others, particularly if you are new to the sector, this might
be the first time you have considered many of these topics.
This e-book leans into some of the conversations, queries,
concerns, and suggestions from across the Charity that you have drawn to my
attention over the last eighteen months.
We’d encourage you to take ten minutes out of your day to
have a quick read of the guide, and we’d love to hear from you if you have any
questions, comments, thoughts about anything we may have missed, or other
ideas. You can contact us at info@artsforhealthmk.org.uk
Next year, we hope to launch a follow-up booklet entitled a
“Beginners Guide to Mental Health”. Watch this space!
Artists are also reminded that our next “Supportive
Conversation” in partnership with MK Arts Centre will be happening on
Wednesday 18th September 2024 at 10am until 11.30am at the Arts
Centre, and the topic will be “Best Practice”.
Please email fiona@miltonkeynesartscentre.org to book a place and please note that there are only 15 places, allocated on a
first come, first served basis, and the event is likely to book up quickly.
Ben Heyworth
Director
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