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Mid Wales Arts Centre
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Ceramic
A highly successful Arts Centre, good access, in the middle of Wales. 3 large galleries, studios and pottery, sculpture trails and outdoor classroom. 9 regular clubs a week for the community, clay, tai chi, yoga, art talks plus workshops and events aimed at health, well being and art education.
Website | Email | 07970671819

Pen and Paper Theatre
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Theatre, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital, Animation
We at Pen and Paper Theatre Co. believe “Creativity for Everyone and with Everyone!” Standing firmly behind our beliefs, we creatively liberate our communities to Explore, Express and Exceed through arts, performance and theatre.
Website | Email | 07751302705

Jordan Wilcox-Forse
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Literature
A Creative Practioner Excited about Arts, Wellbeing and Education
Website | Email | 07751302705

Paul Midgley
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Music, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Digital
I have run Interactive Music workshops & events for over 25 years. Developed a large scale festival (over 50k attendance over a weekend) and won a Special Award for community development. I am keen to move to Wales and bring skills and experience. I am also a Wellbeing Mentor for a local council.
Website | Email | 07932 448627

Innerconnect
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Music, Dance, Digital
Inner Connect promotes health & well-being using ancient high-quality arts like Indian music, yoga, and meditation.The session has long-term health benefits and is designed to enrich diverse communities using the engagement of the participants. It involves body movements, body rhythms, music making.
Website | Email | 07585953530

Bla Translation Ltd
Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Award-winning Welsh translation company based on Anglesey, providing top quality translations to a vast client base in Wales and, indeed, beyond. Contact us with all your Welsh translation needs for a reliable, professional and friendly service.

Rowenna Williams
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Installation Art, Sculpture, Other
Mae gan Rowenna dros 20 bl o brofiad o arwain gweithdai yn defnyddio’r celfyddydau a byd natur i hyrwyddo lles i bob oed a gallu. Rowenna has over 20 yrs of experience of delivering workshops using the arts and nature to promote wellbeing to all ages and abilities.

Onismo Muhlanga
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Music, Theatre, Dance, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Digital
A Zimbabwean born creative and art curator based in Newport. My visual language is informed by my own journey, and interest for ritual and memory. My holistic creative approach combines youth work education with creative art media, poetic justice, visual representation & digital virtual performance.
Website | Email | 07879247137

Steve Swindon
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Photography, Music, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Digital, Animation
Priding itself on accessibility and inclusivity TAPE has been providing high-quality, inclusive. supportive, person-led opportunities since 2008. TAPE’s delivery offers people the chance to explore and develop their creativity.
Website | Email | 01492512109

KIRAN Cymru
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales
KIRAN Cymru is a non-political and non-religious grassroots organisation in Wales promoting well-being by connecting people from diverse communities through different forms of arts. All of our activities are free and open to all. Our activities include workshops on Music, Drums, Arts, Theatre etc.
Website | Email | 07547254093

Lauren Heckler
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Local Authorities & Public Services, Researchers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Photography, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Digital, Animation
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Angela Bowker
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Mixed Media, Other
Hello! I am a part time metalsmith near Cardiff and make jewellery using traditional techniques. I work mostly in silver and organic minerals/gems but like to experiment with other materials too including wood, leather, cold enamels and polymer clay. I am also a qualified adult teacher (PGCertHE).
Website | Email | 07794220981

Ginnie Bateman
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Literature, Digital
Creative professional and qualified art educator in creative wellbeing and Illustration, with experience of working within the arts and health sector. I share my passion for the arts through the professionalism of teaching, developing my own art practice and promoting community connections.
Website | Email | 07581716682

Kate Philbin
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales
Area of Art: Illustration
I’m Kate, an illustrator and adult education teacher in Conwy. I had a career as a support worker and manager in health and social care, before moving into art textiles teaching and then undertaking an MA in Illustration. I have a deep interest in supporting well-being through art participation.
Website | Email | 07590490078

Shaun Keddy
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Music
Shaun is the founder of Wales Ukulele Project. The Wales Ukulele Project was founded to combat loneliness in Wales through the use of the ukulele. Bringing people together through music and an accessible instrument. Shaun aims to get ukuleles in libraries and schools to help support wellbeing.
Website | Email | 07747425035

Emilie Parry-Williams
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Music
Emilie is a classical singer and singing teacher based in Pontypool. She has a Postgraduate Diploma in Classical Voice from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and a First Class Music Degree from City University of London. She specialises in Classical and Musical Theatre repertoire.

Lucy Bryning
Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Based at Bangor University I work as a Lecturer and Research Development & Innovation Officer to help implement health innovation in Wales. In my spare time I dance, do triathlon and volunteer with Welsh Cycling through the Breeze programme to help increase women's participation in cycling.
Website | Email | 01248388550

The Body Hotel
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Wales-based dance movement psychotherapy social enterprise focusing on movement as a tool for employee wellbeing. We aim to provide a safe-space for self care to those working in demanding professions, assisting their professional development and engaging with under-represented communities.
Website | Email | 07787034072

Angie Gomes
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Painting, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Poetry, Ceramic
I’ve been in education, learning and development around 30 years and art and creativity all my life. I believe art can improve our wellbeing and mental health. I currently lead and teach autistic teens in West Wales and happy to link up with professionals who would like to engage in projects.

Elaine Moore
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Illustration, Mixed Media
I work as a multi-disciplinary artist/designer delivering creative workshops.

Ticky Lowe, Making Sense Community Interest Company
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media
A creative, sensory and playful approach to delivering workshops for the very young and their grown ups, people living with dementia and care staff, people with learning disabilities and support staff. We work with arts and cultural venues to create interactive, sensory workshops and resources.
Website | Email | 07717756385

Amanda Jayne Padley
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Literature, Ceramic, Other
I am an Art Psychotherapist, artist, potter, writer and qualified teacher working particularly with all forms of pregnancy loss. I work with clients and teach in North Wales as well as using online platforms. Art therapy is an accessible and inclusive form of therapeutic intervention.

Jasmine Frater
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art
I am a visual artist and experienced teacher and tutor with experience of providing creative activities with people living with Parkinsons Disease and asthma, where I have witnessed positive impacts. Based in Pen y Bont, I am keen to connect with health professionals and organisations to provide creative activities to improve health and wellbeing.

Bethan Wynne Phillips
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Music
USW MA Music Therapy Student starting 2022 Head of Music, Ysgol Llanhari 2017-2022 Music Teacher YGG Llangynwyd 2013-2017 Accompanist

Rafiq Elmansy PhD MA BSc FRSA HEA
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: North East Wales
Area of Art: Audio Video, Digital, Animation, Other
Academic lecturer & author teaching design at Wrexham Glyndwr University. I taught at Northumbria University & the American University in Cairo. My research focuses on design & healthcare. I developed the AdherenceCanvas.com to improve patient adherence & Designorate.com. Fellow of HEA & RSA.
Website | Email | 07914936266

RAW-i Studios
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Mixed Media, Spoken Word, Poetry
RAW-i can provide:- Art workshops for all ages (in person and virtually) Community Art Commissions Teaching Arts Award, all levels (in person and virtually) Masterclasses and consultancy in blended learning and remote education Google and Prezi Certified Trainer Mental Health First Aider
Website | Email | 07447496555

Sara Smith
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Theatre, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Other
Creative and Therapeutic Arts Practitioner qualified in 2014 been freelance and also employed as a art teacher (PGGE PCET) In Hereford college of Arts. My personal art practice centres on immersive spaces and working with environments and trauma. I am experienced with prop and scenic art .

Tracy Jones & The Denbigh Workshop
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature
Tracy trained LIPA, is an Actor with 20 years of performing experience, and creative practitioner. The Denbigh Workshop is a Community Arts Charity to work with people of all ages in Wales creating bespoke training, workshops, projects & productions. We Act, Teach, Perform & Educate.
Website | Email | 07940937848

Liz Thomas Soul Creative Circle
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Illustration, Mixed Media
I'm Liz, founder and facilitator of Soul Creative Circle. I use creative journal workshops & circles to enhance and improve mental health and wellbeing. I aim to provide participants with a safe space in which they feel held, heard and empowered to be creative and express themselves authentically.
Website | Email | 07885251983

Helen W Brown
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Photography, Illustration, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Animation, Other
Fully qualified & experienced teacher delivering bilingual educational & creative workshops age 5 to adult. MA BA Hons PGCE DBS Previous clients: Museums, Galleries, Storiel, Fusion & The National Library of Wales. Drawing, painting, photography, slate decoration, environmental art & silversmithin
Website | Email | 07814604130

Emily Wilkinson
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Digital
I am a multimedia artist and wellness practitioner based in Llangollen, As a creative I blend art forms, make experiences and courses with communities and groups. I work on arts and wellbeing projects, and teach yoga and movement.
Website | Email | 07540246541

Christina Michelle Richards
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Music, Theatre, Dance
MT Performer turned Creative & Arts Education Specialist Using the Arts to teach resilience in adolescents & improving mental health NQT Drama. Affiliate of ISTD Qualified MHYFA & undertaking MA in Performance Anxiety AD of The Performance Centres where Wellbeing & Creativity is the root of how we train

Daniel KilBride
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Music, Mixed Media, Other
As well as a traditional musician from Wales, I'm the Director of Trac Cymru, Wales' national development body for our traditional arts. We specialise in growing participation in our songs, dances, tunes and customs for amateurs and professionals working in both English and Cymraeg all over Wales.

Lee Aspland
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Photography
Lee is a mindful photographer and author, who's online courses and books will help you to develop photography skills and support you to live well through difficult times. If life is difficult then Lee’s books and online courses could make a significant contribution to your well-being.
Website | Email | 07952747776

The Art of Sustainability
The Art of Sustainability (AoS) is a collaborative Social Enterprise Our mission is to be a creative Forum towards Sustainable thinking through educational events, facilitation and consultation. AoS is based in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales
Website | Email | 07733325969

Jain Boon
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Theatre
Jain is an award-winning ACE Aware and Trauma Informed theatre professional with over 30 years’ experience of co-producing theatre and art that places people’s experience of adversity and trauma, centre stage, with the aim of reducing stigma and isolation.

heulwen bond
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Theatre, Literature
through my design training, have developed in many areas. window display,visual merchandising and interior design. im an avid photographer and have a part time sewingalterations service home based. im very interested in all art and art therapy
Website | Email | 07977462693

Angharad Harrop
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Music, Theatre, Dance
I have worked as a dance artist and academic for over 10 years. I work in a wide variety of settings across Wales , the UK . I have a great interest in how dance can support people's health and wellbeing and am working towards the completion of my PhD which has a focus on embodiment.

Lance Phillips
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Photography, Theatre, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Digital
We specialise in immersive digital storytelling with neuro-diverse content creators underpinned by our values of social inclusion, wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and co-creation.

Clary Saddler Forget-Me-Not-Productions
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Music, Theatre, Dance, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Digital, Animation
Forget-Me-Not-Productions is a reputable, high quality, inclusive arts and assistive technology organisation based in Wales. We develop high quality inclusive arts projects and education & reminiscence workshops across the UK. We specialise in working with people with complex physical disabilities.
Website | Email | 07977383007

victoria english
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
I provide bespoke mental health, emotional wellbeing training to fit your organisation and have experience with working with a wide range of organisations. All the training aims to not only provide knowledge, but to empower with the tools to become resilient and maintain wellbeing. '.
Website | Email | 07813169031

Melanie Antoinette
Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Other
An authentic & compassionate public speaker. Specialises in numerology reports, poetry through Spirit. Medium, Psychic to preserve good mental health. Lived Adverse Childhood Experiences. Passionate to discover, to recover to validate your true hearts purpose to navigate
Website | Email | 07961613129

Matilda Tonkin Wells
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Dance, Poetry
I am a Dance Movement Psychotherapist and Dance Artist based in Wales. I am interested in embodied awareness as a means of enabling connection, creativity and an understanding of interrelatedness. Through integrative creative practices, story telling can take many forms.

Glen Manby
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Music
I am an alto saxophonist working mainly in the jazz world. I teach privately, and at Cardiff University.
Website | Email | 07950920549

PuppetSoup
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Other
PuppetSoup is a five star multi award winning Wales based theatre company that creates ‘Puppetry. For everyone’. We offer shows and workshops and also run community events and projects. We collaborated with the NHS to make the Award Winning 'Fix Freddie!' and are hope to make new partnerships
Website | Email | 07528576068

Thania Acarón
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Dance, Other
Dance movement psychotherapist, researcher, lecturer & performer. Works both as an independent practitioner and lecturer at the University of South Wales. Offers international workshops on movement for wellbeing, LGBT+ issues, dance movement psychotherapy & embodied decision-making. @thaniaacaron
Website | Email | 07787034072

ruby maddock
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Mixed Media, Spoken Word
Education and community arts programme coordinator. Currently working for Tate in the community partnerships and regeneration team.

Maria Hayes
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Painting
Dr. Maria Hayes is an award winning artist and artist facilitator. Currently Elysium Healthcare contracts her to create Recovery Tree murals with patients and staff in secure hospitals. She regularly trains and mentors other artists and facilitators, and is passionate about Arts in Health wo
Website | Email | 07817297922

Celf-Able
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Ceramic
Celf-Able is an inclusive art group run by disabled artists in Powys. We are disabled- and artist-led, but open to all ages and abilities, artists and people who just want to have a go at art. We meet in Newtown, Machynlleth, Welshpool, Llanfair Caereinion and Caersws.
Website | Email | 01938 810058

Christina Thatcher
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature
I am a Creative Writing Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University with research interests in the role of creative writing as a therapeutic intervention. I have led hundreds of writing for wellbeing workshops in schools and communities. I am also a member of the Literature Wales Management Board.
Website | Email | 07754586081

Lora Morgan
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: North West Wales
Area of Art: Mixed Media, Other
I'm a young community artist based in North West Wales. I love working with the elderly - within community art groups and focusing on mental health/wellbeing. I usually work with textiles and mixed media. I also own a handmade crafts shop in Caernarfon where I run craft for wellbeing workshops.

Penny Alexander
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Photography, Installation Art, Literature
I'm a visual artist and use text based mediums such as typewriters to record people's shared stories & memories. Following residencies with participants on acute wards several pieces of my art have been commissioned for hospital corridors. I also am a "phase 2" cARTrefu artist working in care homes
Website | Email | 07923935104
Juliette Cavanagh
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Music, Literature, Mosaic, Ceramic
I am a fine artist, voice leader and musician. I teach community arts and crafts for all ages, singing for breathing for the British lung foundation and singing for wellbeing. My background is in complementary health. My own art practice is primarily as a painter in mixed mediums and as a singer.
Website | Email | 07504957717

Sian Rendell
Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
At Llamau we believe that no young person or vulnerable woman should ever have to experience homelessness. Our mission is to eradicate homelessness for young people and vulnerable women. My role as Involvement and Engagement Manager is to create engaging opportunities for people we support.
Website | Email | 02920239585

Celf o Gwmpas
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Installation Art, Sculpture, Spoken Word, Mosaic, Animation
Our purpose is: 'Creating social inclusion, inspiring artistic ambition & providing a recourse for the wider community'. We: Run arts & health projects for socially excluded groups; support, train & mentor artists, especially outsider & artists w/ disabilities & provide space & network for artists
Website | Email | 01597 822777

Carol Downes
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Illustration, Mixed Media, Other
I am a Community Art Tutor and Artist/Crafter/Designer. I enjoy colour and texture in my work, and I love to inspire others to get creative. My specialism is Batiking, mixed up with freestyle stitching and layering. I enjoy working collaboratively, and coming up with the unexpected.

HAUL Arts in Health
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Long established group using the arts to improve health care settings, and delivering participatory arts projects for hospital staff and all kinds of health groups, including a well received social prescribing programme - see Facebook

Pod Clare
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Other
25 happy years experience delivering participatory arts projects, large and small, in many art forms with any partners. Longstanding Chairperson of HAUL Arts in Health.

Avant Cymru
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Painting, Music, Theatre, Dance, Spoken Word
Avant Cymru are a forward thinking theatre company from the south Wales valleys. We create relevant, distinctive theatre, performances, experiences and educational opportunities many of which are based on improving health and well being.
Website | Email | 07834402953

Sue EL Davies
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Theatre, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital, Animation
Highly experienced cultural sector professional. Expertise: creative programming, delivery of events, activities, exhibition development, partnership development and programming, formal learning, lifelong learning, strategic arts management, fundraising, interpretation, project management, evalua

Martin Sotelano
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Photography, Dance, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Digital
The Old Post office Art and Therapy Centre was established here in the Welsh Valleys so that Art, Culture and the Healing Arts can be readily available in solid ways that can be created by and given back to the community. Our desire is to create new exciting artistic experiences.
Website | Email | 01495793529

Chris Monk
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Theatre
Drama practitioner and educator with experience of working with children from 5 to 18. Passionate about the application of performance to develop communication, creativity, collaboration, confidence and critical thinking.
Ali Franks
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Spoken Word
Transformative Coach, Applied Theatre Practitioner & Educator Staff Wellbeing Coach at People Speak Up; Specialist in using drama as a tool for personal development and emotional health; Lecturer in Applied Theatre at UWTSD.
Website | Email | 07951 725912

Age Cymru / Gwanwyn
Age Cymru is the largest charity working with and for older people in Wales. Our vision is to create an age friendly Wales. Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year celebrating creativity in older age.
Website | Email | 02920 431576

Beverly Belshaw
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Other
I am an artist and art therapist. I work with children and adults alike, using mosaics, silk painting, textiles and mixed media art. I believe my commitment to both professions inform my practice bye creating a balance that is fundamental to the work I do with others.

Pip Lewis
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital, Animation
Pip Lewis is a Director of spacetocreate, a visual arts organisation and is a practicing visual artist. Holding a Post-graduate diploma in Art Psychotherapy and BA Hons in Fine Art from Reading University, Pip has extensive experience as a trainer and educator and worked as a clinical supervisor. Arts, health and wellbeing projects have been taken a priority in her work please see website www.spacetocreate.org for documentation of this work. In 2022 Pip delivered two online art sessions for Hywel Dda UHB Creative Collective for NHS Staff, and is currently delivering an Arts and Wellbeing project in conjunction with Hywel Dda UHB Community Neurorehabilitation Service.
Website | Email | 07879335253

Rosemary Elizabeth Graham
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Poetry, Other
Practising Painter / Textile Artist, Facilitator, Speaker, Life Coach, Life Musician, (assoc: member of Music Chichester University - Life Music, Professor Rod Paton), Yoga Teacher, Published Poet / Writer & Lapidus member. A/H Workshops LAH, SWAH, NW ARTS & HEALTH, ARTS AND HEALTH CYMRU, SPAN, NFS

Bethan Page
Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
As an experienced freelance arts consultant I have devised and managed creative projects with a wide range of communities and diverse sectors. Working in collaboration and in partnership is key to the success of these projects, along with involving participants in every aspect of the work.

Pauline Down
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Music, Theatre, Other
Pauline Down is a singer & composer who currently leads choirs in South Wales and singing workshops and holidays internationally. She pioneered an award winning arts in health training programme in North Wales and has many years experience of leading arts in health trainings, projects and workshops.
Website | Email | 07952752823

Emma Baker
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Sculpture, Ceramic
I am a former secondary school art teacher who now runs a ceramics business and works as a freelance practitioner in schools. I am inspired by body positivity and the beautiful Welsh countryside.

Beth Pickard
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Music
Beth is a music therapist and PhD researcher at the University of South Wales exploring pedagogy of disability. In addition, Beth is also Course Leader for the BA(Hons) in Creative and Therapeutic Arts degree, where visual arts students develop inclusive and participatory practices in the community.
Website | Email | 01443 654429

Yvonne Murphy & Omidaze Productions
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre
Yvonne Murphy is a theatre director, creative producer and creative practitioner with nearly 30 years experience of using drama and theatre to create positive social change. An ACW Creative Agent, Yvonne also runs Omidaze Productions which creates bespoke training, workshops, projects & productions.
Website | Email | 07949626538

R. Lyle Skains
Creative Practitioners, Educators & Trainers | Location: North West Wales
Area of Art: Literature, Digital, Other
A Senior Lecturer in Digital Writing at Bangor Uni, Lyle conducts practice-based research in writing, reading/playing, and publishing transmedia narratives. She is PI on the arts & health project "Infectious Storytelling", Co-I on the arts & science project "You & CO2" (both Welsh Crucible-funded).

Alex Bowen
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Theatre, Dance, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital, Animation
Strategic development, co-ordination and networking skills combined with a person-centred and proactive approach. Supportive and agile organisational and project manager. Proven track record in financial/ budget management and fundraising, with success in securing a wide range of funding streams.
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