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Here you can search for health professionals who work with artists to deliver health and well-being outcomes

Mike Mainwaring

Mike Mainwaring

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers, Art Therapists / Supervisors, Wellbeing Facilitators, Professional Services | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting

I have worked with Children and Young People for over 30 years. Currently working as a freelance trainer/consultant. Qualified as an Art Psychotherapist. He has undertaken art therapy work as a trainee in a Pupil Referral Unit, in an Acute Secure Adult Mental Health and Dementia unit and LGBT+.

Sarah Featherstone

Sarah Featherstone

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Charities & Third Sector, Nature & Environment, Art Therapists / Supervisors, Wellbeing Facilitators, Reflective Practice Practitioner, Professional Services | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Mixed Media, Literature, Other

I'm an artist, writer and trainee Gestalt psychotherapist. My work practice encompasses visual art, writing, and educational facilitation and engagement. I am a UKCP Gestalt psychotherapist trainee offering Gestalt psychotherapy in Cardiff or online. See my website for more information and to book.

Platfform

Platfform

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers, Researchers, Charities & Third Sector, Art Therapists / Supervisors | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Photography, Music, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Digital

We work with people experiencing challenges with their mental health, and we take a holistic and social justice approach to understanding mental health. Our work spans housing, young people, families, communities, workplaces, and dementia. We value co-production and creativity in our stories.

Angela McMillan

Angela McMillan

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers, Researchers, Art Therapists / Supervisors, Wellbeing Facilitators | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Digital

I am an integrative therapist using creative approaches including imagery work and immersive technologies to help anxious young people tell their stories in non-traditional ways.

Eleanor Byrd

Eleanor Byrd

Health & Social Care | Location: Mid Wales, South West Wales

Occupational Therapist working in Hywel Dda University Health Board. Previously freelanced in the commercial photography industry, and co-owned a business making reclaimed wood furniture.

Dr Andrew Cuthbert

Dr Andrew Cuthbert

Health & Social Care, Charities & Third Sector, Nature & Environment | Location: Mid Wales

Area of Art: Dance, Mixed Media, Ceramic, Other

Retired academic after 35 years in biomedical research, NHS genetic counselling practice, mental health genetics, and R&D project management. Currently self-employed consultant in green-nature prescribing, director of operations at The Fathom Trust, and Director at Cynon Valley Organic Adventures.

Helpu Cymru

Helpu Cymru

Health & Social Care, Charities & Third Sector | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

The Men's Mental Health Hub for Wales HELPU. WE ARE ALL ABOUT CONNECTION Connecting men to local help, support & each other Connecting men to life-changing stories Connecting men to events, activities, resources & advice Connecting & collaborating with others to help create change

Dylan John Lougher

Dylan John Lougher

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Nature & Environment | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art

Hi my name is Dylan and I am a Play and Creative arts Therapist based in the South Wales Valleys in a village called Cwmtwrch. I practice my Creative Psychotherapy both in the public sector and private , as I have a small private practice at home.

Ceri Ann Harris BEM

Ceri Ann Harris BEM

Health & Social Care | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales

Hello! Shw mae! I'm Ceri Harris, Head of Equality in Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board. I have worked in the NHS in Equality for around 18 years now. I am always looking for creative ways to get people to engage in equality, diversity and inclusion. Interested in networking and working in partnership

Helen Ingham

Helen Ingham

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: Mid Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Mixed Media

I'm an artist, HCPC registered art therapist, and educator with over 30 years experience of working with people through the arts. I offer individual and group art therapy from my studio near Machynlleth, as well as online.

Bronwen Wilson Rashad

Bronwen Wilson Rashad

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Dance, Poetry

I am a Movement Director and Wellbeing Coordinator within theatre. Recently I have been working on the 1000 Days Arts in Health project with Aneurin Bevan Perinatal mental health team and am one of the lead artists. I have a background in youth mental health services and social justice training.

Liz Exell

Liz Exell

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Educators & Trainers, Charities & Third Sector | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Music

I visit psychiatric wards and community settings to engage in music activities with a variety of people with MH and LD diagnoses including drumming group, jam sessions, song and music skill building. I am a trainee music therapist at USW. I am also an improvising drummer and visiting tutor at RWCMD.

Jennifer Foster

Jennifer Foster

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Theatre

Third year Speech and Language Therapist. Previously theatre producer. Currently working supporting communication with Adults with Learning disabilities and young theatre audiences through the use of Speech and Language tools.

Sally Thelwell

Sally Thelwell

Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

I am the Arts in Health Coordinator at Velindre NHS Trust, using creativity and the arts to improve the patient experience of individuals accessing cancer services as well as staff wellbeing.

Elisabeth Webb

Elisabeth Webb

Area of Art: Performance Art, Music

I am a Welsh Singer Songwriter and HCPC Registered Music Psychotherapist. I am also a Yoga Teacher and Mindfulness and Breathwork Practitioner. I have a business called Mindful Music Therapy; I integrate Music Therapy with Mindful Practices to improve and enhance mental and physical wellbeing.

Non Mererid Thomas

Non Mererid Thomas

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Charities & Third Sector, Nature & Environment | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Ceramic

Art physchotherapist based in Cardiff. Currently working as a therapist for Blaenau Gwent Youth Services. Interested in facilitating art and wellbeing groups. Previous experience of working in schools as a creative practitioner.

Sally Ann Jones

Sally Ann Jones

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales

Area of Art: Painting, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media

I am in my third year at Glyndwr University, hoping to complete my Ba (hons) in Fine Art. I am also a local artist in my own right and am very interested in how Art can aid Mental & Physical Health. I am busy researching for next years dissertation on the subject and always open & eager for help!

Alexandra Symons

Alexandra Symons

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Mixed Media, Spoken Word, Mosaic, Ceramic

I’m a qualified Applied Artist specialising in ceramics also a qualified and HCPC registered Arts psychotherapist specialising in one-to-one art therapy and group art and craft therapy workshops I have a background working with children and adults with learning disabilities and disorders.

OUTSIDE LIVES

OUTSIDE LIVES

Health & Social Care | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales

Outside Lives connects people living across Flintshire and Denbighshire in North Wales. All our activities are focused around improving the wellbeing of people and our planet.

Lisa Snape

Lisa Snape

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Researchers | Location: North East Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Ceramic, Other

I am a Substance Misuse and Mental Health Coordinator and Listen and Connect volunteer at Designs in Mind based in North East Wales

Rebecca Lydon

Rebecca Lydon

Health & Social Care | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

We are Parkinson's UK By funding the right research into the most promising treatments, we get closer to a cure every day. Until then, we're here for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We'll find a cure. Together.

Jon Dafydd-Kidd

Jon Dafydd-Kidd

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales

Jon is a Theatre Maker, Head of PAWB (Participation) at Hijinx Theatre and Transformational Coach & NLP Practitioner. He is the International Rep for ASSITEJ UK, and an Executive Committee Member for ASSITEJ International, and ex-Chair of the International Inclusive Arts Network.

KIRAN Cymru

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.

Anne Draper

Anne Draper

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

I work with adults with learning disabilities in the Tenby Project CIC and for Tenby Twn Council as a Community Engagement Officer.

Paula Jardim

Paula Jardim

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Participatory Art, Music, Dance

I am a freelance life-centred dance practitioner based in the Swansea Valley. My background is in music, community arts, integrative counselling, Eastern psychology & philosophy, and biocentric dance. I have worked with all sorts of groups in education, community and health settings.

Ginnie Bateman

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.

Sarah Griffith

Sarah Griffith

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Art Psychotherapist working in CAMHS services in Swansea Bay.

New Horizons

New Horizons

Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

New Horizons is a mental health & emotional wellbeing Charity based in RCT, Merthyr and Bridgend. We run creative and social groups that provide community and a safe space, where people feel able to relax, to be themselves and to express themselves.

Guy Roderick

Guy Roderick

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: Mid Wales

Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre

Born in Wolverhampton twelve days before the Sixties. Descended from economic migrants and political refugees. Degree in Community Theatre from Dartington College of Arts. Held leadership and senior management roles in Arts, Social Care, Health and Education in Wales over the past thirty three years

Tammy Foley

Tammy Foley

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

I am passionate about preventing mental ill-health anywhere and everywhere! I work with individuals, groups and organisations who want to improve their emotional health and well being. I offer one to one online sessions, corporate packages, customised audios and workplace wellbeing workshops.

Chris Sherwin

Chris Sherwin

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Illustration, Other

Museum designer for 30 years working in many national museums, stately homes, royal palaces and municipal projects. Project designer for Starlight Children's Foundation in hospital and caring environments across the uk. Also with The Probation Service and across Barnados residential units.

Lucy Beggs

Lucy Beggs

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: North West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Other

I'm a practicing community arts coordinator with experience in facilitating arts for health workshops. My specialism is in Printmaking, Illustration, Painting, Mural Art and Mixed Media Textile Art. I have experience of working in NHS and Third sector setting's with a variety of clients.

Michael Cousin

Michael Cousin

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Digital

I am a qualified Art Psychotherapist living in Cardiff.

Amy Joy-Jeffery

Amy Joy-Jeffery

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Dance

Iam a reflexologist. I worked over 10 years in the care sector supporting individuals in maintaining their independence and dignity. I have run various dance workshops. I have done facepainting at parties festivals and community centres. I enjoy working with people. My passion, working with

Teri Howson-Griffiths

Teri Howson-Griffiths

Health & Social Care, Researchers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales

Arts in Health Strategic Lead for the North Wales Health Board (BCUHB), part-time. I also work for Liverpool John Moores University 2 days as a Lecturer. My background is in applied, community and participatory arts. I previously worked on the Dementia and Imagination study at Bangor University.

Shon Devey

Shon Devey

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Development Worker with WWAMH developing and supporting projects working with Nature-based solutions to mental health.

The Body Hotel

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.

Elaine Moore

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.

Amanda Jayne Padley

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.

Bethan Wynne Phillips

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

Emily van de Venter

Emily van de Venter

Health & Social Care, Funders & Policy Makers, Local Authorities & Public Services | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

Consultant in Health Improvement working in Public Health Wales with a focus on promoting mental wellbeing. Previous experience in commissioning and evaluating arts and health initiatives and working within partnership settings across health, local authorities, academia and cultural organisations.

Dom Belli

Dom Belli

Health & Social Care, Local Authorities & Public Services | Location: South East Wales

Industrial Placement Student - Environmental Specialist working for Velindre University NHS Trust. Focusing on sustainability and how this is intrinsically linked with arts, health and wellbeing, specifically in a healthcare setting.

Jane Hall

Jane Hall

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Spoken Word, Poetry, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital

I am an art psychotherapist currently working part-time with City Hospice. My long-term goal is to establish an Open Studio to provide a service to people who are discharged from an acute setting and who no longer qualify for NHS mental health input. It is a desperately needed art therapy provision.

Sara Smith

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 .

Arts in Health at Hywel Dda UHB

Arts in Health at Hywel Dda UHB

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Kathryn Lambert and Dr Catherine Jenkins work closely together within the Patient Experience Department at Hywel Dda UHB to promote and encourage the use of arts in healthcare to capitalise on the powerful contribution the arts can make in supporting people’s health and wellbeing.

Kathryn Lambert

Kathryn Lambert

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Digital

After more than 20 years of working in the arts sector, Kathryn is now an Arts in Health Coordinator for Hywel Dda University Health Board. She is responsible for promoting and encouraging the use of the arts in healthcare right across the health board as a tool for improving health and wellbeing.

ALEX STAPLES

ALEX STAPLES

Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

I work as an Arts Programme Manager at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. We have a thriving Arts for Health and Wellbeing programme supported by Cardiff & Vale Health Charity. My role mainly concentrates on inpatient settings - improving the lives of our staff and our patients through Art.

Catherine Jenkins

Catherine Jenkins

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

I am an NHS GP working in Carmarthenshire with a passion for supporting arts in healthcare and social prescribing. I am also a trained yoga teacher.

Debra Winstanley

Debra Winstanley

Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales

As Information & Signposting Officer at New Horizons Mental Health, I am keen to connect with all who share our aims, to maximise the benefits of good mental health and wellbeing within our communities. New Horizons covers Cwm Taf Morgannwg and offers a range of services, activities and support.

Paul Young

Paul Young

Area of Art: Music

I am a qualified music therapist registered with the HCPC I work with autistic teenagers as a music therapist, and with older people in care home settings I also run two Singing For Lung Health groups in North Wales

Together for Change

Together for Change

Health & Social Care, Funders & Policy Makers, Researchers | Location: South West Wales

TfC is a Pembrokeshire-wide partnership programme and a collaboration between Solva Care, PAVS and PLANED bringing together third- and public-sector organisations to establish a positive legacy from the pandemic, and build on the contribution of community-led action to people’s health & wellbeing.

Jain Boon

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.

Roger Seddon

Roger Seddon

Health & Social Care | Location: North West Wales

Retired - I used to work for Welsh European Funding Office developing projects under the EU's Territorial Co-operation Programme. My project portfolio concentrated on links to Ireland. I now research social prescribing and recently stepped down from Wales School of Social Prescribing.

Cai Tomos

Cai Tomos

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Dance

I am a dance artist and arts psychotherapist.My work centres around participatory practice and facilitating arts and health work with people of all ages in hospitals, care homes and in theatre settings. I work within the field of dance, performance, education, mental health and community arts

victoria english

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. '.

Melanie Antoinette

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

Matilda Tonkin Wells

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.

Leah Salter

Leah Salter

Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

Systemic psychotherapist working in Bridgend, working with arts in health on projects including: Storytelling for health Writing for wellbeing Not to be forgotten stories (community stories for recovery) Story capture and narrative research Evaluating social prescrbing model Learning communitie

Roisin Anwen Murphy-Mortimer

Roisin Anwen Murphy-Mortimer

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Theatre, Dance, Spoken Word

I'm a graduate of Derby University with a MA in Dance Movement Psychotherapy. I practice psychotherapy using a humanistic and integrative approach using a variety of media. I am also interested in working on projects and within organisations in health care and mental health within therapeutic arts.

Sue Hunt

Sue Hunt

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Photography, Audio Video

A painter and printmaker, I have always had a strong interest in public and social art work. I have taught Fine Art at University and worked on Health projects in Zambia. I currently have an Arts Council grant to help me explore Health and Wellbeing for frontline NHS staff in the time of Covid

Martine Ormerod

Martine Ormerod

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: North West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Mixed Media

Martine Ormerod is an Art Therapist & Community Artist and has been working as a community art tutor for 30 years specialising in Arts for Wellbeing. Her work includes working in community settings, hospitals and residential care.

Katie Keeble

Katie Keeble

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Dance

having recently relocated to Newport Wales, from Bristol I am excited to learn more about the city and artists living and working here, both within health and well-being and creative performance/visual artists too. I look forward to meeting you, do write me an email and hope to see you soon. Katie

Thania Acarón

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

cARTrefu - Age Cymru

cARTrefu - Age Cymru

Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

cARTrefu is Age Cymru’s flagship arts in care homes project that has been running since 2015, with funding from Baring Foundation and Arts Council Wales. The aim of the project is to improve the provision of creative activity in care homes and develop artist’s skills in running these sessions.

Mark Smith

Mark Smith

I run an arts and media social enterprise 'Sixty Six / Ninety Nine' that has a primary focus on suicide prevention and awareness. I'm currently working with the Mental Health Foundation and Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. (May 2020) I'm the co-founder of the Welsh Mental Health Arts Festival.

Andrew Clement

Andrew Clement

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

I run the Patient Storytelling programme for the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust & design and illustrate their educational materials. I am also an amateur musician and painter.

Celf-Able

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.

Bryn Jones

Bryn Jones

Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: Mid Wales

I spent 13 yrs working with the arts in Mental Health in Aberystwyth and over 10 yrs working for the Arts Council of Wales including leading on the Arts and Health strategy development. For the past 10yrs I’ve worked within community development in Penparcau and Aberystwyth securing major funding.

Melanie Wotton

Melanie Wotton

Health & Social Care | Location: South East 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

I am an Arts in Health Project Manager and Curator at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. I worked previously as Exhibitions Coordinator for the Hearth Gallery, UHL, and am responsible for developing community based arts projects across Cardiff and the Vale, supported by Arts Council of Wales.

Penny Alexander

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

Sian Rendell

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.

Robert Aitken

Robert Aitken

Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

Area of Art: Music

Music in Hospitals & Care is a charity that uses professional musicians to sing and play for people in healthcare, to improve their quality of life

Juliet Barnes - Your Medicines Your Health

Juliet Barnes - Your Medicines Your Health

Health & Social Care | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

I am the National Co-ordinator for the all-Wales Your Medicines Your Health programme, promoting safe and effective medicines use. Our public information and engagement campaign has incorporated a schools art project and has worked in liaison with students from Cardiff School of Art and Design.

Simon and Caroline

Simon and Caroline

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

We run a support line and website for those who have experienced Spiritual Abuse. We plan to set up a retreat where more intensive support can be given. We hope to be able to provide creative therapies especially within an eco therapy context.

Tanya Dower (Music Now)

Tanya Dower (Music Now)

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Music, Installation Art

MUSIC NOW use music and sound as a therapeutic vehicle for exploring creativity to enhance learning, manage health, and live longer happier lives! And we have FUN! Whether individual, group or organisation, we can design and deliver tailor made lessons and sessions with participants of all ages.

Prue Thimbleby

Prue Thimbleby

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Spoken Word

Prue has been leading the Arts in Health Team for Swansea Bay Health Board since 2012. As part of her role she has established an extensive digital patient story programme. Prue is also a freelance Artist and she was a midwife. Her passion is for the people to thrive and have their voices heard.

karen woodley

karen woodley

I am a Person Centred Accredited Therapist and Clinical Supervisor providing Counselling and Movement Psychotherapy to individuals and groups. I also Supervise therapists, social workers and holistic therapists. I believe in human kindness & each persons uniqueness as a creative link into life.

HAUL Arts in Health

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

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.

Martin Sotelano

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.

Gill St John Griffiths

Gill St John Griffiths

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Other

Arts and Well Being Creative Practitioner. Initiating and facilitating co-created and co-produced projects. Sharing visual stories, supporting community connection, combating isolation, promoting creative ownership. Mentor - supporting professional Artists and Designers, Startups and Graduates.

Ali Franks

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.

Age Cymru / Gwanwyn

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.

Kate Pawsey

Kate Pawsey

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Kate Pawsey has an MSc in creative writing for therapeutic purposes from Metanoia Institute. She works freelance in a range of settings - museums and galleries, with women in sheltered housing, and with the team at Skanda Vale Hospice, West Wales. She is writer in residence at The Bakelite Museum.

Beverly Belshaw

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.

Heather Louise Chandler

Heather Louise Chandler

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

Live Music Now is the UK’s leading musicians’ development and outreach charity. We provide exceptional live music experiences to people with limited access to the arts, due to disability, illness or social disadvantage.

Royal College of Psyciatrists Wales

Royal College of Psyciatrists Wales

Health & Social Care | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales

We have over 600 members, fellows, affiliates and pre-membership trainees throughout Wales. We lead, represent and support psychiatrists to government and other agencies, to improve the outcomes for people with mental illness, and the mental health of individuals, their families, and communities.

Rosemary Elizabeth Graham

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

Pauline Down

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.

StillWalks

StillWalks

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Photography, Audio Video

StillWalks is a video resource and system designed to address issues of stress and anxiety and to develop wellbeing. Alastair Duncan, founder of StillWalks, is a visual artist working with sound, photography and tapestry weaving. He has a keen interest in the environment, both natural and man-made.

Katja Stiller

Katja Stiller

Health & Social Care | Location: South West Wales

Katja has been working for Valley and Vale since 1998. Development of Person-Centred Creativity combing humanistic principles with a range of arts activities to improve participants’ self- awareness, self-esteem and wellbeing. Specialises working with people with anxiety /depression and training.

Eleanor Shaw

Eleanor Shaw

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | 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, Digital

PeopleSpeakUp is a social arts and well-being enterprise based in The Ffwrnes Fach, Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli. We work with communities to find their stories through artistic and personal exploration on speak up projects through visual arts, storytelling, creative writing & The Spoken word.

Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones

Health & Social Care, Local Authorities & Public Services | Location: North West Wales

I manage Annedd Ni, Anheddau's Day Service based in Bangor, North Wales. We offer sessions such as art, drama, music, cookery and living skills to adults with supporting needs, such as learning disabilities, in the North Wales area.

Sophia Keene

Sophia Keene

Health & Social Care | Location: North East Wales

I’m Sophia I am a mental health nurse working in older persons psychiatric liaison at Wrexham Maelor hospital. I am also studying for my masters in dementia at Bangor university.

Alex Bowen

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.

Heather Parnell

Heather Parnell

Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care | Location: South East Wales

Area of Art: Visual Art, Other

heatherparnell.wordpress.com Heather is a visual and public artist who has many roles in Arts and Health, including Artist in Residence at Cwm Taf University Health Board.

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