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WAHWN's own Tracy Breathnach wins CHWA Award

We are thrilled to share that our very own Tracy Breathnach has won a Culture Health Wellbeing Alliance 'Practising Well' award, facing tough competition from 90 brilliant nominations. Congratulations Tracy!

"I'm delighted to receive this award which acknowledges the Wales-wide work we have been doing on the How Ya Doing? programme since the pandemic. The impact of the work is largely down to the skills and expertise of the other freelance artists and trainers who delivered the different strands of the programme. Thanks to CHWA for valuing the role of Freelancers in the Creative Health sector through this award which featured really brilliant practitioners doing great work across the UK."

Tracy has designed and led the How Ya Doing? artist wellbeing programme since 2019, with support from Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales and The Baring Foundation. The programme directly increased wellbeing for over 200 artists working in participatory settings across Wales. Tracy has taken this a step further to consider how arts organisations can change the culture around wellbeing, so that wellbeing is put at the centre of how they approach the work.

Working with a team of freelance trainers – including Alison O'Connor, Jain Boon, Justine Wheatley and Cai Tomos – this culminated in a 2-day training course in Reflective Practice Facilitation for 13 creative practitioners to deliver reflective practice to support artists’ wellbeing, and a 1-day training course for organisations to develop their ‘Strategies for Wellbeing.'

We're so proud of you Tracy.