creative pause
In every space we reach, our programmes are designed to be flexible, adaptable and best meet the needs of any given community.
our mission
Make the practice of art a powerful connector, widely accessible and integral to enhancing health, for people of all ages.
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Create spaces that inspire spontaneous moments of creative calm in hospitals and the community at large.
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Break down generational barriers, patient-carer boundaries and social confines through the connective powers of art.
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Deliver free-flow art programmes that are entirely co-created, with material drawn and designed for our organisation by artists of all ages, worldwide.
our programmes
creative care boxes
We deliver Care Boxes filled with our uniquely co-created resources across Hospital wards and staff rooms.
Since launching, we have delivered 1000s of boxes to our partner hospitals. These have travelled through oncology, maternity, cardiac, transplant, mental health, emergency and Covid wards and healthcare staff rooms to name a few.
the open art table
We set up open art tables in hospital areas where fear, boredom and stress run high.
We welcome patients, friends, families and healthcare staff to work with a variety of free-flow art materials together at the table or in their own space.
Our tables are designed to create a spontaneous moment’s pause - no signing up required; no time limit imposed; no judgement.
community workshops
We deliver regular open-art sessions for the elderly and isolated communities to connect with one another around a table. With options to colour, trace, or make a card, to free-flow draw or paint - the creative experience is accessible to all.
colouring books
We design beautiful therapeutic art books (drawn from our growing catalogue of artworks or in partnership with other organisations) to donate to hospital nurses, doctors and support staff, as well as patients.
These books can be bought from our website. Each time a book is purchased we can donate another one.
We have so far donated over 2,000 copies.
3 years running
hospitals reached
creative care packs delivered
global art contributions
Hospital trusts we work with
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Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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The Royal Marsden Hospital for Cancer
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The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust
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St John of God, Geelong, Australia
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Camden & Islington Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Addenbrooke's)
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Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve (HUG), Switzerland
Don’t take our word for it…
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Research
“Participation in culture and the arts has the potential to radically shape the future of the health and social care landscape and give voice to the most marginalised members of our society.”
World Healthcare Congress Europe 2019
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Testimonial
“Not only did they find the art therapeutic, but feeling like they were connected to a ‘normal’ non-medical person in the outside world helped them to feel less trapped and alone.”
Dr Dominic Aubrey-Jones, Psychiatry Trainee, Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
“The NHS needs to reach beyond its conventional medical box and now regard arts interventions as mainstream.”
— Dr Michael Dixon, Chair of the College of Medicine and former President of NHS Clinical Commissioners