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Join us for Reggae Music Makes Me Smile, A free music and poetry workshop led by Dementia in Dub at @britishlibrary on 22/08/24. Based on @ronaldamanze's A Box of Smiles workshop, we will use poetry & lyric writing to explore the theme of the transformative power of a smile. 😃

Had a wonderful, unique experience as the invited dress artist of #ECHO @royalcourt. A new actor every night steps into the unknown & connects with Nassim Soleimanpour, his beautiful powerful play, the audience & themselves. Directed by brilliant @omar_elerian Don’t miss.

@TrappedZoneOne @AnnaBosworth @mentalhealth @TowerHamletsNow @CanaryWharfGrp @Sport_England @thevents @TowerHamletsCVS @THInterFaith @LondonNPC @LAHArtsHealth @ThriveLDN Yesss old Flo!!✨🫶👏

📢 On @mentalhealth #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we're hosting our wellness programme for females in @TowerHamletsNow through movement and sketching in Canary Wharf supported by @CanaryWharfGrp, exploring Henry Moore's 'Draped Seated Woman' Old Flo. eventbrite.co.uk/e/move-and-ske…

Our brilliant @MascUcl alumni @MaddieGRose Todd Henkin, Amalia Restrepo & Jamie Eastman wrote a fantastic @CHWAlliance blog about their journeys in #CreativeHealth 💚 culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/news/blog/gues… #CreativityandWellbeingWeek

Open calls are now live for our Support Hub programme, including: ⭐Peer to peer mental health groups ⭐Professional development groups ⭐Reflective supervision support ⭐121 mentoring for early career artists ⏰Deadline: 23rd June @ 5pm 🙏🏽Share widely! artsandhealthhub.org/opportunities

We’re a dementia-friendly borough! Find out how residents can live well with dementia and continue to be active members of our community after a diagnosis. #DAW2024 Learn more: orlo.uk/0thpB @AgeUK_Islington @ichcarers @Arts4Dementia @IslingtonLife

Talk Dementia creative health program brings you, Recently relaunched with the support of Ashford place in Brent. The Box of smiles road show. supported by @Arts4Dementia @KrupeshHirani @Brent_Council @ashford_place @regfraternityuk @DavidLammy @Deepnessdement1 @KbitPlay

@sensinglorna @ace_national @h_chatterjee @matthewrbroome @PaulLodge15 @guytnoble @angelaconlan @Katey_W @morgan_alastair @ProfTonyDavid ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️💫

Big push for the @ace_national #ACreativeTransformation paid workshops for people with lived experience of brain injury, in Bucks and Yorkshire, in May. These events are led by experts by experience, with peer mental health support. Sign up: acreativetransformation.org. Please share.

thanks to @RowanMoore for reporting on this housing development in Lewes, demonstrating that sustainability, gentle density, cultural integration & viability can coexist @JonathanSmales @BeyondGreenUK @createstreets @boys_nicholas theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Playing a musical instrument or singing is linked to better memory in older age dlvr.it/T20hJr

@ronaldamanze Marvellous work!! Love Melissa. X

been an Inspiring and enlightening event. Now even more so I feel my thoughts and emotions validated and vindicated especially when I talk about the therapeutic benefits of creativity in my life. On a separate note despite the diagnosis when embracing the arts I always smile

**Launch Event Invite** Join us for the launch of #MYRIAD, a new project, which aims to increase mental health support for people from global majority communities in Greater Manchester. Tue 14 Nov, 2pm-6pm At Company Chameleon Book a free ticket: bit.ly/3Sui6wb

Paint it black makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2023/10/13/pai…

@our_MoH 😁 congratulations 👏

@sensinglorna @Focus_on_MI Amazing! Have the best day. 🌊🫶🏻

Off on my next adventure. I’m flying to Jersey to give talks and open an exhibition for #WorldMentalHealthDay with @Focus_on_MI, Art in the Frame Foundation and Focus UP. I will keep you updated!

5 DAYS to @rcolemanvoices - ‘I might be demented but I’m enjoying being an artist that I wouldn’t without my #dementia’ at @willygilder01 'Unheard Voices' @CameoCinema 21.09.23 at 10.30 with #takingittothestreets campaign by @ReDementia2020 Book FREE tix bit.ly/3qGECpM

William Blake died on this day in 1827, to be buried in an unmarked grave at a pauper's funeral, having given us some of humanity's most transcendent art and poetry, and his eternal model of countercultural courage to make the unexampled themarginalian.org/2022/06/18/wil…

Looking to swap 2 Tuesday #BeyonceLondon tickets for 2 Monday tickets! Our friend just realised she bought the wrong day #BeyonceTickets #TicketSwapLondon #BeyonceTicketSwap

@ResonateArts @PostcodeLottery @Housing21 @edithtankus @peckhamshell Yay! Amazinnn

📣For #DementiaActionWeek we are excited to announce we have received funding from @PostcodeLottery to run our Creative Space Movement Sessions! At @Housing21's Penfold Community Hub, our group explore playful movement with theatre practitioner and clown @edithtankus #DAW2023