Health and Wellbeing through Art Making Short Course

The Health and Wellbeing through Art Making Short Course explores the practice of creative wellbeing and art making. During the course, students develop an understanding of their own role in managing health and wellbeing. The course provides students with the tools needed to bring this knowledge into other areas of life such as work and family. The course covers a variety of materials and techniques which have been developed to help promote and maintain mental health and wellbeing. Students participate in group dialogue, one to one tutorials and short seminars with resources and guides. The course also includes hands-on drawing, painting and sculpture sessions. By the end of the course, students will understand how the arts can help meet the major challenges facing health and social care including ageing, long-term conditions, loneliness and physical activity. They should also have produced a number of works of art throughout the course.