Related content in “Arts and Culture”
-
Blog: How digital art therapy can help people with terminal illness
My Churchill Fellowship in 2015 explored how digital technology is helping hospices deliver art therapy to enhance, extend or limit the care of people with a terminal...
-
Blog: How the arts can help children's mental health
Children's mental health services are struggling to cope. The arts offer some alternative solutions.
-
Exploring early European tapestries and their relevance to contemporary practice
Dr Christine Freeth, a tapestry weaver from Saltaire, travelled to Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland and the USA to find out about early European tapestries and...
-
Creative Ageing Fellows' Story Collection
Read more about some of our Fellows' achievements in this area.
-
Chinese take-away: perspectives on Chinatown's economic, cultural and social prospects
Freya Aitken-Turff, a charity Chief Executive from West Ham, travelled to the USA, Canada, Malaysia and Singapore to explore the economic, cultural and social prospects...
-
Advancing the craft of community mosaics in the UK.
-
Parks and people: innovative participation in public urban green space
Susan Palmer, an artist and project manager from Frome, travelled to Germany and North America to explore innovative participation in public urban green space.
-
Traditional Chinese dancing: Alison Chapman’s Story
Alison Chapman travelled to China in 2009 to learn about traditional Chinese dancing so she could develop teaching resources and training for teachers aimed at helping...
-
Blog: Chinatown is for life, not just for Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐！Last night, the world welcomed the Year of the Dog. For many people, the Spring Festival is the reason for an annual visit to their local...
-
Report: Art Thou Well? Global insights into how creativity can benefit mental health
The arts can be used to save money in health and social care services, according to a new report by clinical psychologist Dr Kat Taylor, who travelled to Finland and the...
-
Exploring evaluative and research models used to assess the impact of creativity on older people
Sylvie Fourcin visited participatory art projects in the US and Canada to seek examples of methods of arts engagement that are successful in enriching the lives of older...
-
Blog: Sharing global ideas on museum Lates
A Churchill Fellowship is all about legacy, they say. With this in mind, I am organising a conference based on the learning from my research on ‘Museum Lates’ at the...
-
Si Wi Yah: Sartorial representations of the African diaspora
2012 Fellow Teleica Kirkland and the Costume Institute of the African Diaspora invite you to a conference on Sartorial Representations of the African Diaspora in London...
-
Chris Avis' Story
Story | By Chris Avis | Connecting communities, curating and exhibiting artwork of the "Third Age" | 2013Chris Avis travelled to Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands in 2013 to research attitudes to ageing in the arts.
-
Steve Williamson’s Story
Steve Williamson travelled to West and East Africa in 1997 to study and record community singing in order to inspire music projects in the UK.
-
Oud Making in Turkey: historical musical instrument construction techniques
Jonathan Hill is an instrument maker and teacher from Redhill who travelled to Turkey to explore historical techniques for the construction of ouds.