Keep up to date with our latest news and events.
Latest News
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Arts for the Blues in The Psychologist
We are delighted to share an interview with the three Arts for the Blues founders now online at The Psychologist. With thanks to Jon Sutton and Aspa Paltoglou. https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/shared-love-arts-dance-and-creativity-has-brought-us-together
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12th July 2024 one day training in Arts for the Blues at Edge Hill University
We are happy to offer a new date of 12 July at Edge Hill University for our one day training, following our 12th June event at the University of Salford The full description of training is here: https://www.salford.ac.uk/school-health-society/continuing-professional-development-cpd Arts for the Blues: a new creative therapy model for depression Duration: 1 day 10.00am – 4.00pm Price:…
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12th June 2024 one day training in Arts for the Blues at the University of Salford
Arts for the Blues one day training on 12th June at the University of Salford can be booked here: https://shop.salford.ac.uk/short-courses/arts/cpd The full description of training is here: https://www.salford.ac.uk/school-health-society/continuing-professional-development-cpd Arts for the Blues: a new creative therapy model for depression Duration: 1 day 10.00am – 4.00pm Price: £180 Course dates: 12th June 2024 (The University of Salford)…
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Arts for the Blues and Arts4Us
Arts for the Blues researchers are involved in a new mental health project for children and young people which has won £2.5million from UKRI. The Arts4Us project will bring together the best practice in arts and arts therapies in one digital platform, making it easier for young people and their families to find crucial help.…
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Break
‘Break’ is a creative synthesis of research completed with clinical staff working in one of the largest physical NHS Trusts in the North West of England participating in an intervention that has adapted the Arts for the Blues into a multi-levelled creative psychological package aiming to support the wellbeing of healthcare workers. The piece was created…
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Together Un/Tethered, an Arts for the Blues immersive performance
Sneak a peak at our Arts Council-funded project, Together Un/Tethered. Participants and artists joined a therapeutically informed Arts for the Blues group at the Liverpool Lighthouse and used their experiences to create this immersive performance. Interweaving movement, spoken word, innovative soundscape, projection and live cellist, Together Un/tethered explores themes of separation, connection, new possibilities and…
Events
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Arts for the Blues in Greece
4th January 2020, Thessaloniki This January, Vicky led an experimental workshop and seminar based on the Arts for the Blues approach. Participants included arts psychotherapists (dance, drama, arts and music) as well as primarily verbal psychotherapists and psychologists. The day focused on the contribution of the arts to the treatment of depression and experiential work…
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BADth annual conference 2019
British Association of Dramatherapists 6-8th September 2019, Chester The Arts for the Blues team presented this autumn at the annual BADth conference. The British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth) is the professional body for Dramatherapists in the United Kingdom. Dramatherapy has as its main focus the intentional use of healing aspects of drama and theatre as the therapeutic…
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Creative therapies conference
25th October 2019, University of Salford Ailsa Parsons and Dr Linda Dubrow-Marshall, both members of the Arts for the Blues project, presented and delivered an experiential workshop at the first ever Creative Therapies Conference at Salford University. This full day event celebrated and explored how creativity can be used therapeutically through every age of life.…
Research Announcements
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Arts for the Blues film
A film about the Arts for the Blues project was included as part of the Healing Arts Symposium hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York. It was the only example from the UK and it was screened on 14th November 2021. The event was in partnership…
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Release of new publication!
The Arts for the Blues team are delighted to announce their third publication which presents the twelve session creative psychotherapy model for depression. This article details the approach taken by the team to inform the model and presents the eight key ingredients that underpin the therapy. Omylinska-Thurston, J., Karkou, V., Parsons, A.S., Nair, K., Haslam,…
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