In its first three years, Well-City Salisbury worked with four Salisbury-based partner organisations; ArtCare, Wessex Archaeology, Wiltshire Creative and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, bringing together a vast array of experience and skills to deliver 29 creative courses for 191 participants, working with 19 local artists and 18 referral organisations. Alongside this, 53 community events took place and 54 individuals were trained in mental health awareness.
Well-City Salisbury will return in Spring 2025 to build on its work with Salisbury residents thanks to the funding, and will continue its partnerships with ArtCare, Wessex Archaeology, Wiltshire Creative and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
The project will help people from many different backgrounds access creative sessions delivered by professional artists and practitioners over a three year period, with additional resources developed specifically to reach a much larger online audience.
Well-City Salisbury primarily uses a social prescribing model where participants are referred onto a course by their GP practice, support organisation, community group or school wellbeing team and also welcomes self-referrals. The project is about creating connection – to the arts, the landscape, heritage, community and each other – and provides 10-week long free creative courses for adults and young adults.
Key aims for the second round of Well-City Salisbury include; to make a positive change to the mental health of everyone involved in the project, for participants to feel like they belong to the Well-City Salisbury community, and to work with new guest delivery partners to expand the offer, widening participation and to reach a more diverse audience.
For more information on Well-City Salisbury and how to participate or support the project, please visit Home - Well-City Salisbury
