Join Chilli Studios Live Online: Art Workshops & Community
Chilli Studios has gone digital!
In these odd and surreal times, it’s important to stay connected. We know the value of creativity to our mental health and we will endeavour to do our best to replicate something as creative, fun, engaging and community-driven as our usual programme.
“We can get through this together
with kindness, cleanliness and creativity”
In this email:
1. Join Chilli Studios live online
2. Care packages update & Forest Folk Partnership
3. Online Resources
1. Join Chilli Studios Live Online 🙂
We’ve had an amazing first trial week of live-streamed workshops and launching our forum. So, this week we are trying to extend our offer and iron out a few creases.
Sign up to the forum
and live workshops, demos & discussions at
https://www.chillistudios.co.uk/forum-1
There is a number of public workshops – do keep your eye on our facebook page.
However, the Forum and a number of workshops are currently membership only based. Focusing on the Creative and mental health community – for Chilli Studios & partnered studios like North Tyneside Art Studio’s and RTprojects (Sunderland) members, volunteers and staff past & present.
Please message jo@chillistudios.co.uk if you are interested in joining and not connected to the studios above or if you need guidance in tech issues or signing in.
See our current weeks programme above 🙂
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The brilliant North Tyneside Art Studios have also a great online programme
Monday afternoons, Wed morning and Friday afternoons with live tutorials through their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/NorthTynesideArtStudio/
So together there’s plenty to be inspired and delve into with positive activity for our wellbeing
2. Care packages update & Forest Folk Partnership
Due to further restrictions in travel and staff capacity, we are unable to deliver the remaining care packages. However, we have teamed with the wonderful FOREST FOLK who have created “Garden kits” a wellbeing, art and nature pack that will be delivered to our current members.
Massive thanks to the Bryonys!
They are also holding Online coffee mornings:
Thursday 10.30am on Zoom, and then weekly after that.
Here is the link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/560010238
3. Online Resources
- There is brilliant information and really useful coping advise on
“Coronavirus and your wellbeing” through MIND
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/ - Voluntary and Charity Sector advice:
https://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/information/coronavirus - This article from money and mental health gives a good breakdown of financial issues around the current situation and what support is available covering topics such as rent and mortgage payments, utilities and benefits.
https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/covid-19-mental-financial-wellbeing/Magic Hat kindly shared their Food links below:
- Citylife Line is a new partnership between the council and the voluntary sector to help get support to those who need it you can register for support or to volunteer on the link below or by calling 0191 277 8000
https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/services/public-health-wellbeing-and-leisure/public-health-services/coronavirus-covid-19/citylife - Foodcycle are trialling delivering food parcels in Newcastle you can register here and someone will be in touch to let you know if they can help https://volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/referral
- Byker Pantry can be contacted if you are in the east https://www.informationnow.org.uk/organisation/the-byker-pantry/
- Newcastle West End foodbank https://newcastlewestend.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/how-to-get-help/
- Gateshead foodbank https://gateshead.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/
Remember, there is comfort in knowing that you are not alone, we will come together soon and be stronger still.
Chilli Love to all x
Spend time exploring our Chilli Collective website!
A diverse collective of artists based at Chilli Studios
Also, you could explore our
MENTAL HEALTH HERITAGE archive!
Oral Histories, Personal Stories & Lived Experience
Heads & Tales is a people’s archive for the North East that explores, rebalances and celebrates the voice of people experiencing mental health conditions.
Explore a growing collection of 500 + archive items. This archive serves as a snapshot of mental health in the current day (2016-2020) but you’ll find information and interesting items from the ancient, victorian to the contemporary in numerous and creative forms.
A people’s archive should rightfully be a living and growing archive, so do remember to check back for more items to be uploaded soon
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