Creative Connection: How the Arts Can Tackle Loneliness

Date of recording: 19th May 2025

As part of Creativity & Wellbeing Week 2025, this webinar brought together experts from the arts, culture, and community sectors to explore:
- The role of the arts in reducing loneliness and social isolation
- How arts policy and funding can support community-led solutions
- The power of creative projects to engage and empower diverse communities
- Real-world examples of arts initiatives tackling loneliness head-on
Speakers:
- Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance and London Arts & Health (Victoria Hume & Anna Woolf)
- Arts Council England (Jemma Channing)
- Civil Society Consulting (Natasha Ereira-Guyer)
- Metal Culture (Susie Thornberry)
Slides by Anna Woolf, Jemma Channing and Susie Thornberry.
Webinar Summary and Useful Links _ Creative Connection Webinar
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