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Join us Fridays, 12:00 - 1:30 PM at the Creative Hub for goal-setting, crafts, and support.

Our 6-week Home Education art course for children at Independent Arts, perfect for ages 8 to 14. Our engaging and social workshops teach basic art skills and theory.

For young people aged 12+ who want to explore arts for wellbeing through creative activities.

An introductory group for those wanting to try an Independent Arts group, practice an activity and socialise

Wellbeing Café welcomes you for creativity and chat, in a friendly, safe environment.

Creative Café brings people together for a wide range of fun, creative activities. And we make a great cup of tea too!

If you’re finding life a little stressful, these sessions offer an opportunity to explore mindfulness and creativity, promoting feelings of wellbeing and a calmer state of mind.

These joyful session are great for a weekly pick-me-up, or special events like birthdays.

These reminiscence sessions can help improve your residents’ ability to interact, as they share their personal memories.

Through storytelling and poetry, your residents can access a new means of self-expression.

Independent Arts can create a bespoke hour of one-to-one creativity, tailor-made for individual residents.

An opportunity to join in with the fun, sing along to old favourites and make a noise with percussion instruments.

A great way to stimulate interests, conversations and group participation; bringing history to life and shining a light on culture and the arts.

Helping people with profound physical or learning disabilities to become expressive and communicative using music and sound.

Creative iPad sessions are very helpful for people with limited dexterity, and for those with age-related memory loss, or dementia.

These gentle, seated movement sessions help circulation, joints, breathing and memory.

These sessions are extremely popular with care home residents and work particularly well when delivered in a block.

Offering a wide range of stimulating arts activities, using various materials and techniques.

Give your pupils the opportunity to access a diverse range of arts though our high-quality creative programmes.

This 6 week programme is designed to help you if you have a respiratory condition, breathing issues related to anxiety, or are recovering from Covid-19.

Our bespoke creative arts workshops for classes or groups are held in our Newport Creative Hub, and support a wide range of curriculum areas, from English to Geography.

Fun, focused and fabulous for creative thinking, this is a relaxed, friendly chess club for all levels of experience – from complete beginners to experienced players – with sandwiches and a cup of tea!

Make and Create runs Tuesday drop-in sessions 3:30pm - 4:30pm for ages 5 to 105 and Saturday afternoon 1:30pm - 3pm for under 16s.

A gentle, creative dance programme that can help you improve balance, co-ordination, muscle strength, memory and confidence, while making friends and having fun.

SingAbout is a great way for you meet and sing with other people, and socialise over a cup of tea.