When life gets you down, pick up a paintbrush! That’s what Amelia (pictured) did along with hundreds of other Sydney residents who took part in Chill Art classes to improve their mental wellbeing last year. Now their magnificent artworks form the exhibition ‘This is Us’ which opens at The 107 Gallery in Redfern from 17-19 January. The exhibition […]
A woman has turned a rundown blacksmith’s into a hub for people in a bid to tackle loneliness and isolation. Belinda Gardiner turned the old forge in Clydach, Swansea, into a hub for the community after a chance conversation with her daughter Rhian. She was living and working in Australia when she first heard about […]
In a bustling kitchen at a Toronto-area community health centre, Hayfa Mousa pauses as she reflects on the last seven years of her life. Her eyes fill as she recalls the stress and isolation she felt before finally finding community and calm. Originally from Iraq, the 56-year-old cares for an adult daughter who underwent a heart transplant. The Stonegate […]
