A Dundee art student suffering from leukaemia has had a huge art exhibition held in her honour to thank Teenage Cancer Trust for their support. Judith Beattie is battling acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and has spent the best part of the last 5 months in hospital. She has been receiving treatment in the TCT Ward at […]
CONTINUE READINGMy name is Lucy Loakes and I am 23. For the past three and a bit years I have been working three days a week as a sales assistant at Bookbarn International near my home village south of Bristol. Before that, I went to National Star College in Cheltenham for three years to study IT. […]
CONTINUE READING2014 is here and LifewithArt is off to an amazing start with 6 new Charity Arts Centres to add to our portfolio. Workshops are already underway in Daresbury, Wolverhampton, Newcastle and Grimsby with things kicking off soon in Coventry and Nottingham. At the end of last year we were sorry to say goodbye to Vision@Seabraes […]
CONTINUE READINGSince our launch in 2011 LifewithArt has been building relationships with ME organisations throughout the UK. Our initial partnership with ME North East in County Durham resulted in the development of our powerful and moving ME photographic exhibition which can be seen in LwA centres across the country. Recently displayed in Portcullis House, Cardiff, the […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Bristol based charity Thomas Moore Project, who provide residential care for adults with learning and physical disabilities, are always on the lookout for exciting opportunities for their residents. So when they were offered free music workshops at LwA’s local charity arts centre Highwood Pavilions they jumped at the chance. The workshops were led by […]
CONTINUE READINGThe sun is shining in Sheffield this spring as LwA opens a brand new Charity Arts Centre. Come down to Concept House and see our powerful and moving photography and art exhibitions produced by people with mental health, learning and physical disabilities. The exhibitions highlight the work and activities of a number of our associated […]
CONTINUE READINGAlways on the look out for new buildings, new cities and new communities to help LwA has recently turned their sights on Dundee. Vision @ Seabraes, a lovely open plan building with sweeping natural daylight, is the perfect setting to showcase LifewithArt’s photographic exhibitions. Within days of opening this new arts centre workshops were in […]
CONTINUE READINGOnly 2 months since LifewithArt opened the doors to a new Charity Arts Centre in Newcastle and already so much has happened. Firstly, welcome to Pui Lee, our new North-East Art Co-ordinator as well as Jane Poulton and Sara Cooper our new Art Tutors in the North-East. It’s been full steam ahead for Pui Lee […]
CONTINUE READINGLifewithArt is kicking off the New Year with a bang, launching 5 new Charity Arts Centres. The addition of centres in Bradford, Leeds, London, Newcastle and Warrington brings our total to 20 centres nationwide. Sadly our well established and well-loved Arts Centre in Southend, Portcullis House, is due to be demolished on 1st February. Portcullis […]
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