Hampshire Art for Recreation and Therapy
Hampshire Art for Recreation and Therapy
Hampshire Art for Recreation and Therapy
Hampshire Art for Recreation and Therapy
to make a difference
hArt (Hampshire Art for Recreation and Therapy) exists to offer creative therapeutic and recreational activities to support mental health, wellbeing and wider social issues in people of all ages and abilities.
hArt helps to change the lives of adults and children with mental health and wider social issues. Through creative therapy and a range of professionally structured activities, we can help people feel better, build their confidence and allow their self-expression to shine through...
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...hArt works with people of all ages and abilities, and can offer group programmes and workshops as well as one to one work with fully qualified Art Therapists. hArt also works with experienced teachers, artists and facilitators to offer enjoyable, social activities, bringing people together for relaxation, leisure and learning.
These Doves were created at hArt's Women's Art Exchange (WAX) project
hArt has three broad aims...
To improve mental health, well-being and wider social issues through creative therapies
To increase access to and participation in indoor/outdoor creative activities and to reduce social isolation
To improve the quality of life for individuals of all ages, abilities, gender, culture, race or background in England and Wales
hArt's values...
Our values
Kindness Support Respect Communication
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Covid-19 and hArt
We are all in the middle of a very challenging situation, and hArt is very aware that people are feeling worried, and we are looking for ways to offer some help and support online. Please bear with us as we work to put these together on social media and through our website.
Meantime, have a look at our latest news (below), including podcasts, blogs and new programmes in Hythe, as well as our Facebook page (link above), where the hArt Online Community is ready to welcome you.
Please note; we have recently moved over from a landline to an office mobile number for phone contact. Our new number is 07999 492808
We are unable to offer telephone advice as this is not a service we can provide, but we can give contact details of other suitable services that may be able to help you in these challenging times.
We will try to respond to all messages as quickly as possible, but our new number cannot be manned fulltime, due to the current Covid-19 restrictions on staff working hours.
We hope this helps?
Stay safe and well, take care of yourself and your loved ones -
Love from hArt
Latest hArt News
hArt is in Hythe!
hArt are thrilled and excited to announce, starting on Tuesday 6th July, a brand new 8 week programme of creative workshops.
This will introduce hArt to a new community over at Waterside, prior to our 'Arts on Prescription' programme starting in Hythe later this year.
All the info is on the poster, or you can download the info by clicking on the PDF link.
We hope you can make it, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Zhane leapt out of a plane for hArt!
hArt is incredibly excited to tell you about a most wonderful young man called Zhane Hartley, who, at Midday on Saturday 5th June, completed a skydive to raise funds for hArt.
Zhane, as well as being a very brave young man, is a student at Southlands school near Lymington. Zhane hit his fundraising target and deserves all our admiration. He thoroughly enjoyed the skydive, and was cheered on from the ground at Old Sarum by his friends, staff from Southlands and our very own Annie & Julie.
It's not too late to donate.
The link to the funding page is here and below.
Zhane, you are a star!
hArt would LOVE you to join our new 'Creative Community' group, on Facebook.
There's already some great things on there, including:
* All our latest blogs, which will sooth, inspire and motivate you to enjoy art and nature.
* An excellent video by Jackie at Atticus Arts, showing how happy childhood memories mean ANYONE can have a go at creative writing.
* Great advise from Andy Wright, Art therapist who works with hArt.
There'll be more content from us, and hopefully more content from you too!
We hope to see you there.
Click on the icon below...
hArt now has a YouTube channel
Click on the YouTube logo to visit hArt's brand new channel. We've kicked things off with two podcasts. Please like, subscribe, share and of course, enjoy!
"I enjoyed the session so much I'm going to buy some art and craft materials to continue to create things with my children" - Workshop attendee
hArt's Facebook feed...