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Being creative has been shown to improve safety and wellbeing in prisons, help people in prison build relationships with family members (Creativity in a Restricted Regime, National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance), and have a positive impact on rehabilitation and relationships within the criminal justice system.
Following a creative consultation with young men at Deerbolt Prison, Blue Cabin and Nepacs have been awarded funding by The National Lottery Community Fund, Reaching Communities Programme, to deliver a three-year project called Creative Aid.
The project will include artist-led workshops and support for participants, who are all aged between 16 and 24, to achieve an Arts Award accreditation.
Our short-term aims are to:
And our long-term aims are that Creative Aid participants:
Creative Aid is based on the findings of a creative consultation by Blue Cabin and Nepacs which Blue Cabin Associate Artist, Nic Golightly, carried out remotely with 12 young men at Deerbolt Prison.
The aim was to find out what impact being creative has on their lives, and discover what they would like to achieve through creative activities longer term.
“…[Art is] helping you talk when no-one else is around. It’s an expression in many ways…”
“[I would like to do] meaningful drawing. Things that I’ve gone through and faced.”
The Creative Aid programme runs from late 2022 for three years. To be kept updated, you can follow Blue Cabin on Twitter at @wearebluecabin, or on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/blue-cabin. You can also sign up to receive our e-newsletter here.
If you’d like to know more about Creative Aid, email Jane@wearebluecabin.com.