Providing creative mental health support in Coventry & Warwickshire

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We inspire people to rebuild their lives
through the visual arts and peer support

Arty-Folks supports adults 16+ in the CV postal code area who are struggling with mental ill health to navigate life circumstances using the creative process.

What’s On Calendar you will find our latest programme of online and in-person courses and workshops you can book on now!

“I learnt so much about myself and about mental health through the art projects. I feel much more positive and confident to meet the challenges life will throw at me.”

WHAT'S ON

Latest news from Arty-Folks

Introducing Rory, REACH Peer Support Worker

Arty-Folks Secures 2-Year Funding to Support Young People

From a blank Canvas to personal Change

Read Our Book Unseen Stories

Young people in Coventry who attended our Creative Peer Support group tell their their story, warts n’all. You can read how being creative has helped them pull through in ‘Unseen Stories’, now available on Amazon.

“We were all so excited when she started Uni but she developed psychosis, a serious mental illness, in a very short time. Arty-Folks helped her feel she was not on her own with this illness and us parents to better understand how we can support her."

Mother

Service User, 19 years old

Donated: £250

“After a while I realised I am not ‘a problem’ or ‘an illness’, I was just struggling to understand how to deal with life’s difficulties. Arty-Folks gave me time and space to learn about myself and people around me who could understand what I was going through.”

Service User

Service User, 48 years old

Donated: £50

"I was getting really frustrated because I just couldn't understand why medication didn't cure her. She attended Arty-Folks every week and then began doing more things for herself, one step at a time. It helped me understand that there was no quick fix, but that's ok."

Husband

Service User, 28 years old

Donated: £100