By Your Side at North Tyneside Art Studio was a creative programme for North Tyneside carers.
Arts and Health / Carers / North Tyneside / North Shields / Community
North Tyneside Council, Tyne and Wear Museums, First Contact Clinical, VODA, North Tyneside Carers’ Centre, Family Gateway, Meadow Well Connected, North Tyneside Arts Studio, North Shields Primary Care Network, Tyne Health, Age UK North Tyneside
By Your Side aimed to give those who spend time looking after family & friends a chance to relax and enjoy the positive impact the arts can have on maintaining and improving your mental health.
The activities were open to anyone over the age of 18 living in North Tyneside who would like to try their hand at drawing, painting, textiles, printing and more.
As part of the Better Connect programme it offered a range of opportunities to support those who have caring responsibilities, to take time out and get creative.
Taking place on Wednesday evenings, By Your Side ran for 5 months at North Tyneside Art Studio.
By Your Side was funded by the Thriving Communities Fund, which totals £1.4 million, is being delivered by Arts Council England and has been made possible by the National Academy for Social Prescribing (contributing £1.15m from the Department of Health and Social Care) and Arts Council England (providing £250k from the National Lottery). Other strategic partners to the programme include NHS England and NHS Improvement, Historic England, Sport England, Natural England, the Office for Civil Society, the Money & Pensions Service and NHS Charities Together.
