FOLKE ART
Folke Art is a pilot community art in health project run by Community Art Kent CIC in partnership with Sunflower House. Folke Art is a free weekly community art class run out of the new Sunflower House community room on the Bayle and is for adults aged 55+.
Folke Art provides a much-needed accessible art classes to adults
in Folkestone, providing long term health and wellbeing benefits to those that
take part, connecting adults living in Folkestone to artists living and working
in the town as well as local creative businesses.
Folke Art Outcomes for participants:
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Improved Mental Health
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Reduction in loneliness
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Increased sense of belonging
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Improved access to the arts
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Learning new skills
Folke Art Aims
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Provide free art classes to Adults in Folkestone
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Enable local artists to deliver workshops within
the setting
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Link creatives based around the Creative Quarter
to the town
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Provide supportive art classes that increase
wellbeing.
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Signpost participants to other activities across
the town
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Safeguard adults and provide a safe and
supportive creative environment
Folke Art pilot project is currently over subscribed but if you would like to be added to the waiting list please email communityartkent@gmail.com
Folke art is funded by the Connie & Philip Phillips CT, Social Enterprise Kent, Colyer Fergusson CT and Folkestone Town Council. It is evaluated by Professor Angela Pickard, Director of the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts & Health, Canterbury Christ Church University.
Evaluation Report
Folke Art facebook page can be found here
