🎨 Sometimes creativity is less about self-expression and more about self-discovery. #CreatitivtyAndWellbeingWeek

🌟 Earlier this year, adult carers in Tower Hamlets took a break from caring to try textiles! 🌎 creative:release is our multi-artform project with adult carers in Tower Hamlets, delivered in partnership with Reed Smith and Carers Centre Tower Hamlets. #CreativityAndWellbeingWeek

✨ 6 weeks until Create Week 2026! ✨ From 1–7 July, join a global celebration of creativity and connection with 7 free activities! The activities are now live to download! Head to https://f.mtr.cool/lzukajwnnl

These photos are from the final showcase of inspired:arts Cheshire, celebrating the creativity and talent of the young carers involved 💙 Family and friends came together to view the incredible visual artwork created and celebrate the young people’s achievements.

Today marks the start of #CreativityAndWellbeingWeek 💙 We’re hosting our next Create Conversations webinar: Creativity without barriers - exploring access and inclusion. https://f.mtr.cool/ucehxjczwh

We’re delighted that Create's Founding CEO, Nicky Goulder MBE, will be joining our upcoming Create Conversations panel: Creativity Without Barriers. 🗓 Tues 19 May 🕧 12:30pm https://f.mtr.cool/yfcugeosli

Are you running an event over Create Week 1-7 July? We'd love to hear about it! Head to createweek.org to share what you've got planned and find out more. Make sure to tag @createcharity and use #CreateWeek when promoting your events online!

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re spotlighting creative:tandem - our programme for young people in mental health inpatient units. Funded by London Freemasons Charity and The Simon Rivett-Carnac Trust

🌟 We’re delighted to welcome Dr Tola Dabiri to our upcoming Create Conversations: Creativity without Barriers. 🗓️ 19 May Register for free: https://f.mtr.cool/vzcxppvnta

Today marks the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 🎨 Creativity can play an important role in supporting wellbeing, helping people express themselves, build confidence, reduce isolation and connect with others. https://f.mtr.cool/yibmubqzrg

We’re really excited to have Dr Simon Opher joining our next Create Conversations panel on 19 May. He’s been championing social prescribing and the role of creativity in health for years - long before it became widely talked about. Register for free: f.mtr.cool/lnyhldlzrk

Social isolation isn’t just emotional - it can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and dementia. But creativity can offer a powerful way to reconnect. https://f.mtr.cool/bcoznvbeaf

A huge thank you to @citybridgefndn.bsky.social for three years of support. Their funding has enabled our art:links programme in London, supporting older adults facing isolation, dementia and other challenges through creativity.

Vacancy: Senior Fundraising Executive (Grants) If you have experience securing funding and want to be part of a team growing its impact across the UK, we’d love to hear from you. 📍 London (hybrid) 🗓 Deadline: 11 May, 9am https://f.mtr.cool/flgfeudlem

Behind every creative workshop, every partnership and every participant story, there’s something less visible but just as essential: core funding. To our core funders - thank you for trusting us and supporting our mission. Read more in our recent blog! Head to our website for more.

We’re bringing together an incredible panel for our upcoming Create Conversations. As part of #CreativityAndWellbeingWeek, we’re welcoming voices from across the arts, policy and social impact. https://f.mtr.cool/falbywxhzv

In 2025/26, thanks to the support of our core and unrestricted funders, we delivered creative arts projects to 2,500 participants facing significant barriers to access. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/csveixcexn #AccessToTheArts

📽️ Billy took part in a three-day photography and animation project at Cheshire Young Carers with our professional photographer, Ciara Leeming. https://f.mtr.cool/hhqvyceewf Funded by St James’s Place Charitable Foundation

Across the UK, 51% of young carers provide more than 20 hours of care each week - often alongside school, friendships and growing up. “[Creativity] can make you feel like you can spread your wings.” https://f.mtr.cool/rlkjsfxuut

✨ We’re hiring! ✨ Join Create as our Senior Fundraising Executive (Grants) and help us bring the power of the creative arts to those who need it most. ⏰ Deadline: 9am, Monday 11 May 👉 Apply now: https://f.mtr.cool/phwxtkcjwk #CharityJobs

Join us for a Create Conversations webinar during #CreativityAndWellbeingWeek on the theme: Creativity without barriers. 📅 Tuesday 19 May 📍 Online Register for free: https://f.mtr.cool/hchstkicsx

📸Last month, young carers in Brent took to the streets to try out photography! Supported by John Lyon's Charity, community:matters is our multi-arts programme empowering marginalised young people in the London Borough of Brent. #PeopleNeedToCreate

🦋 Earlier this month, young carers from Hammersmith & Fulham took part in our inspired:arts visual arts project, making puppets out of paper! Thank you to John Lyon's Charity for funding this project. #ArtsForWellbeing

We’re hiring a Development Manager (Grants) to join our team. If you’re an experienced bid writer with a passion for the arts and social impact, we’d love to hear from you. 🗓 Deadline: 21 April, 9am 🔗 Find out more and apply: https://f.mtr.cool/rpgaxpullj #Vacancy

☀️Another joyful creative:connection project wrapped up last month in Liverpool! Bringing together disabled and non-disabled children, the project created a space for young people to explore visual art, connect with one another and express themselves creatively.

🎨 Last month we brought together disabled and non-disabled children in Watford to work with professional artist, Sam Haynes, creating a vibrant display of visual art.  🌟 creative:connection is our award-winning programme that tackles disability prejudice.  #PeopleNeedToCreate

#Vacancy - Development Manager (Grants) to join our team at Create. This is a great opportunity to play a key role in securing funding for our creative arts programmes. 📍 London (hybrid) 🗓 Deadline: 21 April, 9am 🔗 Find out more and apply: https://f.mtr.cool/nduahqaoun

Over the Easter holiday, young carers in Nottingham got stuck into an inspired:arts sculpture project led by Create artist Sam Haynes. The group created animal sculptures, vehicles and even monsters using cardboard and papier mache! 🎨 Funded by @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Last week young carers in Barnet tried Natural Dyeing as part of our inspired:arts programme. The young carers got out in the sun, finding natural materials and discovering the incredible range of colours they could create with these materials! ☀️ Funded by John Lyon's Charity.

In partnership with Ashurst, we welcomed older adults living with dementia and mental ill-health to visual arts workshops. 🎨 Partnerships like this highlight the value of corporate volunteering - creating meaningful opportunities for employees to connect with communities!

We’re hiring a Development Manager (Grants) to join our team at Create. 📍 London (hybrid) 🗓 Deadline: 21 April, 9am 🔗 Find out more and apply: https://f.mtr.cool/riebffjzsg #Vacancy #CharityJobs #Hiring #DevelopmentManager #GrantsJob

Today is #WorldHealthDay 🌎 Creative activities can support mental & physical health, reduce stress and improve wellbeing - and are even linked to longer life. Creativity isn’t just something we enjoy. It’s something we need. 🧠  #ArtsForWellbeing #PeopleNeedToCreate

📖 We’re proud to share pages from inside:stories - a picture book created by people in prison for their children and younger family members. Funded by Christopher and Henry Oldfield Trust, The Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust and William A Cadbury Charitable Trust.

🧠 April is #StressAwarenessMonth. 🌟 At Create, we see this in practice. For many of the people we work with - including young and adult carers - creativity offers something simple but powerful: a chance to pause, reset and focus on themselves. #PeopleNeedToCreate

🌎 Today is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay 🎨 People with autism often face barriers to accessing the arts. Our projects like environment:matters & our:stories help make creativity more inclusive! Funded by @OctopusEnergy and St Paul's Schools Foundation (Via @MercersScholars )!

We’re hiring a Development Manager (Grants) to join our team at Create. 📍 London (hybrid) 🗓 Deadline: 21 April, 9am 🔗 Find out more and apply: https://f.mtr.cool/dignjgqatu #Vacancy #CharityJobs #Hiring #DevelopmentManager #GrantsJob

🎉#CreateWeek2026 is coming soon! 🎨 Just 3 months to go until Create Week. 7 days, 7 ways to get creative! 🗓️ Save the date: 1–7 July More to come soon. 🔗 Sign up for the latest updates: https://f.mtr.cool/cnivtihhvh #CreateCharity #ArtsForWellbeing

Earlier this month we had the final delivery day of Nurturing Talent at Bede House. Collaborating over the year, the cohort of emerging artist facilitators planned, rehearsed and delivered joy-filled afternoon of creative workshops. #CareerDevelopment #CreativeOpportunities #CreateCharity

🌟 Last night, we celebrated Create’s 22nd Anniversary Gala Dinner at Mosimann’s - raising £44,491 to support our work bringing creative arts opportunities to those who need them most. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/uxpchsubgo

We’re proud to be shortlisted for the #BusinessCharityAwards for our partnership with smart UK. Read our blog to find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/hgormumgsa #CorporatePartnership

🎉 We did it! Not only did we reach our #BigGive target, but we exceeded it by over £1000, raising £14,507 (a total of £16,117 including gift aid). ❤️ Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign. 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/uosimbolql

🎉 We’re incredibly proud to have reached our £13,500 target - thank you to everyone who has supported our Big Give campaign so far! ⏳ There’s still time to donate! The campaign will be open until 12pm today: https://f.mtr.cool/ttrrykhtvt   #ArtsForImpact

⏳ 24 hours to go!  We’re so close - with just over £4500 left to raise to reach our #BigGive target of £13,500 Every donation is still being doubled, helping us bring creative workshops to more young and adult carers! Donate before 12pm tomorrow: https://f.mtr.cool/rgpcyvovlc

We're in the final days of our Big Give #ArtsForImpact campaign! We’re so close to our target - and every donation is still being doubled, helping us bring creative workshops to more young and adult carers. Help us reach our goal! Donate now: https://f.mtr.cool/hmdfuypmdf

It's Day 5 of our Big Give #ArtsForImpact Campaign! ⏳ Just over 2 days to go to reach our goal!  So far, your support has helped us make real progress towards our goal - over 50% - but we still need your help! Donate today: https://f.mtr.cool/grwkphzlek

For many carers, time for themselves is limited. Hobbies, creativity and connection are often the first things to fall away. ❤️ This week, with the Big Give #ArtsForImpact campaign, every donation is doubled, helping us reach more carers! 🌟 Donate now: https://f.mtr.cool/bgqbgfhlhk

We’re HALFWAY through our Big Give #ArtsForImpact campaign - and thanks to your support, we’ve already raised over £5,000. 🎉 With 3 days to go, we’re still working towards our target of £13,500! 🎨 Donate now: https://f.mtr.cool/cxujptojrm

Thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign so far! That’s already helping us bring creative workshops to more young and adult carers, but there’s a real opportunity to go even further! Donate here: https://f.mtr.cool/bkkrjwbish #BigGive #ArtsForImpact #CreateCharity #Carers

Caring for someone often means putting yourself second. For many carers, there’s little time to pause or focus on their own wellbeing. Our workshops offer space to connect, create and just be. This week, donations are doubled: Donate today: https://f.mtr.cool/pgbvcocmtj

Day 2 of our #BigGive campaign!  Create Patron Isy Suttie shares why creativity matters - and why it’s so important for young and adult carers. This week, all donations are doubled.🌟 Donate here: https://f.mtr.cool/uiglxsodwd #BigGive #ArtsForImpact