CREATE CONVERSATIONS: CREATIVITY AND WELLBEING
On 20 May 2025, as part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week, we brought together leading voices from research, policy and the arts for a vital conversation exploring why creativity is essential to health and wellbeing – and how we can ensure everyone has access to its life-enhancing benefits.
Moderated by Dr Jenny Elliott OBE, the event featured powerful insights from:
- Prof Ioannis Bakolis (King’s College London), an international expert in public mental health and population health policy.
- Dr Jess Bone (University College London), whose research investigates how creative and cultural engagement supports mental health in young people.
- Nicky Goulder MBE, Founding CEO of Create, who shared perspectives from two decades of delivering participatory arts projects with marginalised communities.
Together, they explored the growing evidence base around creative health, challenges in access and inequality, and how cross-sector collaboration can ensure the arts play a central role in a healthy, inclusive society.
There is a huge amount of evidence that the arts can be used to promote good health
DR JESS BONE
Whether you’re a policymaker, researcher, practitioner or someone with a passion for creative wellbeing, this conversation is full of timely insights and calls to action.
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