Supporting artists during a pandemic
2020 has been an exceptionally difficult year for professional artists. Across the board, the UK’s cultural sector has been battered…
Create Live!
Empowering Lives Online – The Ongoing Success of Create Live!
Eight months ago, when the pandemic first struck, we overhauled our whole way of working in just 14 days.…
Meet Abi
Abi, who is 15, has been a carer her whole life: she looks after her older brother, eight-year-old sister and…
Poetry helps to reduce isolation for older people
Can poetry help to reduce isolation? In June and July 2020 as part of our art:links programme funded by London…
Meet Colin
Can photography improve mental health? In February 2020 we interviewed Colin about how working with Create has unlocked a passion…
Meet Ajay
Between June and July 2020, Create ran a photography project via Create Live! with adult carers from Harrow and Lewisham as…
Create shortlisted for Charity of the Year Award
We’re delighted to have been shortlisted for the prestigious Charity Times Charity of the Year Award (in our category). The…
Dancing on Zoom
Beth Coleman is a professional choreographer, performer, acrobat, actress and Create artist. As our new project concept Create Live! came together we…
Impact Report 2019/20
Seventeen years ago, Create breathed its first breath. My vision was to use the creative arts to connect, empower and…
Running 312km for Create
In response to the widening inequality caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Dovile Eidimtaite – a soon-to-be primary school teacher –…