Reachout Create

We will host 30 creative workshops over the next two years for adults with lived experience of a mental health condition. People of all skill levels are welcome to join in the fun!

The pieces we create together will contribute to our Reachout Challenge training materials. The free creative workshops will also give us more opportunities for community building with mental health service users in Croydon.

Hear Us’ newest project is made possible thanks to funding from the London Community Foundation through the Adobe Fund.

The next workshop is on Monday 17th March at Studio Upstairs from 12pm to 3pm

Charcoal Techniques: Seascapes with Liz Atkin

Join the first in-person workshop with Liz Atkin on Monday the 17th of March at Studio Upstairs for two hours of relaxing creativity and mental health discussion. Liz will be teaching us ways of using charcoal to create expressive drawings inspired by seascapes. Liz will also share how she came to be an artist and how art shaped her mental health journey. Arrive at 12pm to enjoy an hour of lunch and some mental health campaigns activities before the workshop starts. These workshops are for adults with lived experience of a mental health condition. People of all skill levels and abilities are welcome to attend.

Upcoming Workshops

Liz Atkin is an award-winning artist and educator and friend of the Bethlem Gallery. She will run a series of free online and in-person workshops for adults with lived experience of mental health conditions. Liz will teach you how to explore your creativity without the pressure of perfection. All levels of skill and ability are welcome to these workshops.

We are planning an agenda packed with great workshops led by artists and creatives with lived experience. You can expect creative writing, photography, zine-making, painting, drawing, and more. These workshops are for adults with lived experience of a mental health condition living in Croydon. People of all skill levels and abilities are invited to attend.

Past Workshops

We hosted our Reachout Create Open Day on the 17th of December 2024 at Orchard House. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to a warm, peaceful, and creative atmosphere.

Attendees got a taster of our newest project, and suggested ideas for future creative workshops. Some suggestions included journalism and calligraphy. What free creative workshops would you like to take part in in the coming two years? Contact may@hear-us.org to share your suggestions. If you have a creative skill you’d like to share with the community, please drop us an email and we can organise a workshop together! 

May Elroubi
Reachout Coordinator
Hear Us
Orchard House
15a Purley Road
South Croydon
Surrey
CR2 6EZ
Tel: 020 8681 6888
Email: campaignsproject@hear-us.org
Webpage: www.hear-us.org/forum/