Calm and Create - Mindful Creative Workshops from Art Ease CIC

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FREE Creative Wellbeing Sessions in Southport
Calm and Create – Starting January 2026

I’m delighted to share that Art Ease CIC has received funding through the Southport Together Mental Wellbeing and Community Cohesion Small Grants Fund, which means we’ll be offering a series of free creative wellbeing sessions for local residents.

📅 Running from 14th January – 11th March 2026
🕒 Wednesday evenings each week (1.5-hour session) 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 The Big Onion, Town Hall Gardens, Southport
👥 Limited spaces – up to 16 people per session
Refreshments provided

Calm and Create is a gentle, drop-in style creative space where you can unwind, explore art materials, and enjoy some calm at the end of the day. You’re welcome to join just one session or attend as many as you like—whatever suits you. Each evening will include soothing, mindful art activities like drawing, painting, collage and creative play, all designed to support wellbeing and relaxation.

No experience is needed. Just come along, take a breath, and create at your own pace.

These sessions are ideal if you’d like to:
🌿 take some time for yourself
🎨 try out creativity in a relaxed environment
💛 support your mental wellbeing
✨ enjoy a peaceful, friendly space after a busy day

Please scroll down to read more about what each session entails - we cant wait to see you there!"

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FREE Creative Wellbeing Sessions in Southport
Calm and Create – Starting January 2026

I’m delighted to share that Art Ease CIC has received funding through the Southport Together Mental Wellbeing and Community Cohesion Small Grants Fund, which means we’ll be offering a series of free creative wellbeing sessions for local residents.

📅 Running from 14th January – 11th March 2026
🕒 Wednesday evenings each week (1.5-hour session) 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 The Big Onion, Town Hall Gardens, Southport
👥 Limited spaces – up to 16 people per session
Refreshments provided

Calm and Create is a gentle, drop-in style creative space where you can unwind, explore art materials, and enjoy some calm at the end of the day. You’re welcome to join just one session or attend as many as you like—whatever suits you. Each evening will include soothing, mindful art activities like drawing, painting, collage and creative play, all designed to support wellbeing and relaxation.

No experience is needed. Just come along, take a breath, and create at your own pace.

These sessions are ideal if you’d like to:
🌿 take some time for yourself
🎨 try out creativity in a relaxed environment
💛 support your mental wellbeing
✨ enjoy a peaceful, friendly space after a busy day

Please scroll down to read more about what each session entails - we cant wait to see you there!"

Week 1 - 14th January: Vision Boards for 2026

A gentle creative session focused on hopes, intentions, and possibilities for the year ahead. Using collage, colour, and words, you’ll create a personal vision board to reflect what you’d like to invite into 2026. Please feel free to bring any photos, cut-outs, paper, or images you’d like to include.

Week 2 - 21st January : Objects & Meaning

An invitation to explore personal stories through drawing and creative reflection. Bring a small object or two, that hold meaning for you, and use them as inspiration for gentle drawing, mark-making, or mixed-media work. Sharing is always optional.

Week 3 - 28th January: Drawing from Nature

A calm, mindful session inspired by natural forms and textures. Bring natural objects from your home or local environment (such as leaves, stones, shells, or flowers) and explore slow observation, drawing, and creative responses to nature.

Week 4 -4th February: Valentine’s for Yourself (and Others)

A Valentine’s-themed session focused on kindness, self-care, and gentle connection. Create artworks centred on self-love, gratitude, or positive messages, or take part in a “random act of Valentine’s kindness” by making a card or artwork to gift anonymously or take home.

Week 5 - 18th February: Crafting for Calm

A relaxed, hands-on craft session focused on making something soothing and tactile. We’ll explore simple crafts such as paper weaving, handmade bookmarks, decorative tags, or small keepsakes—perfect for slowing down and enjoying the process rather than the outcome. No crafting experience needed.

Week 6 - 25th February: Architectural Drawing & Meaningful Places

A gentle exploration of buildings and places that hold personal significance. Bring photos of places that mean something to you—homes, streets, landmarks, or favourite spaces—and use them as inspiration for expressive architectural drawing and creative interpretation.

Week 7 - 4th March: Collage Play

A playful and freeing collage session focused on experimentation and creativity. Bring any crafty bits you’d like to use—magazines, fabric scraps, paper, ephemera—and explore layering, texture, and intuitive making in a relaxed, supportive space.

Week 8 - 11th March: Outdoor Drawing Club & Creative Reflection

Our final session brings everything together. Weather-permitting, we’ll enjoy outdoor drawing in Town Hall Gardens, using observation and creativity to reflect on what we’ve explored over the weeks. Feel free to bring any materials you’d like and revisit your favourite techniques.