Sadly, after 14 years, current funding for Project eARTh has finished, so the project is on pause until or if more funding can be secured.
Project eARTh, environmental arts and health, is an exciting project now in its 13th year, for people experiencing mental distress; funded by the National Lottery Communities Fund, Arts Council England, Derbyshire County Council Public Health, and The Foyle Foundation.
Project eARTh holds weekly creative arts sessions (following school term times) led by experienced artists and supported by mental health workers and volunteers. Participants can meet people, learn new skills, have fun, build confidence and contribute towards their built and natural environments with works of art. There is no need for any previous arts experience, and we want to encourage people who don’t think of themselves as ‘arty’.
Groups meet at:
- Spring Bank Arts Centre in New Mills, SK22 4BH on Thursdays from 10.30am – 1pm
- St. Anne’s Parish Hall, Hardwick Square West, in Buxton Sk17 6PX on Mondays from 12.00pm – 2.30pm.
The project is free of charge. We provide free transport for those who need it.
(For details on home projects during Covid 19 lockdowns, please visit the page ‘Project eARTh at home’)
How to join in:
Anyone interested in joining the groups, please get in touch first. Email alison@highpeakarts.org or call 01663 744516 or 0752 815 9283
Participants can also be referred through their GP, Mental Health Team, Social Prescribing Link Worker, other statutory or voluntary agencies or simply refer themselves. You can Fill in the Form!, complete and post to High Peak Community Arts, New Mills Adult Community Education Centre, Spring Bank, New Mills SK22 4AZ
There are also opportunities for volunteers, participants’ families, neighbours and friends and other community members to get involved. If you are interested, please call Alison at High Peak Community Arts on 01663 744516, 0752 815 9283 or email alison@highpeakarts.org
Click Buxton or New Mills for current dates and projects.
New Mills Projects click here!
EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORTS
Project eARTh 3 yr summary report 2020-23
High Peak Community Arts Project eARTh Three Year Summary Report 2020 – 2023
Project eARTh evaluation and summary graphics 2023-4
Project eARTh Evaluation report 2023-24 public
High Peak Community Arts Project eARTh Summary Graphic 2020-2023
Evaluation report and summary graphics from 2022-2023
High Peak Community Arts’ Project eARTh Evaluation Report 2022-23 public report (1) High Peak Community Arts’ project eARTh Summary graphic 2022-23 (2)
For the full external evaluation report for June 21- May 22 by Sarah McNicol, please click below:
High Peak Community Arts, Project eARTh Evaluation Report June 2021- May 2022
For a Summary Evaluation of 21- 22, please click below:
High Peak Communiuty Arts, Project eARTh Summary Evaluation 21-22
For the external evaluation report for June 2020 – May 2021, please click below:
Annual Evaluation Report High Peak Community Arts, Project eARTh 2020- 21.docx
For external evaluation from Nottingham University, 2015 – 19, click on the link below:
Project eARTh Interim Evaluation Report June 2019 Nottingham University