Day of Access is a collaborative project considering place-awareness, access to nature, healing, illness and wounded nature. Conceived by Alec Finlay, it has been developed with Lapidus, the Travelling Gallery and a wide range of other partners from the fields of environment, the arts and wellbeing*. It takes place over a two-year period, July 2019–July […]
Lapidus Scotland has launched its latest anthology which brings together a rich collection of writing and art from the project ‘Words Work Well for All’ which ran from September 2017 to March 2019. Writing, storytelling and art activities for wellbeing for people living with, or affected by, long-term health conditions took place in a range […]
Lapidus Scotland has commissioned seven new tools for facilitators to share the learning from the Words Work Well for All project (2018-2019) which was funded by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership via the Wellbeing for Longer in Glasgow Fund. Find out about the challenges and opportunities of delivering words for wellbeing in a […]
We are excited to welcome back ‘Words Work Well for All’ sessions this May! The sessions explore ways in which words and writing can inspire and help us through difficult times and beyond. Sessions are free and open to all abilities. ‘Writing the Garden’ FREE Creative Writing the Garden sessions starting 1st May 2.30 – […]
Project start: May 2019 Project end: April 2020 Consultant’s fee: £8K incl. VAT Deadline for expressions of interest: 12 noon Monday, 22nd April 2019 Interviews: week commencing 29th April 2019 Download Details Here SPL Invitation to Tender – Project Manager […]
Saturday 25 August 2018, 9.30 – 4.30 Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN A networking event for facilitators and organisers of creative words for health and wellbeing. Join Lapidus Scotland for a day celebrating the use of writing, storytelling, and reading for health and wellbeing in Scotland. This is an opportunity to come together […]
ISBN: 978-0-9573340-4-5 Edited by Robin Lloyd-Jones, (PlaySpace Publications, £12.99) – £12.00 at launch. Scottish writers over 70 talk about creativity in later life. There will be readings by the writers in the book, drawn from: Sheena Blackhall, Larry Butler, Jenni Calder, A,C.Clarke, Stewart Conn, Douglas Dunn, Sally Evans, Vicki Feaver, Lee Gershuny, Alasdair Gray, Diana […]
[fusion_text]A Lapidus Scotland Residential Workshop for Facilitators and Organisers of Reading, Writing and Storytelling for Wellbeing Course leaders Valerie Gillies and Larry Butler plus guest artist Lesley O’Brien 21st to 23rd September2018 Friday from 5pm till Sunday 5pm at Whatton Lodge, Gullane, East Lothian Download Application form [gview file=”https://www.lapidusscotland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Brochure-WWWfAWhatton-2018.pdf”] [/fusion_text] […]
With much planned for the year ahead, it would be great to hear what our Lapidus Scotland members, contributors and supporters are up to – So why not share your story? We plan a series of monthly ‘words’ to keep us inspired, informed and connected. Frances Ainslie has provided some words for September. If you have […]
Words Work Well for All This is a self-employed position with a fee of £3000 for approximately 30 days across the year mid-September 2017 to the end of October 2018 (end date approx). It is essential that applicants have experience of Project Management in the arts, health and/or community sector within Scotland, with an understanding […]
