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Welcome to Arts on Prescription
AOP is a group of wellbeing practitioners, artists, makers, creatives, and musicians from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, with a common goal; we believe in a philosophy of Art for All. We provide inclusive art, nature and wellbeing activities from our wheelchair accessible hub Art in the Park in Alexandra Park, Hastings, UK. AOP workshops are also delivered in the wider community and online to people who are housebound or are carers. We have wellbeing advisers in all our sessions. Alexandra Park is famed for its arboretum (tree collection) as one of the best collections of trees in Britain. Many of the large and beautiful trees in the park are regarded as 'champions'.
To enable us to provide free and low cost activities AOP hosts fundraising community engagement events including our annual Easter Picnic, outdoor theatre and music events.
We also host a wide range of activities to the community facilitated by professional artists including; nature walks, talks, printmaking, botanical dyeing, watercolour painting, and more. These sessions run alongside our regular funded programme as stand-alone experiences.
For the latest listings, visit our Eventbrite, follow us on social media, or drop us an email. If you have an event you'd like to host with us, please get in touch.
Current Weekly Programming
Mondays
Grow Project - 10am-12:30pm
Nature and art, gardening around the green, an educational programme with various art and nature structured activities.
Session cost: £5 / PWYC *
Tuesdays
YOYO Arts Club - 10am-12pm
Yoyo Arts Club has endless inventive creative ideas and nature activities for families. With an outside enclosed green space to explore.
Session cost: €5 / PWYC * Download
Wednesdays
Wellbeing Wednesdays - 10am-12:30pm
An art program run with wellbeing themes with plenty of scope for a variety of media and expression for adults referred to AOP.
Session cost: £5 including pot-luck lunch / PWYC*
Thursdays
Just Jam - 10am-12pm
Join us for a fun and interactive music session, with guided percussion, rhythm, and song. All instruments are provided and all abilities welcome - just bring yourself! SEN/NEURODIVERSE WELCOME!
Session cost: €5 / PWYC *
Fridays
Print making Workshops Online - 10:30am-12:30pm
Friday Print is a small peer-led group for the printing curious. A Lino printing class with teas and coffees with those of all levels having a chance to learn and share skills.
Session cost: £5 / PWYC *
Online Classes
Can't visit our sessions in person?
Arts on Presentation deliver various classes including art and singing online. Contact us for details.
Weekly Art at Sessions
Run by our talented art facilitators at your local community centre / residential home/ community location. Get in touch to find out more.
What Our Participants Have Been Saying:
Amazing for mental well-being great people and such a variety of classes thank you for setting this up.
Jo Thorpe
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