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The UK's leading charity empowering lives through the creative arts.

26/08/2026

Creativity doesn’t just enrich our lives - its benefits have real value for society.

Research commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport found that the health benefits associated with arts engagement in the UK are worth an estimated £18.6 billion each year.

From supporting wellbeing to reducing pressures on health services, the evidence increasingly demonstrates the wider value of making the arts part of our lives.

Yet access to creativity isn’t equal. At Create, we work with children and adults who face barriers to taking part, providing free opportunities to create, connect, express themselves and develop new skills.

The arts aren’t simply a nice-to-have. People Need To Create. 🎨

25/08/2026

💙 Artist Laxmi Hussain has joined the multi-award-winning creative arts charity Create as one of its Patrons. Create’s Patrons have a passion for creativity and its power to enhance lives, and lend their voice to support the charity in a variety of ways.

🌎 Laxmi Hussain is a London-based artist whose art blends elegance and precision, drawing inspiration from the human form, motherhood, and nature's ever-changing beauty. Her intricately composed works transcend traditional boundaries, inviting viewers to engage with her art through deliberately incomplete elements. Blue, an ever-present hue in Laxmi's palette, carries a deeply personal resonance. It stands as a tribute to her mother and mirrors her poignant journey of self-discovery and creative exploration.

🔵 In her role as Patron, Laxmi will be supporting Create’s mission of empowering lives, reducing isolation and enhancing wellbeing through the creative arts.

Read more here: https://f.mtr.cool/cv4xvc6w3o

24/08/2026

For young carers, having time that is focused entirely on them is so valuable.

During our recent inspired:arts project in Lambeth, participants stepped away from their day-to-day caring responsibilities to spend time creating, learning and connecting with other young carers.

Working together on a puppetry project, they experimented with materials and techniques, exchanged ideas and developed their creations alongside one another.

That shared experience is an important part of inspired:arts. Creativity provides a natural way for young people to connect, while the workshops give participants opportunities to build confidence, develop skills and enjoy time dedicated to their own interests.

It's this combination of creativity, respite and connection that sits at the heart of our work with young carers.

20/08/2026

What can happen when businesses champion creativity? 🎨

During Create Week 2026, our corporate partners helped us take the message that People Need to Create to over 1.2 million people - getting their teams involved, sharing the campaign with new audiences, raising vital funds and finding their own ways to celebrate creativity.

As Lucy Cleland, Editorial Director at Country & Town House Magazine , puts it, creativity is our “human superpower”. 🌟

We’re always keen to hear from organisations that share our belief in the power of creativity. From corporate partnerships and employee engagement to fundraising and volunteering, there are many ways to work with Create and help us bring high-quality creative experiences to children and adults facing challenges in their lives.

✨ Read our blog to find out more about the partners, artists and organisations that helped bring Create Week to life: https://f.mtr.cool/qgeriqbzzn

🤝 Find out how your organisation can work with Create: https://f.mtr.cool/vyaommoovi

19/08/2026

Today is World Photography Day! 📸

Photography gives participants the opportunity to explore the world around them from a new perspective.

Working alongside our professional photographers, children and adults facing challenges in their lives learn new techniques, experiment with composition and develop the confidence to communicate their own ideas through images.

But the value goes beyond learning how to use a camera. Photography can encourage us to slow down and notice things we might not otherwise, while creating opportunities for self-expression and connection. ❤️

From young carers taking time away from their caring responsibilities to older adults connecting with others through creativity, photography is one of the many artforms we use to empower our participants and give them a creative voice.

🌟 To celebrate World Photography Day, we’re sharing some of the photographs captured across our projects.

18/08/2026

Could creativity help us age well? 🎨

Recent research led by UCL’s Dr Daisy Fancourt found that engaging with the arts at least once a week was associated with a 4% slower rate of biological ageing.

The study explored the relationship between leisure activities and epigenetic ageing, adding to a growing body of evidence examining the connections between arts engagement, health and wellbeing.

🎭 Whether it’s making music, dancing, painting, writing or experiencing the arts, creativity can give us opportunities to express ourselves, connect with others, develop skills and experience joy.

At Create, we believe everyone should have opportunities to experience the creative arts throughout their lives - and research like this continues to deepen our understanding of why that matters. ❤️

People Need To Create.

17/08/2026

Cardboard, feathers, paper, pens… and a lot of imagination. 🎭

Young carers in Lambeth transformed everyday materials into this brilliant collection of handmade puppets during our recent inspired:arts project.

Each puppet took on a personality of its own as participants experimented with colour, texture, shape and decoration. We love the individuality of the finished creations - and just how much can emerge from a simple collection of materials and an invitation to get creative!

inspired:arts gives young carers the chance to explore different artforms, develop new skills and discover where their own ideas can take them.

Thank you to The National Lottery Community Fund for funding this project.

13/08/2026

🌟 It’s been just over a month since Create Week 2026, and we’ve been reflecting on the incredible collective effort that brought the campaign to life.

🫂 This year, our partners, supporters and creative community found their own ways to get involved: raising funds, getting creative with colleagues, sharing our activities with new audiences, donating art materials and championing our belief that People Need to Create.

🎨 Artists including Ana Graça also joined us, taking part in our activities and encouraging their communities to discover how accessible creativity can be.

Our recent blog looks back at some of the brilliant people and organisations who helped Create Week reach hundreds of thousands of people - and the many different ways they helped champion creativity, connection and community.

Thank you to everyone who helped make Create Week 2026 possible.

Read the full story: https://f.mtr.cool/vfjqecxfhj

12/08/2026

Young carers in Barnet explored their creativity with recycled materials during a recent inspired:arts project. 🎨

Working alongside a professional Create artist, participants transformed everyday materials into sculptures and masks, experimenting with shape, texture and design and seeing just how much can be created from things we might otherwise throw away.

Alongside developing new creative skills, inspired:arts gives young carers valuable time to focus on themselves, connect with others who share similar experiences and enjoy the freedom to explore their own ideas.

We loved seeing their imaginations at work - and the brilliant creations that emerged!

Thank you to John Lyon's Charity for funding this project.

11/08/2026

Back in June, children in Cambridge took part in our art:space project, spending time exploring their creativity, trying new things and creating alongside one another. 🎨

Through artist-led workshops, participants had the opportunity to develop new creative skills, build confidence and enjoy time focused on themselves.

For children and young people facing challenges in their lives, having a supportive space to create, connect with others and express themselves can be incredibly valuable.

art:space was developed with British Land in 2007, beginning a longstanding partnership that has since brought high-quality creative experiences to children and young people across the UK.

A huge thank you to British Land PLC for continuing to make this work possible. ❤️

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Third Floor, 14 Austin Friars
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EC2N2HE

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm

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http://www.createarts.org.uk/

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