Arts & Health Peer Support Meetings

These meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month for freelance arts and health practitioners working in Brighton and Hove. The meetings includes networking, sharing good practice and are to provide peer support. These recordings are edited to ensure confidentiality, removing time taken for break out room activity, and are only available to those who have registered for the meetings. If you are on this page without having registered, please register here before viewing the recordings.


Chat notes and summaries of break out room discussions are uploaded to the group's Slack channel - see Group rules document below for further details.

Group rules, Goals & Slack link

Download Group rules & Goals here, includes group Slack link

31.3.21

Inaugral meeting - discussion of group goals

28.4.21

How to access support & look after oneself

30.6.21

How the peer support group can give participants structured support outside of the sessions

28.7.21

This session was a Listening Circle. There is no recording due to its confidential nature. For a brief summary on Listening Circles, download the file by clicking on this image.

25.8.21

Open Space method

20.10.21

Discussion covered:

- How to fund your work

- Training for artists who want to work in arts & health

- Running group virtually or/and in-person

24.11.21

Group discussion - how to increase real life connection between group members

29.12.21

Group discussion - workshops group members could deliver to group & potential speakers for Arts & Health Network

These support sessions are part of the HERA - Healing Expressive and Recovery Arts Project -

a Brighton and Hove initiative that is a partnership between four of Brighton & Hove’s leading arts and health organisations; the Robin Hood Health Foundation (RHHF), The Old Market (TOM), Creative Future (CF) and Diversity & Ability (D&A).


Over 3 years, the partnership will be developing & delivering an innovative and varied programme of inclusive arts & health focussed activities for people living with complex or long-term health challenges. This includes creative workshops, training, access support for low confidence, and public events to showcase the creativity and diversity of Brighton & Hove. For more information see here. #HeraForYou