Useful Links and Resources

Local

• Gloucestershire Resource Centre – arts and crafts ideas on our local Scrapstore’s Facebook page
• Cinderford Artspace –  an online gallery and tutorials on their website and Facebook page
• Gallery McKee – watercolour tips from local artist Paul McKee
• Roses Theatre Tewkesbury – lots of creative ideas on the theatre’s Facebook page
• Look Again – this Mindful Photography company has been offering tasters (e.g. a free seven-day taster ‘Re-frame Your Now’ programme)

National

• The MARCH Network’s ‘Creative Isolation’ resource – a list of creative ways to support mental health at home during these uncertain times
• Firstsite – register to download activity packs with contributions from UK artists including Antony Gormley, Sarah Lucas  and Grayson Perry
• Do, Think, Share – sign up for free daily creative challenges with #64millionartists
• Bored Panda – have compiled a list of virtual museum tours
• Open Culture – free museum colouring books to download and print
• Royal Academy’s Family How to Activities – worldclass exhibitions and creative activities for all ages
• The Space‘s Culture to your Couch – bringing cultural content like theatre and opera into your home
• Art Branches Facebook group – daily arts challenges
• Arts for Health Milton Keynes – a selection of arts activities to help you feel good

Other ideas

• Pinterest –  some great ideas and start you own board to save images or articles that inspire you and / or your Move On group.
• YouTube –  treasure trove of art tutorials which you can use to hone techniques or try new ones out.
• Free online museum tours –  Google Arts and Culture has a vast selection of images and free museum and gallery tours.
• Walks in nature – inspiration from artists heavily inspired by nature.

This is just a start. There are multiple organisations providing online resources and ideas. We hope that you’ll find this list a good starting point for inspiration!