Sara Downham-Lotto - 2020-21
Based on the success of Arts Lab’s Great Prison Art Exchange and in response to the Covid crisis, in April 2020, we launched the pilot project Prisoners...
Sara Downham-Lotto - ongoing
Improving mental health, reducing isolation and strengthening communities.
‘The support and encouragement found in these sessions is a rare find when one is embarking on a journey of...
Sara Downham-Lotto and Torbay Youth Trust - Summer 2018
As an ‘away-day’ from office and admin responsibilities and challenges at the Torbay Youth Trust, 4 key members of staff spent the...
Tansy Joccoaa, Mia-Violet Leech, Jordan Reynolds, Sara Downham-Lotto - summer 2018
‘I thought the day was so inspiring. I met so many amazing people. It gave me a lot of confidence in myself...
Mia-Violet Leech
In the Spring of 2018, Mia, a young Arts Lab artist volunteer curated and ran a series of Intergenerational Days of Making and Sensory Play at the Lab. Bringing...
Sara Downham-Lotto 2017-18
This was a DAISI project connecting artists, young people and their schools to support the wellbeing of students who have identified themselves as experiencing mental health issues. Sara Downham-Lotto...
Sara Downham-Lotto 2017
‘Arts Lab is ideal for (young) people with emotional and medical/mental health difficulties. Participants feel safe there, overcome their reluctance to get involved and have fun.’
Assistant Principal Schools...