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...
Painting with 150 teenage dancers in the space of 3 hours, collectively we came up with some home-grown pictorial choreographic dance notation ...
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...
'Everyone expressed a very positive reaction to this opportunity and went away with a plan of action.’...
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...
'As young artists we often feel dismissed, with too few, if any, platforms for experimentation, error and the learning that stems from this.’...
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...