What makes a Well-City?

What makes a Well-City? The Well-City Salisbury Celebration and Symposium.

Well-City Salisbury is about connection – to the arts, to heritage, to our local area, to the landscape, and to each other. For the past three years, this partnership project has supported individuals with low to medium mental health needs in the Salisbury area on their wellbeing journey through free creative courses and volunteering opportunities.

Funded by the National Community Lottery Fund, Well-City Salisbury is now coming to the end of its funding, and we are excited to celebrate the achievements of this extraordinary cross-sector partnership.

To mark this milestone, we are hosting a series of events to highlight the project's successes and share the insights gained by everyone who has participated, facilitated, and contributed. The celebration begins with an exclusive participant event, featuring a private view of the Well-City Salisbury exhibition. This showcase will highlight the remarkable work produced in recent creative courses, providing a testament to the power of art in fostering wellbeing.

We will also be holding a symposium dedicated to the theme ‘What makes a Well-City?’ The morning session is exclusively for creatives looking to expand their practice towards socially engaged art. Attendees will have the chance to meet the Well-City Salisbury artists and learn about their experiences and the project's impact on their work. This session is ideal for professional artists working in or aspiring to work in the mental health and wellbeing sector.

In the afternoon, we will be hosting an exclusive event for key stakeholders and community organisations. This session will feature presentations from the Well-City Salisbury team and other local groups dedicated to improving health and wellbeing through community projects.

The symposium will continue the following day with a full day programme open to the public. Join us as we delve into the learning and impacts from our three-year journey. We will explore the strengths of our cross-sector partnership and hear directly from partners, artists, and participants. The day will be filled with workshops, talks, activities, and panel discussions, providing a comprehensive look at what we have achieved together.

These events are a celebration of an extraordinary three years, during which Well-City Salisbury has become a key offer in the local wellbeing offer. We are immensely proud of our accomplishments and invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing our learnings with the wider community.

Be part of the conversation and help us explore what makes a Well-City.

For full details and booking links please visit our website, or get in touch with our project coordinator, Zoe, at wellcity.salisbury@wessexarch.co.uk or on 07707296883 (Mon - Thurs) for a chat.