Penumbra provides several arts projects which recognise the strong link between the arts and mental wellbeing. Our arts projects are developed with specific programmes to look at areas such as self confidence, expressing ideas, and interaction with others. Penumbra service users have the opportunity to take part in programmes to produce visual art, poetry and other creative writing, dance, photography, music and any other creative interest they may identify as a part of their recovery.

If you would like to take part in or set up an arts group in your local Penumbra service email enquiries@penumbra.org.uk for more information.

In Glasgow Penumbra has just agreed a placement for a third year student from Nordoff-Robbins School of Music to work alongside our service users and would like to see this relationship stretch beyond the year’s placement. Alongside this we are in early discussions with other organisations to look at the possibility of adding a drama part to this work. 

Penumbra’s Youth Projects support young people who would like to take part in informal and formal arts programmes. Recently a young person from the Fife Youth Project won the public choice award in the ‘see me’ national photography competition for her photograph ‘Nature.