Group of people sitting around a table making crafts at a community event, with a purple and green wall in the background that says 'Morrisons Make Good Things Happen for our local community.'

Creating

Connections

A Creative Wellbeing Project supported by the Falkirk Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund

June 2024 – April 2025
125 participants • 28 weekly sessions • Final town centre exhibition

Creating Connections (originally Creative Together) brought people across Falkirk together through weekly creative sessions designed to improve mental health, reduce isolation, and build confidence.

The project supported adults living with:

  • Long-term health conditions

  • Disabilities or additional support needs

  • Diagnosed mental illness

  • Anxiety, low mood, and social isolation

A painted cardboard box with a red, yellow, and white design and the word "CARAMEL" written on it in red letters, placed next to a printed sign about a creative project exhibit.

Most participants were aged 60+, though the project also welcomed disabled younger adults, including LGBTQIA participants. Family members often used the sessions as respite time, knowing their relatives were in a safe, inclusive, supported environment.

Close-up of a painted plaster bust sculpture of a man's head on a wooden surface, with people in the background in an indoor setting.
A wooden sideboard against a white wall decorated with four framed artwork pieces, with small decor items and a glass of wine on the sideboard.
People socializing in art gallery, some holding drinks, framed artwork on walls, front counter with decorative items, window view of street outside.
Three people standing in front of a banner at Artlink Central Scotland, two men and one woman. The man in the middle is wearing a suit with a ceremonial chain, the man on the left is in a checkered blazer and the woman on the right is wearing a Nirva
Children's drawing of a stone house with a large arched entrance, a green lawn, and a green house with pink curtains, a green door, a tree, and a flowerpot in the window.
A cake shaped like a dog's head, made with chocolate and other edible materials, with realistic details like ears, eyes, and nose.
Art gallery with framed colorful drawings on the wall and craft items displayed on a wooden cabinet in front.
People gathered in a gallery or event space, socializing around a buffet table with assorted snacks and fruits, some holding drinks, under indoor lighting.
Group of women socializing at an art event, standing near a banner that reads 'art ink central' and 'creative and inclusive arts for people and place'.
Collage of cut-out photographs, drawings, and patterned paper layered on a grid background, with a sticker of a lion and shield at the center.
Colorful framed artworks on a white wall, featuring a dolphin under a yellow sun, a clown face, and a group of balloons. A papier-mâché sculpture of a face with exaggerated features and a white hat with colorful pom-poms is on a wooden shelf, along w
Two ceramic art pieces resembling pies, one with a red heart in the center and the other with a chocolate topping, displayed on a wooden surface.
A chocolate cake shaped like a dog on a wooden table with a small card showing the number 29 and a red paw print. In the background, there is a potted cactus with pink flowers and some office furniture.
Decorative cake designed to resemble a woman's face with glasses, lipstick, and black hair, placed on a wooden surface.
Exterior of Falkirk Delivers storefront with black sign, glass doors, and two windows with displays, yellow flowers in black planters outside.