Impact art

Impact arts are a art community based project that runs throughout Scotland in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ayrshire. Their aim is to help the lives of people and communities through creative activity and the arts. Their overall ambition is to be recognized as Scotlands leading charity in community arts. With the participants they work with there aim is to build confidence , learn new skills, 'get back into work or education' , 'source work in the creative arts' and 'enjoy better health or simple improve quality of life.'  One project in particular The Craft Cafe based in Edinburgh and offers elderly people and residents in care homes to come down and join in and learn creative activities. The participants are given freedom of choice to do anything they wish and the staff at the cafe will help and support them in doing this. The aim of the project is to encourage socialisation an creativity and run very much on a person-centered approach. Particularly with the residents in the care homes it gives them and their families chance to spend time together in a setting that is supported and safe. Impact arts as a organisation like other similar to it does not get  much publicity. They have all to social media and digital platforms and they are being used well  but they are not getting large numbers of support.