Creative Health Camden

Creative Health Camden Creative Health Camden is a pioneering charity supporting arts and community initiatives within Kentish Town Health Centre in north London.

We work at the intersection of community, health and the arts, engaging with creative and social activities. The Free Space Project is an arts and well-being charity providing arts activities, therapies, exhibitions and residencies across two NHS sites in north London. Established in 2010, our aim is to relieve mental and physical suffering through the use of the arts.

In celebration of the 2026 Social Shapla Garden Gathering, Creative Health Camden created a zine focusing on Social Shap...
02/09/2026

In celebration of the 2026 Social Shapla Garden Gathering, Creative Health Camden created a zine focusing on Social Shapla’s impact on its participants and wellbeing 🪷👏

Distributed during the annual Garden Gathering, the zine was published in Bengali and English.

Complimentary to the zine is a gallery, sharing many moments from workshop sessions, exhibitions and previously held Garden Gatherings.

You can flip through our latest zines and gallery by visiting our link in bio or by heading to the official Creative Health Camden website, under 'What's On' and clicking on 'Evaluations' 📖

📍https://www.creativehealthcamden.com/evaluations/social-shapla-zine-2026

Last week, we teased our Social Shapla Exhibition - give a warm welcome to 'Social Shapla #3', which can be admired at ...
31/08/2026

Last week, we teased our Social Shapla Exhibition - give a warm welcome to 'Social Shapla #3', which can be admired at the lower gallery of the Kentish Town Health Centre 🎉

Each year, the Social Shapla artists prepare diligently for their annual exhibition, demonstrating their artistry, friendship and focus in using creativity as personal expression.

With each exhibition and workshop session, the group grows in confidence, learning new techniques, improving existing skills, and enjoying time together. Social Shapla has become an indispensable aid to the artists' wellbeing and sense of community.

A big thank you to Social Shapla's project manager Li and outreach worker Dee for their work and commitment to supporting the Social Shapla artists.

So, whether it's to partake in a workshop, seeing your GP or simply perusing our exhibitions - we look forward to seeing you at the Social Shapla #3 exhibition.

Today, we held our annual Social Shapla Garden Gathering - and we can confidently say - it was a HIT 🪷Hosting a buffet o...
26/08/2026

Today, we held our annual Social Shapla Garden Gathering - and we can confidently say - it was a HIT 🪷

Hosting a buffet of creative activities, opportunities to play and enjoy delicious food made by the Social Shapla team, the Garden Gathering achieved its core goal: bringing our participants, patients and Camden residents together in creative solace.

Visitors were able to share their feedback, and even step into the Social Shapla exhibition held in our lower gallery.

We will be sharing more about the exhibition but for now, enjoy our carousel of moments from the Social Shapla Garden Gathering 👏

Our ongoing exhibition 'Noah of the Zoa' by artist George Harding .therapy is at it's halfway mark 🏁If you are a sculptu...
25/08/2026

Our ongoing exhibition 'Noah of the Zoa' by artist George Harding .therapy is at it's halfway mark 🏁

If you are a sculpture and painting enthusiast, 'Noah of the Zoa' showcases works that are rich in colour and trailing patterns, with sculptural works possessing an almost archaic appearance.

So, have you visited 'Noah of the Zoa'? Head to the Kentish Town Health Centre!

As part of our ongoing development as Creative Health Camden, we believe our charitable mission should be driven by our ...
24/08/2026

As part of our ongoing development as Creative Health Camden, we believe our charitable mission should be driven by our community.

To better support patients, participants and Camden residents, we are reaching out to anyone who has joined one of the following workshop programmes:

♦️Creative Studio Practice

♦️Creative Connections

♦️Engage Here

♦️Social Shapla

♦️Breathing for Wellbeing

♦️Drawn Together

♦️Well-Beeing Garden

♦️Freedom to Make

♦️Dance for Parkinson’s

The CHC Expert Advisory Panel will allow workshop participants to voice their experiences, helping us shape the conditions and design of our workshop programmes.

Expert advisory meetings will occur once per year, with a different workshop participant from each workshop programme.

Participants joining expert advisory meetings will be provided a £30 voucher as appreciation for their time and feedback.

The first Expert Advisory Panel will take place on 30th September, 16:00 - 17:30PM

To learn more about the CHC Expert Advisory Panel and express interest in participation, please email [email protected]

Painting and printing, but with nature...our recent Drawn Together workshop session brought the twigs, the branches and ...
20/08/2026

Painting and printing, but with nature...our recent Drawn Together workshop session brought the twigs, the branches and bark as we used nature as our brush 🌳

Working with an alternative medium challenges the mind and body. It allows us to think outside the box and see what can be achieved with something unfamiliar. Extra points for resourcefulness.

And that is exactly what was achieved with our Drawn Together artists ⚡

Sometime's you need to think outside the workshop studio, and into nature!

Get your embroidery hoops out, sequins and let's get making with Social Shapla 🪡!Like clockwork - 1' o clock, every Wedn...
19/08/2026

Get your embroidery hoops out, sequins and let's get making with Social Shapla 🪡!

Like clockwork - 1' o clock, every Wednesday - our Social Shapla artists get together to catch-up and create. This week, the group explored floral embroidery.

The embroidery created by the group feels reminiscent of Nakshi kantha - a history-rich, embroidered quilt.

With beautiful, ornate designs that embrace a variety of flowers, creatures and memories - we cannot wait to see what the Social Shapla group incorporates into their creations 🪷

The first contribution to Creative Health Camden's 'Thought Behind The Frame' series is here - and we are revisiting the...
12/08/2026

The first contribution to Creative Health Camden's 'Thought Behind The Frame' series is here - and we are revisiting the curatorial researchand why it was and remains important to host exhibitions like 'Inherited Bodies' ⚡

For those newly introduced to our series, ‘Thought Behind The Frame’ is a online series showcasing the curatorial responsibility and care given to our exhibitions programme at Creative Health Camden.

The series will offer insights into the subjects and lived experiences explored in our exhibitions, research discoveries and why a discussion always matters.

Complimenting our research, we want to thank our exhibiting artist for sharing her lived experience and allowing us to learn more through her practice.

'Inherited Bodies' served as a entry point into a conversation on women's health, championing openness and connection through shared experiences and understandings of PCOS, POI and PMDD.

We also had the chance to receive feedback from our gallery visitors, which we have included into the carousel. They demonstrate the benefit of exhibitions as gentle invitations into important or distressing topics.

We hope you enjoy our first post for the series - more to come 🩷

The heat is here, just in time for a refreshing, creativity-fuelled evening at Social Shapla's Garden Gathering - which ...
12/08/2026

The heat is here, just in time for a refreshing, creativity-fuelled evening at Social Shapla's Garden Gathering - which will be taking place...

🗓Wednesday 26th August
⏰14:00 - 17:00 PM
📍At the Kentish Town Health Centre, 2 Bartholomew Road, NW5 2BX

Here are a few moments from last year's Garden Gathering, which was a blast for our local Camden residents and community!

So what are you waiting for? The date is near - grab your ticket and join us at the Social Shapla Garden Gathering 2026 🥳

🎟 Tickets are available in our bio, or head to the link below 👇

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994022039598?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our in-house East Camden Integrated Neighborhood Team (INT) is our Team of Teams - but what does that mean and how has i...
11/08/2026

Our in-house East Camden Integrated Neighborhood Team (INT) is our Team of Teams - but what does that mean and how has it led to our new zine? 📖

In 2024, Camden’s Borough Health and Care Partnership Board secured a space for the East Adult Social Care team and East Community Health team.

These two teams co-located within the Kentish Town Health Centre, forming what we have termed the 'Team of Teams'!

Working closely with INT, we worked to extend our services to the Camden residents being seen by the INT. The INT were asked to ‘test’ how to work together, so our residents ‘only have to tell their story once’.

What follows is a zine detailing the experiences of the East Camden INT from those who worked within it.

You can check out the full zine 🔗 By visiting our link in bio and scrolling to our 'Read and Learn' section!

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