The arts health initiative launched by South East Arts - Swell – finished 2016 with great momentum and significant money in the bank.
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Contributions from the community and corporate sectors have seen the associated fundraising campaign reach its halfway mark.
South East Art’s general manager Andrew Gray said over $15,000 had been raised in a short amount of time.
“A significant achievement, we are well on our way towards raising $30,000 by March 2017 which will be matched by Creative Partnerships Australia Plus 1 funding,” he said.
“That support will enable us to employ an arts and health project officer who can turn this vision into reality for the region.”
Arts and health come together for Swell - the practice of using the arts to improve health and well-being. It also aims to enhance health care experiences for patients and their support networks.
South East Arts has developed a regional strategy to guide its work across the Monaro, Snowy Mountains, Bega Valley and Eurobodalla.
“Our vision is to build stronger, healthier and happier communities and even before we have reached our target we have been able to start making ground,” Mr Gray said
South East Arts will work with Bega Valley Regional Gallery’s Iain Dawson on a series of art and dementia workshops.