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Creative Arts Day

24 July 2008

An Arts day for people with aphasia and their relatives

Venue:
At Connect, 16-18 Marshalsea Road, London SE1 1HL

lady with aphasia drawing

Florence exploring "identity" in the drawing workshop at the Access to the Arts day in November.

This day is about

  • having fun
  • trying out new arts activities
  • getting new ideas
  • meeting other people and relatives with aphasia
  • finding out about arts activities in your area.

Don't worry - you don't have to be a brilliant artist to take part.

Painting, drawing, writing poems are all ways to express your feelings. When words are difficult it often helps to try new ways of communicating. Often, people with aphasia use art to express what they feel about their aphasia and how the outside world views aphasia.

Painting by person with aphasia

Sharon Smith's painting about aphasia.

Printable copy of event information

Creative Arts Day 24th July 2008 (46 kb)

To book, phone Wasi Daniju on 020 7367 0844 to check there is space available. Then print off the application form, complete and send to Wasi Daniju, Connect, 16-18 Marshalsea Road, London SE1 1HL.

Application form (64 kb)

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"It was fun. It gave me inspiration"

lady at Arts Access day

Sharon Smith

Sharon, had her stroke in 1990 and now lives with aphasia. She came to our Arts Access day in November. The day at Connect inspired her to write this poem.

Aphasia poem by Sharon Smith (14 kb)