SOLA Arts

SOLA is a participant led charity, passionate about supporting people who are vulnerable and isolated. We mainly work with displaced people and people with ensuring mental health difficulties. Sharing a journey from point of crisis, through empowerment and opportunity to self-confidence and independence. We are invested in enabling and empowering through the magic of creativity and the arts, and believe that the arts can significantly improve a person’s wellbeing, life journey, opportunities and quality of life. Our programmes have a therapeutic focus, with Art Psychotherapy as the foundation underlying our activities and approach. We offer a full-time programme through; Art Psychotherapy , psychosocial art groups and creative programmes, ESOL, nature and creativity, skills development, advocacy & guidance, social worker interventions, welfare benefit issues and resettlement support, employability training and internships, start-ups and business start-up support.