Bazooka Arts
Funded Projects 2026/27
Thematic Fund
Making it through Menopause! An innovative therapeutic arts approach to empower women throughout peri/menopause
Locality: Nl Wide
Total Funding: £30,000.00
Description: Therapeutic arts project for women whose mental, physi-cal and emotional health has been adversely impacted by the complex and wide ranging symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause. It will use the benefits of therapeutic arts approaches to empower women to strengthen mental health and wellbeing.
Funded Projects 2025/26
Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Phase 5
Create and Connect: Community (Phase 5)
Locality: Coatbridge
Total Funding: £30,000.00
Description: Therapeutic Arts Specialists will deliver a robust programme providing effective therapeutic arts support, strategies and techniques designed to build personal, social and emotional health and resilience
Local Activity Funding
We are all stars: celebrating fun, friendship and the feel good factor
Locality: Coatbridge
Total Funding: £4,880.00
Description: Photography, arts and filmmaking project for adults with learning disabilities.
Garden of Dreams- A Therapeutic Arts Transitions Support Programme (OLHS Cluster)
Locality: The North
Total Funding: £2,970.00
Description: The project will use a range of creative techniques with primary children at key school transitions stage
Children, Young People and Families Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund (Phase 6)
Garden of Dreams
Clusters: Braidhurst, OLH Cumbernauld
Total Funding: £8,000.00
Description: An arts based programme designed to reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen confidence, build resilience and support positive relationships, engagement and transitions.
Funded Projects 2024/25
Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Phase 4
Create and Connect: Community ( Phase 4 )
Locality: Airdrie, Bellshill ,Coatbridge, Motherwell, Wishaw & Shotts
Total Funding: £30,000.00
Description: Providing therapeutic arts programme designed to improve mental health & wellbeing and to reduce social isolations and inequalities relating to mental health and illness and cost of living crisis. Therapeutic Arts Specialists will deliver a varied programme including therapeutic visual art, drama, film making, yoga, dance & movement using techniques designed for therapeutic effect.
Children, Young People and Families Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund (Phase 5)
Garden of Dreams
Clusters: Bellshill, Chryston, OLD Cumbernauld, St Ambrose, St Andrews
Total Funding: £28,070.00
Description: An arts based programme designed to reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen confidence, build resilience and support positive relationships, engagement and transitions.
Funded Projects 2023/24
Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Phase 3
Create and Connect: Community ( Phase 3 )
Locality: Airdrie, Bellshill ,Coatbridge, Motherwell, Wishaw & Shotts
Total Funding: £44,924.00
Description: Therapeutic Arts Provision and Transition Support Programme for adults from the following beneficiary groups: