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Flip of the Coin
- Membership number 10509
Flip of the Coin CIC is a women and lived experience-led organisation that puts community first. We are based in Easter Ross in the beautiful Highlands, and aim to connect people to the land and the people that surround them. We achieve this by reconnecting people with themselves and others through inclusive creative activities. Supported by freelance artists and community organisations we create new opportunities for adults experiencing inequalities to positively engage their creative selves, the natural environment and others with similar lived experiences. FoTC was set up in response to research that we have been doing in this area that showed that there was nowhere for people to go and join a community that enjoyed the arts but were not professional artists. There are no free art sessions anywhere in Easter Ross, nowhere for people to go and make friends and build community with others who enjoy creating. We combine our art sessions with nature and encourage our community to get outdoors and into their green spaces. The FoTC executive director has lived experience in the criminal justice system and addiction. Her recovery process was grounding herself in nature and learning how to express herself through creative methods. The Art of Wellbeing draws together all we have learned over the last few years. From tackling individual isolation during the pandemic, to imaginatively navigating more recent collective challenges of keeping warm and fed as a result of the cost of living crisis. We are part of the University of Edinburgh Scotland wide REALITES Research Project which maps the contribution that creative practice makes to tackling health inequalities. The emerging evidence illustrates that creative practice and bringing people together in nature is essential in developing individual skills that lead to a positive and more sustainable way of living and feeling a greater connection to, and being a part of our rural community.
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