Community
Community
Creative wellbeing spaces for connection, confidence, belonging and self-expression.
Neurodivergent Arts CIC creates calm, welcoming community spaces where neurodivergent people and people with SEND can connect through creative practice, take part at their own pace and be welcomed as they are.
What Community means
What Community means
Community is about belonging, connection and creative wellbeing.
Our community work begins with people. It creates space for different ways of thinking, communicating, creating and taking part.
Through shared creative practice, people can build confidence, express themselves, meet others and feel part of something at a pace that works for them.
Community spaces are gently structured, but not pressured. People can talk, create quietly, observe, take breaks or join in gradually.
What happens in community spaces
What happens in community spaces
Each group or activity is shaped around the people taking part, the setting and the creative focus.
Community sessions may include:
Mindful creative practice
Drawing, painting, collage or mixed media
Creative wellbeing activities
Gentle creative prompts
Space to work quietly
Opportunities to talk and connect
Reflection through making
Community projects or shared creative outcomes
Often, everyone begins from the same gentle creative prompt, but each person's work develops differently. This helps people take part together while still having space for their own ideas, pace and style.
The focus is on taking part in a way that feels manageable, meaningful and enjoyable.
Current community activity
Neurodivergent Adult Art Club
Our regular Neurodivergent Adult Art Club takes place monthly at Wells Place in Eastleigh.
It is a calm, welcoming creative wellbeing group for neurodivergent adults. Sessions include mindful creative practice, gentle prompts and space to create alongside others.
You do not need to be "good at art" to come. The focus is on creative wellbeing, connection and taking part at your own pace.
- Venue
- Wells Place, Eastleigh
- When
- Last Monday of every month, except bank holidays
- Time
- 2:00pm – 4:00pm
- Cost
- Suggested donation £5
- Materials
- Provided
- Access
- Please contact us if you would like to talk through access needs before attending
Community events and funded opportunities
Community events and funded opportunities
Alongside regular groups, Neurodivergent Arts CIC develops community events and creative wellbeing opportunities when funding and partnerships make this possible.
This may include movement and wellbeing days, creative workshops, seasonal projects, family or parent/carer spaces, and community activities developed with local partners.
These opportunities help people connect with creative practice in different ways and create more routes into the wider Neurodivergent Arts CIC network.
Recent community activity includes Nia Community Movement for Wellbeing days, supported by the Southampton Airport Spitfire Wellbeing Fund.
Who Community is for
Who Community is for
Neurodivergent adults
People with SEND
Young people, where a specific group or project is available
Parents and carers
People looking for a calm creative space
People who want to connect with others through creativity
People who prefer gentle, low-pressure participation
What people may gain
What people may gain
People may come to Community activities for different reasons – creativity, connection, confidence, wellbeing, routine, or because creative spaces feel easier than more formal social spaces.
Through community activity, people may build:
Confidence
Connection
Creative skills
Self-expression
Regulation strategies
Routine
A sense of belonging
Trust in their own creative voice
Links to other opportunities
Every person's experience will be different.
Part of a wider creative network
Part of a wider creative network
Community is one of three connected pathways within Neurodivergent Arts CIC. They overlap and strengthen one another.
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Employability & Professional Development
Someone may join a community group, take part in a cultural project, volunteer at an event, build confidence through creative practice, or move towards a supported development opportunity over time. There is no single route through the work – people can take part in the way that makes sense for them.
How to join in
How to join in
You can get in touch if you would like to join a group, ask about access, find out what is currently running or talk through whether a community activity feels right for you.
You are welcome to get in touch
Whether you are coming for creativity, connection, confidence or simply a calm space to try something new, you are welcome to contact us.
We are happy to talk through what is available, what to expect and any access needs before you come along.