Creative Lives AwardsCelebrating the achievements of community-led creative groups The Creative Lives Awards celebrate the creative groups that enhance people's lives in villages, towns, and cities across the UK and Ireland. Since 2010, we've invited community-led groups to share their activities and achievements, so that we can give them a well-deserved moment in the spotlight. Our Award winners all use creativity to bring people together. Groups might take part in singing, dancing, painting, crafting, performing, playing music, or any other creative activity. All of them provide vital opportunities for people to find community, express their creativity, make friends, learn new skills, boost their wellbeing - and have fun together! The 2024 Creative Lives Awards shortlist is now online. Read all about them and vote for your favourite! A Celebration of Humanity Want to learn more about the Creative Lives Awards? You can read about some of our previous winners below and the wonderful work they do, or check out a list of our recent winners here. We hope they will inspire you to tell us all about your group! Hip Hop for Better Mental Health Hip Hop for Better Mental Health was a collaborative project involving a wide range of creative partners in Wales who wanted to stay connected when the first lockdown started. The central belief of the project was that hip hop is a positive creative activity for participants’ mental health. From the usual practice of meeting in a club or in the streets, the collective found that moving online enabled them to talk and share much more with one another and reflect on why hip hop created a safe space for them. For the young people who took part, who previously had more of a passive role, the project enabled them to be part of the creative process and lead on decision making, which in turn gave them the confidence to try new elements they haven't tried before. The project culminated in a filmed work broadcast as a digital evening which reached over 1,000 people. "What’s amazing is this has led to further collaborations and to us developing Hydro Jam (a hybrid of live and digital). We’re starting to plan Hydro Jam 2022, growing together, making work and being eco-friendly as we develop." Jamie Berry, Avant Cymru Learn more about Hip Hop for Better Mental Health Website: www.avant.cymru Facebook: @AvantCymru Twitter: @AvantCymru Instagram: @avant_cymru YouTube: Hip Hop for Better Mental Health Evening Vote for this group Create your own user feedback survey Manage Cookie Preferences