Creativity,

wellbeing,

and community

Orb Community Arts transforms the lives of people and communities through the power of creativity

Orb Community Arts is a Creative Health charity based in Knaresborough and working across Harrogate & Rural District, and North Yorkshire. Our inspirational person-centred support transforms the lives of some of our area’s most vulnerable people, especially those experiencing or at risk of mental ill-health.

About us

Ways we can help you

Creative Health

We offer group and 1:1 creative opportunities for adults (18+) to support mental health, build skills, and foster inclusive, resilient communities.

Progression Support

Our Progression Support programme helps participants build on improved wellbeing, confidence, and skills to move into work, education, volunteering, or community activity.

Training

As a specialist Creative Health organisation, we also offer bespoke training to cultural, health, and community organisations or staff teams to develop Creative Health skills and approaches in their work. Please contact us directly for more information and/or a quote.

Partnerships

Orb collaborates with a range of cultural, community, and health partners in health to ensure our participants have access to a wider range of support and opportunities.

Creativity, wellbeing, and community are at the heart of all we do

We believe that everyone is creative, and that engaging in creative activity improves health and wellbeing, brings people together, gives them purpose, helps them develop new skills, relate to the world around them, and contribute to inclusive, resilient, vibrant, and connected communities. Whilst fully independent, we work closely with fellow Creative Health organisation Pioneer Projects in Craven, and a growing network of cultural, health, local authority, and community partners, to ensure that the benefits of Creative Health are open not just in Harrogate and Rural District but across North Yorkshire and beyond.

Our story

”If you let me, I would go down the road to the main street with a big bell and say to people, ‘come and see what we do, come and see what Orb does for us!
Anon