Julia led the Creative Health Learning Alliance for Arts & Health South West, which offered collaborative learning workshops for creative health practitioners over 2 years. Her doctoral research focused on the experiences, training and support needs of artists working with people with challenging health and psychosocial conditions. She has expertise in the emotional dimensions of creative health work, participatory evaluation, and co-production approaches.

Philippa is experienced in co-creating innovative arts and health solutions within local and regional health and wellbeing agendas. Working with a variety of stakeholders has resulted in successful outcomes for individuals, peer-led groups and community organisations including the NHS, health and social care services, children’s services, education and cultural organisations. As the Creative Wellbeing Service lead for Creativity Works for 20+ years, she managed programmes, events, training, mentoring freelance artists, consultations and fundraising.

Julie is cofounder & Director of creativeShift CIC a leading Creative Health organisation in the South West delivering programmes and projects in collaboration with Health, Social Prescribing, Community and Cultural partners. Informed by a background in spatial design and socially engaged arts practice delivery and management, Julie has been at the forefront of Creative Health development and continues to shape the sector through training, mentoring, academic research and consultation. Essentially Julie is a Creative Health Practitioner who delights in the magic of creativity to transform people’s lives for the better.