Inverness Openarts

Run by Wasps (Workshops & Artists Studio Provision Scotland), Inverness Openarts is a pilot project, currently funded until June 2024, working towards removing social and financial barriers to creative opportunities.

The project delivers weekly artmaking sessions, facilitated by local artists trained in mental health first aid. The artists work to create a supportive and non-judgemental atmosphere in which participants are free to use the wide range of art materials to make and do projects of their choosing, and/or be guided to learn particular techniques and artistic mediums. This frees people to to develop their creative skills and interests at a pace that suits them while building confidence in a supportive social environment.