The Artist On My Street Exhibition, ‘Connection’ launched at Coventry Railway Station.

The Life Path Trust community collaboratively created artwork with local coventry artist Donna Preece-Jones celebrating connections unveiled by the Heart of England Community Rail Partnership and Coventry Artspace.

Here’s what happened…

On 16th September 2023, The Tin Music and Arts celebrated its 10th anniversary—a vibrant milestone for Coventry’s creative community. From July 2022 through August 2023, the Dynamic Potential Academy (DPA) had the privilege of running our Creative Wellness Group sessions at The Tin’s welcoming Community Space at Canal Basin…

… To mark The Tin’s 10th anniversary, our Creative Wellness Group was invited to exhibit selected works—a true honour and a testament to the power of community creativity.

That moment.

When you realise…
• That feeling I should be working or doing something
• Something unknown and genuinely awful was going to happen
• That lurking, invasive feeling that something terrible is about to happen
• I should of said 'xwz' and now everything is going to crumble

… it doesn't have to be this way.

How can I put this understanding into practice?

It's helpful to be aware of these effects, so we are more conscious and able to manage them in our lives.

What this means is that you can manage your schedule and energy levels effectively

“Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating”.

What an unusual statement from John Cleese about creativity, I thought. I am used to more flowery and intangible statements about creativity, but this sums it up so primally for me and how I like to operate. But I’ve found it is underestimated and misunderstood…