Registered
- Charity no. 110227
- Company no. 721571
- Date registered. 26/11/2024
Public benefits
The direct benefits flowing from Aeon Community Arts are children from diverse backgrounds coming together to learn new art skills, share ideas and feelings, work collaboratively for festivals and parades etc. The children's mental health and wellbeing are at the centre of our activities. They grow in confidence, self esteem, identity and
resilience. The benefits of our art classes raise the profile of art in Lurgan, we promote community engagement through exhibitions, events and social media. Our dementia cafe and drop in sessions reduce social isolation, depression and apathy for older residents of the Lurgan, Craigavon and surrounding areas. The music, bingo and quizzes keep our participants focused and connected. Our families bereaved through suicide, individual and group sessions, will also benefit from having an outlet to express difficult emotions and create visual artwork to help with the healing process. We aim to offer group support to families bereaved through suicide. This will include 1:1 mentoring sessions, art therapy, holistic therapies, community garden project, collaborative murals and more. The benefits can be seen in the number of new visitors to Aeon, a growing social media following. We have seen increased numbers attending with growing interest to facilitate more art masterclasses, felting, pottery, mini mural projects and personalised crafts. The benefits from art classes can be seen in the regular attendance at the evening classes. Numbers are continually growing. Our Facebook and Instagram followers are also increasing. Benefits are also seen in the verbal feedback from our participants in Wellbeing sessions and art classes e.g. " I'm meeting new people and feel I belong in this group." "I'm not going to the pub to drink as I'm coming here instead and am motivated to make art or get involved in outreach projects". We work with mainstream schools, special education, nursing homes, fold housing, Teenagers in care youth groups, disability organisations and offer links with and collaborate with other Charities such as Praxis Care. "I don't feel alone anymore - I can come into Aeon and chat to volunteers about my son's death and always feel welcome and treated like family." There is no harm arising from our purposes Our charities beneficiaries are the entire Lurgan/Craigavon community - all religions, nationalities (minority groups), old/young intergenerational workshops, LGBTQ community, Praxis Mental Health and AMH (Action Mental Health) participants. The families of our Art camps and Saturday clubs are seeing their children grow in skills, confidence and resilience. We are effectively empowering our community to have a growth mindset, develop their artistic talents, celebrate each others successes and reach out to us for alternative trauma recovery approaches. No private benefit from our purposes
What your organisation does
Arrange and provide for, either alone or with others, the holding of Arts workshops, exhibitions, meetings, masterclasses, holistic/ support groups, art therapy, community engagement events or training courses, and all forms of recreational and other leisure-time activities. Offer group support sessions, holistic healing therapies, 1:1 mentoring
and art therapy.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Mental health
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Arts
- Community development
- Community development