While the primary aim of participatory art is not explicitly therapeutic, studies have revealed
that participants derived indirect benefits from these artistic events and groups, as evidenced …

This on-going research explores the transformative role of participatory art and a
methodological approach to working with communities. Considers the role art-based …

A report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that refugees, asylum
seekers, and displaced populations experience a higher rate of mental health issues in …

This chapter explores the wish to belong of refugee and migrant women in the UK. It focuses
on aging, migration, and marriage, dwelling from human need for dressing up. It is based on …

This article reflects on the power of poetry to reframe the concepts of home, arrival and
belonging, each of which is important in understanding the relationship between migration …

With the rising mass displacement of people, addressing the needs and aspirations of
refugee communities and honouring their diverse cultures is urgently needed. Historically …

This article introduces a special issue on arts-based engagement with migration, comprising
articles, reflections, poems and images. The introductory article starts by exploring the …

This chapter suggests that art, and participatory art in particular, can be used as an important
perspective in social work education and practice to reach social work students and social …

The objective of this visual autobiography is to examine how fragments of the cultural
identity of displaced persons survive transplantation, to be reassembled as functional hybrid …

This article presents reflections from a participatory visual arts-based research study with
individuals seeking asylum in the north-east of England. This study invited participants to …