Near the end of last year, creative practitioners on the Isle of Wight gathered for the first Island Collection Cultural Conference, hosted by the inspiring team at Hullabaloo.
The one-day conference celebrated culture, creativity, inspiration and prosperity on the Isle of Wight and was a chance for those interested in community aspiration and regeneration to hear more about current and future projects.
Louise Govier from Artswork
News OnTheWight were pleased at the end of the event to be able to chat with Louise Govier from Artswork.
Anyone who has had a child at school in the last 30 years will recognise the name of Artswork. They work to empower children and young people through arts and culture and work closely with schools and cultural organisations.
Add Arts to STEAM to see improvements
Louise explained the importance of creativity in our everyday lives from creative thinking for problem solving to improving mental health, improving skills and confidence levels.
“If you make STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) into STEAM and add arts into there, what actually happens is that everybody’s ability to think goes up by 17 per cent across the board. So you’ll be a better mathematician, a better engineer, just by having that arts activity in there.
“It needs to be structured arts activity, it’s not just a bit of colouring, you need artists and skilled professionals to help you do that, but I think that’s brilliant.”
Insightful and passionate about her work, listen to the podcast to hear what else Louise had to say.
Listen to the podcast
Click on the play button to hear the ten-minute podcast.
Find out more about Artswork by visiting their Website.
More in the series
Listen to our podcast from the event:
- Sarah Dance, founder Creative Estuary
- Simon Eden, Director at The Southern Policy Centre
Look out for more podcasts from the Island Collection Cultural Conference, coming soon.
