2017/18 was a ground-breaking first year for the Artis Foundation. On 1st November 2018 we were proud to invite our Partner Schools, Trustees, friends, staff and supporters to a special celebration event to launch our first Artis Annual Report and look ahead to the future.
Did you know?
- Participation in structured arts activities can increase cognitive activities by 17%
- People who take part in the arts are 38% more likely to report good health
- Participatory arts activities with children improve their cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development and enhance school readiness
- Children who take part in arts activities in the home during their early years are ahead in reading and Maths at age nine
- After engaging with the arts, people in deprived communities in London were healthier, 77% engaging in more physical activity and 82% enjoying greater wellbeing
- In 2016, there were 3.04 million jobs in the UK creative economy
- £1 spent on early care and education has been calculated to save up to £13 in future costs
CLA data and Creative Health and Wellbeing (2017)