Evaluation of the Community Arts Development Scheme

Women's Circus performs 'Daddy'. Photo: Viv Mehes

VicHealth supported three experienced community arts organisations to facilitate and maintain social inclusion, civic engagement, promote diversity and address discrimination. These were:

The mental health impact of VicHealth’s Community Arts Development Scheme was evaluated by the University of Melbourne in partnership with Brotherhood of St Laurence Social Research Unit and the Victorian College of the Arts.

The aim of the evaluation was to improve the health evidence for community arts practice, and increase awareness in the health sector, arts, across government, community organisations and academics of the impact of community arts activity on mental health and wellbeing at both individual and community levels. Go to evaluation report

Research team

• Dr Lindy Joubert – Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne
• Dr Margaret Kelaher – School of Population Health, University of Melbourne
• A/Prof. David Dunt – School of Population Health, University of Melbourne
• Prof. Paul Smyth – Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Dr Janet Stanley – Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Prof. Richard Jones – Victorian College of the Arts
• Sue Clarke – Victorian College of the Arts
• Dr Elizabeth Presa – Victorian College of the Arts
• Dr Steve Curry, CAPPE, University of Melbourne

Contacts

Project management: Lindy Joubert