WEA art tutor Nicky Tarlton-Weatherall curated an incredible exhibition of her learners' art for our 2025 Conference. We caught up with Nicky on the day to congratulate her and her learners on the incredible work they created in the course of their WEA studies. She explained the positive impact that the group has had on the learners - they have developed their artistic abilities, made lasting connections and friendships in their local community, and grown in confidence.
One of the paintings on display at the Conference was selected as the image for the postcard project that we talked about in last month's newsletter. Hansa Patel, who painted the picture, has been attending Nicky's group for two years. She told me how much she enjoys the class and that she has made friends in the group as everyone is from the same area.
Nicky shared a write-up showcasing an enrichment activity she organised for her Adhar group. Often these classes are people's route back to learning and they bring widespread benefits; our impact report (The WEA impact: our Impact Report | ) shows significant improvements in wellbeing, health and community cohesion when learners engage with WEA – and we can see this in practice in Nicky’s diary:
