Flow State Sessions aim to create a gentle space for creativity – where no experience in art is necessary. ‘Flow’ is the mental state in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energised focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity rather than just the outcome.

Research has shown that Flow State can be a useful coping skill for stress and anxiety. Our programme is run by art therapists, with the aim of creating a calm, accessible and supportive space, where participants feel at ease to learn new skills and inspired to nurture their creativity.

These workshops are designed to support those with low to moderate mental health needs such as mild anxiety or low mood. They are also suitable for those feeling isolated, stressed or overwhelmed due to having an ongoing health condition or being a carer, for example.

To sign up, you must be registered or on the waiting list for the NHS Social Prescribing or Talking Therapies service, already accessing community mental health support groups or have attended one of our outreach sessions at Whipps Cross Hospital.

The William Morris Gallery Learning Team has worked in partnership with London Borough of Waltham Forest’s Young Carers Programme since the summer of 2024.

Initially working together on a programme responding to the Mingei: Art Without Heroes exhibition, the relationship was extended to an ongoing quarterly programme of creative workshops devised by local artist Antonietta Torsiello, delivering sessions for junior young carers (6-11yrs).