Prescribing Culture

The Art Collection is committed to supporting our students and staff by providing a welcoming environment with opportunities to meet others and engage in activities to promote wellbeing.

Relax with Art

Relax with Art is the Art Collection’s social prescription programme for the 2025/26 academic year, dedicated to supporting students through arts practice. In partnership with Artlink Central, the Art Collection will run a programme of weekly arts workshops for students who are struggling with loneliness, isolation or mental health challenges.

Weekly workshops will run on Wednesday afternoons, between 1 October – 3 December 2025 and 21 January – 15 April.

Workshops will take place on campus, in the Art Bothy, located at the front of the Pathfoot Building and last for two hours. There will be a maximum on 12 students, and it is expected that students will be available for all or most of the sessions.

Workshops will be delivered by artist Jo Boyle and members of the University Art Collection team.

Why participate?

This programme will benefit students who would like a calm, regular and supportive space to explore their creativity and meet other students. Jo is an experienced artist who will support students to try new art techniques, inspired by the Art Collection exhibitions in the Pathfoot Building. Participating in these workshops will help students to take time out of their day to relax, meet like-minded people and strengthen mental health.

How to sign up

Students from any course or level of study at the University of Stirling, who are experiencing low mood, mental health challenges, loneliness or isolation are eligible to refer themselves.

Please fill in this form. 

If you are a member of University of Stirling staff, you can also refer a student using the same form.

Waiting List

We will operate a waiting list system if the programme reaches capacity. If you would like to access other arts opportunities while studying at Stirling, please see below for other creative resources:

Loch View Wellbeing Suite

Be Connected Programme

Art Collection Public Programme

Macrobert Arts Centre

Learn more about support services at the University of Stirling.

This programme is generously supported by Museums Galleries Scotland and the Baring Foundation, through the Creative Minds fund.