‘Spending time with Alison’s grief is a harrowing experience.’ Photo: Image: Nothing left to give, by Alison Lapper
Alison Lapper: Lost in Parys
Author: Alison Lapper. Review by Rowena Loverance
There was depressing news recently for the creative arts in the UK, as the government cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities. All the more reason, then, to celebrate a new initiative to encourage young people’s engagement with the arts, focusing on how art can help young people with their mental health and wellbeing by combating isolation and loneliness.