Our Graduates

Educational opportunities in the arts

Delivering arts based educational opportunities we bring together mental health service users, full-time students and staff of York St John University who participate across a wide range of arts courses for the creation of quality artwork by non-professionals.

Developing skills to help move to on to further education and work, find out what our students and staff have to say…

Converge Student Experiences 

“.. I started off just doing one night a week. You just need a little push, and then before you know it you’re jumping off the diving board. This is what you need when you’re at the lowest of the low and it made the difference this time…”

York St John Student Experiences

“I’ve been re-inspired, watching this group of individuals, through the discipline I love, come together and express their own individuality and creativity, to startling and sometimes beautiful ends…if I’ve learnt anything about the arts and mental health it’s that they can be a way of connecting and integrating into the world people who find traditional ways of doing this difficult.”

Converge would not be possible without…..

Many people are involved in building and supporting the continuing successes of Converge. Find out more about the people who work with us behind the scenes and their role in Converge. We will regularly update this page to feature a new person, letting you know who, Converge would not be possible without…