Who we are
Many Minds was founded by Olivia Ware (Executive Director) and Viki Browne (Artistic Director) in 2017. We are registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and are governed by a Board of Trustees. Our trustees are Sandy Masters, Tom Newman, Tabatha Rodney, M Blaydes and Angelina McClelland.
Meet the team
Viki Browne | Artistic Director
Get in touch with me about artistic projects and collaborations: viki@many-minds.org / 07732 291 248
I am Viki and I use she/her pronouns. I am the Artistic Director and co-founder of Many Minds. I facilitate workshops with members, direct performances, work with artistic teams, staff, volunteers and the board to try and make our dreams a reality and have an overall eye on the artistic direction of the organisation. I work four days a week.
I am an independent performance artist. You can read more about my work here: https://vikibrowne.com In my spare time I like to jump into cold bodies of water, stroke my cat Cyndi Clawpurr and ingest ART in all its forms.
Olivia Ware | Executive Director
Contact me if you want to discuss fundraising, partnerships, strategies and policies or anything else: olivia@many-minds.org / 07843 210 272
I’m Olivia. My pronouns are she/her. I am the co-founder and Exec Director at Many Minds. I oversee the support, production, fundraising and all other organisational sides of the charity and lead on safeguarding.
I liaise with funders, partners and potential collaborators to discuss our members’ ideas and make them a reality.
Outside of work, you might find me dancing, skipping, swimming, or making and playing songs.
Tom O'Shea | Access Support Worker
Get in touch with me about becoming a member or volunteer and any support needs: tom@many-minds.org / 07732 291 250
Hi I’m Tom, I use he/him pronouns and I’m the Access Support Worker at Many Minds. Attending the weekly workshops is one of the highlights of my week, and I always try to be as helpful as I can with setting up, packing down, and supporting members to get the best out of the sessions, whilst also getting stuck in myself! It feels great to be a part of something with such a positive impact on mental health and the arts.
What we do
We work with individuals to engage with their creativity, improve confidence, self-esteem and build social skills and networks. We run weekly workshops in theatre making skills to devise and create high quality contemporary performance.
Workshops
We are having a break from our weekly Tuesday workshops and working on plans for the year ahead. We will be doing monthly meet ups for members. Please get in touch with us to find out more: contact info@many-minds.org or 07843 210272
Facilitator Training
We are dedicated to making the arts more accessible for people who experience mental ill-health and providing opportunities to progress into careers in performance. We support and mentor a small number of members each year through mentoring and bespoke training in facilitation. Two of our members who have taken part in the training have both gone onto paid facilitation positions.
Training and Consultancy
Workplace workshops Mental ill-health costs employers between £33 billion and £42 billion annually in the UK. Three quarters of people feel like they cannot talk to anyone at work about their mental health.
We provide bespoke creative workshops that explore issues around mental health to help break down stigma and create a better sense of wellbeing in the workplace.
Our participatory approach allows employees to explore mental health together in a safe, accessible and fun environment that helps facilitate open conversations in an exciting way.
We offer training in:
- Mental health and facilitating workshops (for facilitators and workers)
- Mental health and engaging the public (for staff with public facing roles)
- Mental health and organisations (For staff, managers and boards of trustees)
We have worked as consultants with The Watershed, Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Bristol.
For bookings and enquiries contact:
Olivia Ware: 07843210272 / olivia@many-minds.org
