“…Participation in, or exposure to, the arts can promote wellbeing by helping to build resilience, aid recovery and foster social connections (Fancourt & Finn, 2019). Most of the literature and research has focused on reducing anxiety and promoting social inclusion and wellbeing for adults through the arts (Binnie, 2010;Boydell, 2020;Irwin et al, 2022). There is little research on the wellbeing impact of arts engagement programs for young people and children (Hayes et al, 2020;Zarobe & Bungay, 2017).…”