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The festival is led by the Mental Health Foundation in association with national partners: Welcome
Each year the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival has a new theme. Unusually for an arts festival, this theme is not decided by a sole artistic One of this festival’s director or producer but by a vote. Before the programming process begins, our team of regional co-ordinators — dozens of activists, artists, and people core strengths has who work in various healthcare settings all over Scotland — meet in one place and discuss what we would most like to express, as a community, through always been the our programme. We brainstorm ideas and then we vote. connections it The theme we chose this year was Connected. On reflection, it’s strange that it’s taken us 13 festivals to pick it. One of this festival’s core strengths builds, between has always been the connections it builds, between communities all across Scotland, between people trying to find their creative voice and established communities all artists, between the different worlds of activism, the arts, and healthcare, and between international communities, through our connections with mental health festivals across Europe, and in Australia and the USA. This, we decided, across Scotland. was something we wanted to celebrate. This feels like a good year to be focusing on the ways in which we are all connected. Without wishing to make political statements, the prolonged Brexit process has created all kinds of divisions that won’t easily heal, and anxiety on a national scale. We are not addressing that directly, but we do want to tell lots of positive stories about connection. In Electrolyte, an award-winning piece of gig theatre at the Traverse and the Tron, a young woman finds her way back from a mental health crisis thanks to the support of her group of friends. In the filmsEvelyn and We Are All Here, a family and a hip hop community, respectively, come together to grieve for someone they dearly loved. In A Day of Failure, SMHAF’s associate artist Emma Jayne Park will bring together emerging and established names to talk honestly about their failures — not many things connect people more powerfully than admitting to our mistakes. This will be a festival in which we celebrate the connections we’ve already made over our 13 years, as well as making some new ones. We hope you will join us at some of our events.
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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Highlights Do you feel connected to other people? If so, how? And if you don’t feel connected to others, or to the world, what impact does this have on your mental health? Our festival theme this year has inspired artists, activists and community groups across the country to explore questions like these in all kinds of creative ways.
Our theatre programme includes Mississippi). By contrast, Jennifer (Women’s Café Project, Storytelling for Wellbeing (p25), Angela Barnes’ new show Rose Images, clockwise from above: Electrolyte (p8, 16, 23), a multi Adam’s new play The House That Edinburgh, p20) and the LGBT an evening of storytelling, Tinted. The comedian, who has Evelyn; Epic Fail; award-winning piece of gig Melts With The Rain (p22), which community, in exhibitions such as connection and honesty in previously performed at our Gala Electrolyte theatre in Edinburgh and Glasgow has a rehearsed reading in Belonging, in Glasgow (p17), and Edinburgh. Elsewhere, Walk a Mile for Mental Health at the Edinburgh telling the story of a woman Edinburgh, is about a woman who Queer Connections in Hawick events across Scotland invite you Fringe, is bringing last year’s isolated from her friends by a isolates herself from the world by (p34) to connect with people over the sell-out Fringe show to the Stand psychotic episode, and how she continuing to hide inside her course of a mile-long walk – our Comedy Club in Edinburgh (p24) ultimately manages to reconnect house, even as it falls apart. Viola Our film programme this year festival programme includes and Glasgow (p18) and we’re with them. Holding it Together (p19), in Glasgow is a solo aerial has a particular focus on family Walk a Mile events in Paisley (p29), delighted to have her as part of (p17) is a new performance piece performance that reimagines connections, in films such as Kyle of Lochalsh (p41) and our festival programme. in Glasgow by two young women Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to Evelyn and Irene’s Ghost, Inverness (p43); in a similar spirit, brought together by their shared explore isolation and anxiety. poignant and powerful feature there are nature walks in places experience of grief. The show, by Trace, also in Glasgow (p16), documentaries about families including Inverness (p43), Golspie Jassy Earl and Chloe Smith, is uses puppetry to explore the processing the loss of a loved (p43) and Pollok Country Park (p18). produced by our associate artist impact of Adverse Childhood one to mental illness. You can If, after all that, you just want a Emma Jayne Park, who also Experiences on mental health. read more about our prestigious good laugh, we recommend curates A Day of Failure (p19), a International Film Awards gathering in Glasgow at which For our visual art programme, programme, which features people will connect with each Emily Furneaux has created She documentaries and dramas from other by sharing their experiences Stepped Backwards In Front Of all over the world selected from of failure. Elsewhere, The Mental the Words Behind Her (p16) an hundreds of awards entries, Health Monologues (p35), in audio tour of Glasgow that will on p10. Langtongate, sees six people offer audiences an insight into her sharing their mental health experience of psychosis. Often the simplest and most journeys, followed by a Q&A Elsewhere in Glasgow, All, Entire, effective way to connect with where the audience can join the Whole (p16) is a See Me curated someone is just to start a conversation too. Doing it Our group exhibition bringing together conversation. This year’s film Way (p33) is a whole day of artists exploring mental health. programme will include the conversation and performance Other exhibitions focus on people chance to meet our guest centred around a mental health who are often discriminated filmmakers for pre-arranged themed piece of theatre by against, such as gypsy/travellers one-to-one conversations. We’re Mariem Omari and Mark Jeary (of (in Moving Minds’ show in also pleased to welcome back previous SMHAF show One Craigmillar, p20), refugees Lily Asch’s Real Talk:
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SMHAF HIGHLIGHTS FESTIVAL Winner, Mental Health Fringe Award 2018 Writing Electrolyte Awards Hosted by Ian Rankin by Wildcard Theatre Music by Emma Pollock
‘We are a blip. A speck of dust. We are delighted to welcome The Scottish Mental Health Arts The SMHAF Writing Awards will To be wiped off the face of time Electrolyte back to Scotland for Festival’s Writing Awards, in also see the launch of 70 Stories, like you might a bike chain’s rust. a week of dates as part of a two- partnership with Bipolar Scotland, a year-long project to mark the But to each of us, month tour of the UK and Ireland, is one of SMHAF’s most enduring 70th anniversary of the Mental we are everything’ also supported by the Mental successes. An opportunity for Health Foundation. 70 Stories will Health Foundation. first time writers to be published connect pieces from our writing Follow Jessie through gigs, alongside established names, competition, stories from the first parties, city streets and Electrolyte’s dates at the the ceremony is often where 13 years of SMHAF, and more to warehouses, journeying from Tron Theatre are presented in we discover what our festival create a compelling portrait of Leeds to London, on a quest to association with Mayfesto. is really about, as writers from mental health in 2019. find her mother. There will be post-show across Scotland and further afield Electrolyte is a multi-award discussions on Tuesday 14 May take inspiration from this year’s winning piece of gig theatre that and Wednesday 15 May. theme in poignant, powerful, powerfully explores mental health personal and often ingenious and for a contemporary audience. surprising ways. Written in spoken word poetry and This year the evening is hosted underscored by original music by best-selling author Ian Rankin ranging from “blasts of sound to and will open with a short set by lyrical sweetness” ( one of Scotland’s top singer- The Scotsman), this exhilarating songwriters, Emma Pollock. and powerful show is performed Our ten shortlisted writers will by six multi-instrumentalists who read from their work, before the seamlessly integrate live music DON’T MISS IT awards presentation and a drinks with expert storytelling. reception. Electrolyte Electrolyte won the 2018 Mental Tue 14 May 7.30pm Health Fringe Award, a prize Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge founded by the Mental Health Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED Foundation in recognition of the £15 | £12 | £10 | £5 0131 228 1404 W traverse.co.uk most outstanding show exploring DON’T MISS IT mental health at the Edinburgh Fringe. It also won The Stepladder SMHAF Writing Awards Award, The LET Award, The Voice Wed 15–Sat 18 May 8pm Wed 22 May 6.30–8.30pm Mag Pick of The Fringe Award and Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow St George’s Tron Church, 163 G1 5HB Buchanan Street, Glasgow G1 2JX the Pleasance Best Newcomer Images, £11 | £8.50 0141 552 4267 Award 2018. left, top: Ian Rankin FREE writing-awards-smhaf19. W tron.co.uk (Photo: Hamish Brown); eventbrite.co.uk left: Emma Pollock
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2019 AWARD WINNERS International ANIMATION ANTI-STIGMA COMMUNITY Herman Brown is Evelyn An Open Door Feeling Down ORLANDO VON EINSIEDEL, UK AOISE TUTTY JACKSON, IRELAND DAN CASTRO, UK Twelve years after the suicide of his A vibrant documentary set in a Anxiety noisily interrupts a simple life younger brother, a director and his pioneering community space, in this colourful musical animation, family walk the length of the UK in an which comes alive through music, Film Awards created using digital and traditional attempt to come to terms with their performance and shared experiences. techniques. grief. Sun 5 May, 2pm | Community Counts Sat 4 May, 10.30am | Family Shorts Sat 4 May, 6pm The International Film Awards have always been an outlet for the Scottish Mon 6 May, 5.30pm | Scottish Connections MID-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY Mental Health Arts Festival to stay connected to the wider world. On Friday FEATURE DOCUMENTARY 3 May, our annual awards ceremony will take place at CCA: Centre for EXPERIMENTAL The Song and the Sorrow Irene’s Ghost MILLEFIORE CLARKES, CANADA Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, allowing us to welcome directors from across On Exile, fragments IAIN CUNNINGHAM, UK in search of meaning A folk singer prepares to pay tribute to A son unravels his family’s silence to find her legendary father, who took his own the globe as we celebrate the very best in mental health filmmaking. JOSE CARLOS TEXEIRA, USA out what happened to his mother, who life after a long-term struggle with died when he was three but lives on in depression. Always an inspiring and offering a chance to have one-to- plus dates at Filmhouse (p23), Attentiveness to structure and form creates space for individual voices, as his imagination. memorable occasion, it is your one conversations with some of An Lanntair (p44) and Eden Court ten people share their stories about Sun 5 May, 6.15pm | with We Are All Here chance to see what the award- our award-winning filmmakers in (p42). Further screenings will take living with depression. Sat 4 May, 1.15pm winning titles mean to those who We Are All Connected (p12). place across the country as part made them, get a first look at what of the SMHAF programme, with full Sun 5 May, 4.15pm | Radical Voices SHORT DRAMA is coming up over the weekend, Building on our usual hub of details available on our website. SHORT DOCUMENTARY and discover which film will be activity over three days at I Love You awarded our prestigious Grand the CCA, we are taking the To make our film programme PERSONAL NARRATIVE We Are All Here VICTORIA THOMPSON, AUSTRALIA Jury Prize. The evening is hosted opportunity to connect with other more accessible, we have also HANNAH CURRIE, UK Model Childhood Improvised drama filmed with a real by leading film critic Alistair venues and communities. introduced sliding scale ticket A hip-hop community comes together life couple, exploring the impact that TIM MERCIER, UK Harkness and concludes with Irene’s Ghost (p13) and Evelyn pricing at most screenings. You to talk about their issues and mental instability can have on a an open reception at the CCA’s (p13) are screening at Glasgow can choose what you pay based An autobiographical, partly animated, challenge stigma after the suicide of a relationship. Saramago Café Bar. Film Theatre; we present a on your circumstances and we documentary about a filmmaker much-loved rapper. full day of programming at hope this means that everyone striving for a better future as a survivor Sat 4 May, 8.30pm | Dramatic Shorts Screening over the bank holiday of childhood sexual trauma. Sun 5 May, 6.15pm | with The Song and Flourish House, with several can come along to as many the Sorrow weekend, our official selection award-winning filmmakers in features and shorts programmes Sat 4 May, 3.45pm | Documentary Shorts features no fewer than 40 titles, attendance; and the Grassmarket as they have time for. filmed as close to home as Centre in Edinburgh plays host VOICES OF EXPERIENCE Glasgow and as far afield as to our screening of An Artist’s As always, we will host post- Australia, Canada and Paraguay. Eyes (p23) on the opening day of screening discussions with Asylum The theme of Connected features Mental Health Awareness Week. filmmakers and invited guests JEFTA VARWIJK AND JAAP VAN throughout the programme, from at the majority of our events. HEUSDEN, NETHERLANDS cinematic work that explores the We are also excited to be We look forward to giving you Poetic and revealing documentary in impact of chance encounters supporting the Scotland-wide the opportunity to take in the which a man recounts his experiences to films that consider the role release of Final Ascent: The vital stories presented across with psychosis as he prepares to leave that relationships, families and Legend of Hamish MacInnes. the programme and join us in a psychiatric hospital. communities play in our lives – We will be hosting post-screening conversation about the important and our mental health. We are also discussions at the CCA (p15), issues these films explore. Sat 4 May, 3.45pm | Documentary Shorts
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FRI 3 MAY SAT 4 MAY IRENE’S GHOST EVELYN Iain Cunningham | UK | 2018 | 79m Orlando von Einsiedel | UK | 2018 | 95m INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS AT: Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD DOCUMENTARY After the birth of his DOCUMENTARY Twelve years after the FILM AWARDS own child, director Iain Cunningham is suicide of their brother and son, Evelyn, Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB AWARDS & RECEPTION Join us for inspired to find out the truth about the a family reconciles to walk the length our annual awards ceremony at the mother he never knew. Irene died when of the UK as they attempt to come to CCA, as we honour the very best FAMILY SHORTS MORE EARTH WILL FALL Iain was only three, and the family terms with their loss. This poetic and submissions to our International Film SHORTS Aimed at engaging young Sam Liebmann, Lee McKarkiel silence meant that she was alive only deeply personal film from Oscar- Competition. It’s your chance to get a minds in mental health matters, these UK | 2017 | 74m his imagination. This poignant winning director Orlando von Einsiedel first look at the award-winning titles short films explore wellbeing, worries Portuguese with English subtitles documentary merges filmed and (The White Helmets, Virunga) explores that will be screening throughout the and emotions in creative and colourful animated sequences as it movingly the fabric of grief, the stories we tell DOCUMENTARY Structural violence weekend and join us in welcoming ways. With live action, animation and a rebuilds a lost life. ourselves and the enduring impact leads to personal trauma in this talented filmmakers from across short drama created by pupils from of love. intimate documentary, which tells the Followed by a Q&A with director Iain the globe. Hosted by critic Alistair Glengowan Primary School, working Cunningham. story of a single family living in one of Harkness and followed by a reception. with BBC Scotland’s LAB, there will be Glasgow Film Theatre 6–8.15pm Rio’s largest favelas. The precarity of plenty to entertain children and their Glasgow Film Theatre 1.15–3.15pm £10.50 | £7.50 glasgowfilm.org, CCA Theatre 6.30–8.30pm (Doors 6pm) daily life takes its toll on the mental grown-ups. £10.50 | £7.50 glasgowfilm.org, 0141 332 6535 FREE health of the entire community, hitting 0141 332 6535 film-awards-smhaf19.eventbrite.co.uk CCA Cinema 10.30–11.15am especially hard within the fragile walls of Vito and Rosangela’s hut. DRAMATIC SHORTS FREE family-shorts-smhaf19. eventbrite.co.uk DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SHORTS Relationships are vital to 11.30am–1pm SHORTS How are people defined by overcoming mental illness, but what £0–8 their mental health? What causes happens when they are also part of the more-earth-smhaf19.eventbrite.co.uk WE ARE ALL CONNECTED psychological issues and how can we problem? These innovative dramas DISCUSSION An opportunity to recover from them? These varied from the UK, Australia and Europe all have a one-to-one conversation in documentaries feature diverse focus on how intimate and family a quiet space with invited guests, individuals whose lives have been bonds can both be a source of Images, including some of our award-winning affected by mental illness, trauma and much-needed strength, as well as clockwise from filmmakers. Slots can be booked poverty, from Asuncion to Dublin. holding people back from moving top left: More Earth throughout the day, with full details towards recovery. Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. Will Fall; available online. Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. Evelyn; Asylum CCA Cinema 3.45–5.30pm (Documentary CCA Space 11 11am–5pm Shorts); Take A CCA Cinema 8.30–10.15pm £0–8 doc-shorts-smhaf19. Breath (Dramatic FREE all-connected-smhaf19. eventbrite.co.uk £0–£8 dramatic-shorts-smhaf19. Shorts); I Love You eventbrite.co.uk eventbrite.co.uk (Dramatic Shorts)
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ETERNITY HAS NO RADICAL VOICES LOVE IN THE TIME OF SANDGIRL SMITE ME NOW FINAL ASCENT: DOOR OF ESCAPE DOCUMENTARY Two documentaries ANTI-DEPRESSANTS Mark Michel | Germany | 2018 | 84m Paul Michael Henry | UK | 2018 | 40m THE LEGEND OF Arthur Borgnis | France | 2017 | 80m that experiment with cinematic form EUROPEAN PREMIERE English, French, German, Spanish, DOCUMENTARY Artist Paul Michael HAMISH MACINNES to tell personal stories. Whisper with English subtitles French, German, English Paul Gallasch | Australia | 2018 | 68m Henry (Shrimp Dance) presents this Robbie Fraser | UK | 2018 | 80m with English subtitles Rapture is a portrait of punk-influenced DOCUMENTARY Veronika Raila can unique film, which uses dance and cellist Bonfire Madigan Shive, whose DOCUMENTARY A compelling tale of DOCUMENTARY At the age of 84, neither walk nor speak yet invites music to explore the ethics, sadness DOCUMENTARY This compelling experiences with mental illness and love, dedication and dependence, this renowned mountaineer Hamish us into her captivating world in this and taboos surrounding suicide. documentary retraces the tumultuous voice hearing animate her music. In On intimate documentary focuses on the MacInnes suffered from delirium after poetic essay film. Despite living with Commissioned by the University of history of outsider art, inviting us to Exile, fragments in search of meaning, dysfunctional relationship between a contracting an illness and emerged to severe physical impairments and Edinburgh for Man Down, an event question our aesthetic values and the ten people share their experiences of filmmaker and his mentally ill mother. find his memory gone. Piecing together Asperger’s syndrome since childhood, making space for art and discussion Images, ways we treat madness in our society. depression, then choose music to Brimming with personality and deadpan his remarkable life using his books With stunning images and previously Veronika now studies at university and about the subject. clockwise from represent their cathartic journey. humour – plus a unique score from and films, this affecting documentary top left: unseen archival footage, it reveals an street musician Basty H – this is is a published writer. An extraordinary Followed by a conversation with Paul reflects his journey to recover his Followed by a Q&A with On Exile director On Exile (Radical often hidden side of the art world. essential viewing from an exciting new testament to inner strength and the Michael Henry, Angie Dight of Mischief La identity, representing his greatest Voices); Sandgirl; José Carlos Teixeira. voice in Australian cinema. power of imagination. Bas and Dr Amy Chandler of the University challenge yet. Echoes Will Followed by a discussion with the Open of Edinburgh. Museum. Remain (Scottish 4.15–6pm CCA Cinema 1–3pm Followed by a Q&A with director Connections); 8–9.15pm Robbie Fraser. £0–£8 radical-voices-smhaf19. £0–8 sandgirl-smhaf19.eventbrite.co.uk CCA Cinema 3.30–4.45pm The Wider 11.45am–1.30pm £0–8 love-anti-depressants- eventbrite.co.uk FREE smite-me-now-smhaf19. Sun (Scottish smhaf19.eventbrite.co.uk FREE eternity-smhaf19.eventbrite.co.uk eventbrite.co.uk CCA Theatre 8–9.50pm Connections); £0–8 final-ascent-smhaf19. Whisper Rapture THE SONG eventbrite.co.uk (Radical Voices) COMMUNITY COUNTS AND THE SORROW + SCOTTISH finalascent.co.uk/screenings SHORTS Shining a light on mental WE ARE ALL HERE CONNECTIONS health communities in Scotland and SHORTS A family divided between Ireland, these films celebrate the DOCUMENTARY Male suicide has long England and Skye, a meaningful bond creativity, resilience and personalities been prominent in the music industry repaired in Glasgow, and a chance at their heart. These pioneering and this powerful pairing explores encounter with a Syrian artist, are community spaces offer opportunities the impact it can have on those who just three of the stories explored in to stay connected through music, are left behind. In The Song and the this selection. These shorts, featuring painting and walking, taking diverse Sorrow, Canadian folk singer Catherine animation, documentaries and approaches to supporting people in MacLellan recounts how the loss of dramas, are all from directors who are their recovery. her legendary father, Gene MacLellan, has resonated throughout her life. We connected to Scotland, whether born, Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. Are All Here examines the shockwaves educated or working here. sent through the Scottish hip hop Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. 2–4pm community when 21-year-old Glasgow FREE community-counts-smhaf19. rapper Lumo took his own life. CCA Theatre 5.30–7.30pm eventbrite.co.uk £0–8 scottish-connections- 6.15–7.45pm smhaf19.eventbrite.co.uk £0–£8 song-sorrow-smhaf19. eventbrite.co.uk
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MINDFUL DRUMMING SHE STEPPED BACKWARDS ELECTROLYTE BELONGING: LGBT MUSIC Fun, inclusive drumming IN FRONT OF THE THEATRE An exhilarating piece of WELLBEING COLLECTIVE sessions focused on mental health WORDS BEHIND HER gig theatre that powerfully explores VISUAL ARTS We are members of the and wellbeing. Come along for the mental health for a contemporary VISUAL ARTS A participatory artwork LGBTQ community who have come chance to meet new people and create in the form of an audio tour in the city audience, Electrolyte was the winner of together in Glasgow to communicate music together. Sessions are led by of Glasgow conjuring artist Emily the 2018 Mental Health Fringe Award. about our experiences with mental Ghanaian musician Gameli Tordzro and Furneaux’s own experiences of slipping The Scotsman. See p8. health. This exhibition, in collaboration a team of professionally trained music into a state of psychosis. Map and with LGBT Health and Wellbeing, 15–18 May 8–9.30pm practitioners. audio available to collect throughout explores what belonging looks like for the festival. On the final day, live Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, us and why it is important. Come and Tue 7, 14, 21 & 28 May 1–3pm Glasgow, G1 5HB happenings and occurrences will be take part in the conversation. Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, integrated within the tour. £11 | £8.50 0141 552 4267, tron.co.uk Glasgow G2 3QA 23–26 May Thu 6–8pm, Fri–Sun 10am–5pm £6 0141 354 0234, COLLECT MAP & AUDIO 9–26 May [email protected] Thu–Sun 12–4pm FROM 22 MAY Project Ability, Trongate 103, Glasgow FREE [email protected] G1 5HD FREE [email protected] PERFORMATIVE TOURS Sun 26 May, 12–1pm, 1–2pm, 2–3pm, 3–4pm, 4–5pm ALL, ENTIRE, WHOLE FREE wordsbehindher.eventbrite.co.uk VISUAL ARTS See Me Scotland Many Studios, The Barras, 3 Ross Street, presents work from a range of visual FROM 30 MAY Glasgow G1 5AR artists that encourage dialogue to end mental health stigma and discrimination. HOLDING IT TOGETHER BY JASSY EARL AND CHLOË SMITH FROM 14 MAY PREVIEW Wed 22 May 5–8pm EXHIBITION 23–27 May 10am–5pm THEATRE Am I grieving now? Am I TRACE New Glasgow Society, grieving, now? Am I grieving? Now? 1307 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8TL A multidisciplinary performance PUPPETRY TRACE explores the FREE Sean.McGugan@ exploring grief that provides an intimate long-term impact of Adverse Childhood seemechampion.org space for audience members to reflect, Experiences, particularly on mental either aloud or internally, upon the health. Using puppets, it tells a story of feeling and evolving experience of grief. the child’s incomprehension, the impact of survival and tracing back through 30–31 May 7–8.30pm memories to untangle their impact. This 1 June 2–3.30pm work-in-progress will showcase short Platform, 1000 Westerhouse Road, clips from the show and be followed by a Glasgow G34 9JW discussion with creator Abi Pirani. For £5 | £4 0141 276 9696 (option 1) ages 16+. E [email protected]
Tue 14 May 1.30–2.30pm Wed 15 May 11.30am–12.30pm & 2.30–3.30pm Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, Glasgow G1 5HD FREE 0141 552 2822
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SMHAF MENTAL HEALTH IN THE INK DARK MOVING MINDS WRITING AWARDS WITHIN ARTISTIC DANCE Created by Luke Pell and MULTI–ARTS Come along to Kelvingrove LITERATURE Special guest presenter Ian PRACTICE performed by an eclectic group of dance Museum to experience a family-friendly and performance artists with original day of celebration, with events exploring Rankin introduces this year’s ten winning DISCUSSION Artist Emily Furneaux writers, who will read from their work. The speaks to Davey Shields of music, In the Ink Dark collects and diversity, mental wellbeing and this evening will also include live music by MenTalkHealth about her festival project explores different people’s experiences of year’s festival theme of Connected. Emma Pollock. See p9 for more details. She stepped backwards in front of the loss through dance, design and poetry. 10.30am–4pm words behind her (p16), in relation to the 5.30–6.30pm 6.30–8.30pm wider components of understanding and Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Also Sun 26 May, 3–4pm Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG St George’s Tron Church, 163 Buchanan navigating personal experiences of Street, Glasgow G1 2JX Platform, 1000 Westerhouse Road, FREE [email protected] mental health. Glasgow G34 9JW FREE writing-awards-smhaf19. FREE 0141 276 9696 (option 1), eventbrite.co.uk 6.30–8.30pm platform-online.co.uk Many Studios, The Barras, 3 Ross Street, WELLBEING Glasgow G1 5AR OF THE WOODS ANGELA BARNES, FREE [email protected] VIOLA VISUAL ARTS The Wellbeing of the ROSE TINTED Woods Project (The WOW Project) has PERFORMING ARTS A devising COMEDY Following another sell-out run solo-aerial theatre performance been running wellbeing-enhancing, urban at the Edinburgh Fringe, Angela Barnes is FRI 24 MAY reimagining Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night forest based participatory photography back with her brand new show Rose through the eyes of Viola, this piece workshops, to diverse groups in Glasgow Tinted. With stand up and stories, Angela blends contemporary circus, dance and across the seasons in 2017-2019. Over 50 is trying, really trying, to look on the DAY OF FAILURE theatre with music and engaging people from 16 countries have taken part bright side of life. WORKSHOP A day of discussions, multimedia to investigate depression, so far. This exhibition showcases some of presentations and workshops that anxiety and isolation with movement. the thoughts and ideas from participants FRI 10 MAY SAT 18 MAY 8.30–10pm consider, question and reflect upon on how creativity in the woods aids Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands failure. Culminating in a work in 8.30–9.20pm wellbeing. Road, Glasgow G3 6NG progress sharing of Epic Fail, the latest Aerial Edge, Kelvinhall, 1445 Argyle Provided in partnership with Scottish Forestry | LIMBO WELLBEING £14 £12 0141 212 3389, performance from SMHAF Associate Street, Glasgow G3 8AW (formerly Forestry Commission Scotland) thestand.co.uk WORKSHOP This interactive workshop OF THE WOODS Artist Emma Jayne Park. Ideal for £8 / £5 [email protected] and Open Aye. has been designed by KIN, an arts WORKSHOP This feel good woodland anyone who has ever failed! collective of young people aged 14-25 photo walk will take notice of spring 10.30am–4pm years old who have experience of having beginnings, capturing beautiful THU 23 MAY 10.30–4.30pm Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, a family member in prison. It explores blossoms and tree canopies. Try new The Work Room, Tramway, 25 Albert Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AG issues of family imprisonment through a techniques to explore creativity, the mind Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE FREE 07903 020 937, CONNECT FREE dayoffailure.eventbrite.co.uk variety of creative exercises and role and the great outdoors, sharing tea and TO THE MOMENT [email protected] play. Booking essential. healthy treats under the trees. You can Images clockwise from top left: use our weatherproof cameras but feel MULTI–ARTS At Leverndale, we connect Limbo; In the Ink Dark; Day of Failure 1–3pm free to bring your own equipment. All meaningfully in creative pursuits with EPIC FAIL Vox Liminis, The Music Shop, 217 abilities welcome. Booking essential. community partners, volunteers and DANCE Epic Fail, the latest Gallowgate, Glasgow G1 5DX artists to produce hopeful, meaningful performance from SMHAF Associate Provided in partnership with Scottish Forestry FREE [email protected] and interesting collaborative art. This Artist Emma Jayne Park. An informal (formerly Forestry Commission Scotland) year’s event celebrates how we connect work in progress sharing of Epic Fail. and Open Aye. to art and how art connects us to others You are invited to laugh, applaud, support and our environment. FRI 17 MAY 10.30am–1.30pm and commiserate with a group of highly skilled performers who are destined Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws 6–9pm Road, Glasgow G43 1AT to fail! FAMILY KINNECTIONS: Recreational Therapy, Leverndale MAKING A MESS FREE 07903 020 937, Hospital, 510 Crookston Road, Glasgow [email protected] G53 7TU 3–4pm WORKSHOP What are children FREE 0141 211 6647 The Work Room, Tramway, 25 Albert communicating about their inner worlds Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE through mess, slime and potions? We TUE 21 MAY FREE epicfailsharing.eventbrite.co.uk, explore mess making, presenting case www.culturedmongrel.org studies and exploring attachment theory through our current work with children PLATFORUM OPEN MIC and young people in our Kinnections PERFORMANCE Join us for an evening programme. Led by Drama Therapist filled with music, comedy, poetry and Sarah Bradley and Art Therapist Liz Young. connectedness. Performers, turn up on the night with your instruments and a 10am–12.30pm song in your heart. All welcome. Credit: Cultured Mongrel Creative Therapies, Floor 1, 1 Cadogan Square, 51 Cadogan Street, Glasgow, 7.30–11pm G2 7HF The Sou’Western Club, 20 Corkerhill £15 0141 221 1554, Gardens, Glasgow G52 1SE [email protected], FREE 0141 883 7447, creativetherapies.co.uk [email protected]
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FROM 1 MAY FROM 13 MAY FACES AT OUR FEET, DISCONNECTED MAKING CONNECTIONS FACES OF THE STREET GALA WEEK STORIES VISUAL ARTS A rare opportunity to VISUAL ARTS An exhibition by VISUAL ARTS Artist Jamie King STORYTELLING Join us for four view the photography of Patrick Keast, students working in various media, has produced portraits of homeless storytelling sessions with springtime giving an extraordinary insight into including oil, acrylic, mixed media, lino people in Edinburgh, painted from themes. Each event will be led the recovery journey. By focusing on printing and mono printing, charcoal, photographs taken with agreement by a different storyteller, using the people and the sights that we pencil, pen, ink and experiments with from each individual. Jamie’s stories and songs to celebrate the often walk by, his work challenges sculpture. Workshops will also take experiences with mental ill health folklore traditions that inspire them. preconceptions about those who are place on Monday afternoons. and schizophrenia give him the drive Refreshments included in price. excluded and dispossessed. to paint. EXHIBITION 3-29 May 13–16 May 2–3.30pm 1–31 May Mon-Thu, 10am-4.30pm, WORKSHOPS Mon 2-4pm LAUNCH Fri 10 May 6.30–9pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Fri 10am-3pm Tollcross Community Centre, 117 EXHIBITION 11 May-1 June 10am–6pm Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR Cyrenians’ Flavour and Haver Cook School, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh EH3 9QG Edinburgh Palette, St Margaret’s House, £5 scottishstorytellingcentre.com, 66-68 Jane Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5HG FREE [email protected], 0131 221 5800 151 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 6AE 0131 556 9579 FREE [email protected] FROM 9 MAY FREE [email protected] FROM 6 MAY MOVING MINDS: FROM 17 MAY FROM 3 MAY EXHIBITION THANK YOU FOR BE-LONGING THE MUSIC VISUAL ARTS An exhibition about A SENSE OF BELONGING: VISUAL ARTS Gypsy/Travellers in be-longing! Longing to be! We all need ART & NATURE WORKSHOP A workshop and RANDOM SWITCH: CONNECTED Scotland suffer a great deal of to belong to have a close connection VISUAL ARTS An exhibition showcasing exhibition exploring our connections to prejudice and discrimination which with others and to be accepted just varied artworks produced in a series of COMMUNITY VISUAL ARTS Outlook art and social music. Bring together the songs that affects their wellbeing and material as we are. workshops to promote wellbeing through CONNECTIONS media students have been producing have meaning for you in a ‘mixtape’, existence. This exhibition is part of an walking in nature and developing creative VISUAL ARTS Community work on the theme of Connected for whether they make you feel happy, ongoing project, aiming to break down LAUNCH Fri 10 May 6.30–9pm responses. Using photography and Connections will create a chain within this A Sense of Belonging exhibition. sad or inspired. Artwork by Outlook existing prejudices and end the EXHIBITION 11–24 May 10am–6pm painting, community members of the the community. Random Switch will students will also be on display. 6–24 May Mon-Fri 10am-3pm discrimination many have experienced. Edinburgh Palette, St Margaret’s House, Social Bite Village will experiment with create and install a series micro- 151 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 6AE St. Brides Community Centre, Orwell EXHIBITION 9–24 May 10am–5pm the theme of Connected. Images, sculptures in cafes, workplace and 6-17 May 1-4pm FREE [email protected] community venues in Edinburgh. Get Terrace, Edinburgh EH11 2DZ WORKSHOP Thu 16 May 2-4pm clockwise The White House, 70 Niddrie Mains Road, LAUNCH Fri 17 May 2-6pm left to right: FREE [email protected] National Museum of Scotland, in touch to receive a map showing all Craigmillar, EH16 4BG EXHIBITION 18–24 May Mon-Sat 10am-6pm Woven Paths; Gala the locations. Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF FREE [email protected] North Edinburgh Arts Theatre, Week Stories; FREE [email protected], 15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh EH4 4TZ Faces at our Feet, 3–26 May All Day WOVEN PATHS 0131 652 3715 Faces of the Street; FREE [email protected] Venues across Edinburgh VISUAL ARTS An inspiring and MAKING CONNECTIONS Disconnected FREE [email protected] colourful exhibition of paintings, THROUGH ART: WOMEN’S textile collages and textile panels by FROM 10 MAY members of The Alma Project. CAFÉ PROJECT CONTACT POINT: VISUAL ARTS An exhibition of work 6-23 May Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm by women who are new to the city, A PILGRIMAGE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE CONNECTIONS Chaplaincy Centre, University of including refugees and women from Edinburgh, 1 Bristo Square, Edinburgh Dreghorn Barracks. The project will VISUAL ARTS Images of 15 windows VISUAL ARTS Exhibition by artists EH8 9AL explore finding a sense of belonging combine to create a self-reflective, from Contact Point, highlighting FREE 07703 639 334, in Scotland and develop dialogue with partly guided, pilgrimage experience. the importance of people making [email protected] the community. Step back through the years and connections in their communities and journey across different themes, tracing how this helps to improve mental 6-24 May Mon-Wed 10am-8pm, Thu-Sat a pattern of connections. wellbeing. 10am-5pm Oxgangs Library, 343 Oxgangs Road Fri 10 May 10am–12.30pm 3–26 May Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, North, Edinburgh EH13 9LY Tue 14 May 1.30–4pm Sat 9.30am-5pm Westerhailes Library, 1 Westside Plaza, Wed 22 May 7–9.30pm The South Wing, Eric Liddell Centre, Edinburgh EH14 2ST Augustine United Church, 41 George IV 15 Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 4DP FREE margaret.drysdale@edinburgh. 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07484 198 833, [email protected] FREE SAT 11 MAY SAT OPEN MIC MAD JAM PERFORMANCE mics do not, this eventthat other open and inclusive in a friendly, place takes combat the stigma aiming to space, safe with mental associated and loneliness skills or performance out your Try illness. audience. be part of our friendly (Doors 6.30pm) 7–10pm IV George Church, United Augustine Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL FREE donation) (£2 suggested MON 13 MAY SOUND HEAVY CONNECTED MUSIC through expression exploring hop project DJing and productionsongwriting, live who have help people It aims to sessions. and living system experience of the care connected stay with mental health music. through 12–3pm Studio, Heavy Community Music Sound Lothian East Tranent, Street, High 56 EH33 1HH
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07793 986 092 Meet at Harlaw Carpark, Balerno EH14 7AS FREE WED 8 MAY WED 8 MAY PLAY THE NATURE CONNECTION ARTS VISUAL has been shown environments outdoor positive self-esteem, improve to in young and wellbeing mental health and play A series of outdoor people. has workshops art environmental sculpture. in this evocative resulted will be as there the weather for Dress The countryside to a 20 minute walk in the Pentland Vision Bothy Youth essential. Booking Hills. 10am–12pm
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[email protected] assemblyroxy.com, VISUAL ARTS ARTS VISUAL Out from with artists and organisers of Sight, Out of Mind, a collaborative who have people exhibition by issues experienced mental health at Summerhall place which takes about out more Find each October. welcome. participating in 2019. All 1.30–3pm Episcopal John’s St Centre, Cornerstone 4BJ EH2 Edinburgh Church, FREE how we can be affected by what by can be affected we how the impact that see in the news, we and on our mental state, can have can find hope we how ultimately the clouds. through 7.30–10pm Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxy Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU £5 0131 623 3001 TUE 7 MAY OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF TEA MIND: AFTERNOON EVENTS MON 6 MAY MELTS THAT THE HOUSE RAINWITH THE THEATRE who about a woman Adam Jennifer it her home despite leave to refuses It explores her. around disintegrating
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WORKSHOP WORKSHOP Electrolyte to right: Clay Therapy; An Artist’s Eyes; Images, from left Edinburgh EH7 6AEEdinburgh FREE 24–30 May Edinburgh Palette, 51 London Road, circles to foster conversation and conversation foster to circles about emotional wellbeing. dialogue and engage with them. There will and engage with them. There and support workshops also be talks, exhibition features abstract feelings feelings abstract exhibition features touch hear, see, as you life coming to VISUAL ARTS ARTS VISUAL this emotions, celebrate space to FEELS: BREAK FREE, FEELS: EXPERIENCE, CONNECT FROM Edinburgh EH6 8JL EH6 Edinburgh FREE [email protected] Leith Academy, 20 AcademyPark, DROP-IN DROP-IN Sat 18 May, 11am–12.30pm with clay. Booking essential for the Booking essential for with clay. workshop. on the potter’s wheel and complete wheel and complete on the potter’s in hand-building project a simple will be created in an open workshop in an open workshop will be created sessions. taster setting, with drop-in can experience throwing Visitors WORKSHOP WORKSHOP CLAY THERAPY CLAY FREE [email protected] 17–27 May Main Point Books, 77 Bread Street, 9AH EH3 Edinburgh great books. great in her favourite bookshop, Main Point Main Point bookshop, in her favourite dubious art and for Come along Books. a former medical student who fell fell medical student who a former mental illness. of hole the rabbit down some of her art She will be displaying LAUREN MAKES A MESS MAKES LAUREN ARTS VISUAL FROM
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EDINBURGH & LOTHIAN EDINBURGH OM MUSIC SANCTUARY MANDALA FOR REAL TALK: OUR TOMORROW MEDITATION STORYTELLING MUSIC A concert by students and THEATRE A sharing of scripts, volunteers from OM Music Sanctuary, WALLHANGING FOR WELLBEING devised pieces and short films written a charity which provides free music WORKSHOP Please join us for STORYTELLING An evening of and performed by young members tuition, rehearsal space and recording arts and storytelling to celebrate storytelling, connection and honesty, of the North Edinburgh Theatre facilities for the mental health the completion of our Mandala for creating a safe space to speak about project, exploring future hopes and community in Edinburgh. Meditation, created by our Storytelling one of our most beautiful assets, current situations. An HLF Year of and Arts Group. Booking essential. our minds! Attendees are offered Young People project, Our Tomorrow 1–3.45pm an opportunity to gain insight and questions what it takes to build a The Stafford Centre, 103 Broughton 10am–12pm & 12.30–2.30pm understanding into the individual thriving community, whilst reflecting Street, Edinburgh EH1 3RZ Leith Community Centre, experiences of the speakers. on the slum clearances and new town FREE [email protected] 12A Newkirkgate, Edinburgh EH6 6AD approaches of the past. FREE 0131 554 4750 7.30–9.30pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–9pm MEET YOUR EMOTIONAL 43–45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR Also Sat 25 May, 2–4pm HOMUNCULUS & THE North Edinburgh Arts Theatre, TUE 21 MAY £8 / £6 0131 556 9579 BRAIN’S AMAZING scottishstorytellingcentre.com 15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh EH4 4TZ DRUGS CABINET FREE 0131 315 2151 ticketsource.co.uk/north-edinburgh-arts WORKSHOP Participants will have the COMMUNITY POSTCARD POEMS & [email protected] opportunity to engage in activities CONNECTIONS CONNECTED STORIES directly linked to Cyrenians SCCR’s MULTI–ARTS Contact Point Art Group STORYTELLING We write to express psychoeducational and digital hosts a day of creative activities, our ideas and share experiences. The resources. They will sculpt their own featuring a music workshop, original OxPen writing group will be presenting emotional homunculus and create their spoken word performances, an arts their postcard poems in celebration own non-alcoholic #CranialCocktail to and crafts stall and an exhibition of of the written word. Followed by a explore the brain’s amazing drugs new work. cabinet. storytelling session to support us and encourage us all to find our voices. EXHIBITION 12–4pm Tue 14 May 1–3pm WORKSHOP 1–2pm 11am–1pm Midlothian Community Hospital Garden, Contact Point, 101 High Riggs, Tollcross, 70 Eskbank Road, Bonnyrigg, Dalkeith Edinburgh EH3 9RP Pentland Community Centre, Oxgangs EH22 3ND Brae, Edinburgh EH13 9LS FREE 0131 455 6868 Also Wed 15 May 1–3pm FREE margaret.drysdale@edinburgh. Royal Edinburgh Community Gardens, gov.uk, 07719 420 397 Morningside Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 5HF ANGELA BARNES, FREE [email protected], ROSE TINTED 0131 475 2493 scottishconflictresolution.org.uk COMEDY Following another sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Angela Barnes is back with her brand new THU 16 MAY show Rose Tinted. With stand-up and stories, Angela is trying, really trying, WHAT’S ON IN to look on the bright side of life. MOVING MINDS: RAISING AWARENESS 8.30–10pm Lanarkshire Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place, WORKSHOP In this engaging Edinburgh EH1 3EB workshop, trainers from Gypsy/ £14 / £12 0131 558 7272, Traveller communities in Scotland will thestand.co.uk FROM 3 MAY introduce you to their culture, their experiences, the challenges they face and the impact discrimination has on Arts projects in Lanarkshire schools are being used to raise awareness their wellbeing. of mental health issues and challenge stigmatising attitudes.
1–4pm Arts experiences challenge young people’s All high schools in Lanarkshire were The White House, 70 Niddrie Mains Road, sense of themselves in a very different way approached and 11 will be taking part in the Craigmillar, Edinburgh EH16 4BG to formal education, providing different festival this year, hosting a range of events FREE [email protected] opportunities for young people to explore their including drama, art, comic strip development, identity, skills and abilities. As a consequence, music and literacy. All participating schools will young people report a sense of enjoyment showcase their developments within the school and achievement in creating art. They also environment to fellow pupils, staff, parents and demonstrate greater levels of motivation, the local community. Images improved self-esteem, self-awareness, Top: Angela Barnes, Rose Tinted; 3-26 May Left to right: Moving Minds: Raising Awareness – A Pearl Fishing Jug; resilience and community engagement. Many Schools across Lanarkshire Meet Your Emotional Omunculus & The Brain’s Amazing Drugs Cabinet; evaluations of arts interventions document their Real Talk: Storytelling for Wellbeing effectiveness in re-engaging young people. [email protected]
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openmindfilm.eventbrite.co.uk openmindawards.eventbrite.co.uk Screenings of the shortlisted of the shortlisted Screenings
boxoffice.renfrewshire.gov.uk CEREMONY AWARDS & CELEBRATION AWARDS as produced of the work celebration will ceremony part of Open Mind. The youth Paisley’s Create by be hosted co- who have Creators panel Young festival. designed this year’s 7–9pm FREE 7.30–8.30pm £7 / £5 SUN 26 MAY FILM COMPETITION FILM the Open Mind Arts films from Competition. 4–5.30pm FREE AVALANCHE THEATRE we are than ever, connected more brand- at all? This connected really PACE from new devised performance what will examine Rep Company Young mental the alarming for blame is to people. young crisis facing health A workshop with poet A workshop Anxiety and depression An important workshop
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this. 1–2pm £2 WORKSHOP POETRY WORKSHOP exploring and journalist Robert Blair broach to poetry as a cathartic way issues. mental health 2.30–3.30pm £2 MENTAL AUTISM, & CREATIVITY HEALTH WORKSHOP 40% of the autism up to affect will workshop This population. support, with the correct how, explore a huge with autism can make people society. contribution to 4–5pm £2 SAT 25 MAY 25 SAT JOURNALISM AND HEALTH MENTAL WORKSHOP is portrayed mental health how exploring young this affects in the media, how improve can do to we and what people,
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[email protected] All events and workshops are open to young people aged up to 25. to up aged people young to open are workshops and events All Paisley Arts Centre,15 New Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ health through everything from music, film and art, to theatre, poetry, and journalism. poetry, everythingto theatre, film and art, through health music, from A youth-curated strand of SMHAF based in Paisley. The festival explores youth mental youth explores festival The of SMHAF based in Paisley. strand A youth-curated FROM OPEN MIND FEST: LIVE STAGE MUSIC and workshops of performances, the relationship all showcasing panels, the arts and mental between music, Music and Erskine by Hosted health. Media Studio. 24–26 May FREE FROM FESTIVAL YOUTH FEST: OPEN MIND
Mindspace Mindspace Open Mind – Passing Time; Journalism and and Journalism Mind – Workshop Open Art Exhibition; Images, clockwise Images, Mental Health; Open from left: from
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LAUNCH 13-18 May Made in Paisley, 69 High Street, Paisley 2AY PA1 FREE 9am-5pm, Wed 10am-5pm9am-5pm, Wed Paisley Job Centre Plus, 49a High Street Paisley PA1 2AN FREE FROM INSTITUTE: ARTISAN’S EXHIBITION WEAVING ARTS VISUAL has textiles this exhibition of woven of participants a group been made by Activity Phoenix Project, the STAR from and the DRC, RAMH, InCube, Group, Glasgow with support from KAIROS Bond. Amy tutor weaving College Clyde FROM PARTS MOVING ARTS VISUAL Focusimagery Peer by and film which Group Recovery Photography mechanised industrial Paisley’s explores made in was work past. The the with artists from collaboration part of Renfrewshire Project, Threadlines regeneration TH.CARS2 Paisley Council’s programme. EXHIBITION
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RENFREWSHIRE FINDING YOURSELF: FINDING YOURSELF WOMEN IN THE WALK WITH ME WALK A MILE WALK AS ONE COMMUNITY Artist in Residence, LANDSCAPE FILM A mindful afternoon on the theme COMMUNITY Renfrewshire Anti- VISUAL ARTS It’s World Labyrinth Jim Buchanan, will be demonstrating LITERATURE Our mental health and of connectedness between ourselves, Stigma Alliance (RASA) invites you Day, when people from across the the mental health benefits of wellbeing benefit when we nourish our each other and the earth. A screening of to our annual event to challenge world join together to walk labyrinths. labyrinth creation. These are creative connections to landscape, earth and Walk with Me, a mindfulness meditation discrimination and stereotyping, one STAR Project are inviting you to walk workshops, aimed to increase nature. Delve into poetry and fiction by documentary, will be followed by conversation at a time. This flat one- their outdoor, temporary labyrinth in confidence and wellbeing. No previous women writers including Amy Liptrot refreshments and a short movement mile walk is suitable for all ages and Fountain Gardens and Walk as One at knowledge of labyrinths required. and Helen MacDonald and discover workshop, led by mindfulness practitioner abilities. Everyone is welcome. 1pm as part of their #FindingYourself #FindingYourself how creative writing about ecology Vicky Kakos. project. and environment can empower and 12.30–1.30pm Also Wed 15 May 10.30am–12.30pm nurture. In partnership with Glasgow 2–4.30pm Fountain Gardens, Love Street, Paisley 12–2pm (walk at 1pm) STAR Project, 12–14 Wallace Street, Women’s Library. The Old Post Office Space, Piazza PA3 2DZ Paisley, PA3 2BU Shopping Centre, Paisley PA1 1EL FREE rasawalkamile.eventbrite.co.uk, Fountain Gardens, Love Street, Paisley 18+ and women only. All women-only PA3 2DZ FREE 0141 889 5850, FREE [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] events are inclusive of Trans and FREE 0141 889 5850, Intersex women, as well as non-binary [email protected] and gender fluid people. GIRLS NIGHT IN MON 13 MAY THU 16 MAY 10am–12pm LITERATURE Columnist and author SUN 5 MAY Kairos, 16 Quarry Street, Johnstone, BUDDY BEAT: Shari Lowe will discuss her book Renfrewshire PA5 8DZ ARTISAN’S INSTITUTE: Because Mummy Said So! a funny HIT THE BEAT FREE [email protected] WEAVING WORKSHOP LAUGHTER YOGA collection of features about family life. WORKSHOP As part of TH.CARS2, join MUSIC Join Renfrewshire’s award COMMUNITY Come along for Laughter Complimentary Prosecco, cupcakes professional weaver Amy Bond for a winning The Buddy Beat for a morning Yoga with Well Happy to celebrate and chocolate will be served along drop-in weaving workshop. of rhythm and wellbeing. No experience World Laughter Day. A stress-busting with therapy sessions courtesy of Eve FRI 10 MAY necessary. Fun guaranteed. afternoon of mirth and mischief with a Spa. Refreshments and therapies 1–4pm included with entry little relaxation to help you unwind. All TEXTILES AND Made in Paisley, 69 High Street, Paisley 10–11.45am ages welcome. PA1 2AY Johnstone High Parish Church Halls, 7–8.30pm WELLBEING FREE 0141 618 7939 Ludovic Square, Johnstone PA5 8EE 4–5pm Erskine Library, Bridgewater Place, DISCUSSION A seminar as part of [email protected] FREE [email protected] Erskine PA8 7AA Renfrewshire Carer’s Centre, Embroidery TH.CARS2 exploring the positive impact Mill, Abbey Mill Business Centre, Paisley FREE renfrewshirelibraries.co.uk, that textile making can have on PA1 1TJ 0300 300 1188 people’s sense of health and wellbeing. FREE 01294 461 730, Presentations from Prof Jacqueline TUE 14 MAY FRI 17 MAY [email protected] Atkinson, Dr Alison Mayne and Dr Anna SILENT DISCO Fisk will be followed by a discussion. DON’T BE BOARD! CREATE CAFÉ: OPEN MIC DANCE Join Active Communities and Booking advised. COMMUNITY Join other gaming PERFORMANCE Create Café is a free Ya Dancer for an endorphin boosting TUE 7 MAY 1.30–3.30pm enthusiasts in the Festival Hub for two safe creative space for 12-21-year olds silent disco! We will provide all the fun, afternoons of board game workshops. A to express themselves through music the stress-busting, the exercise, the Paisley Methodist Central Hall, 2 Gauze GET CONNECTED! Street, Paisley PA1 1EP range of fun and strategy games will be or art and connect with friends. party atmosphere and mood-lifting on offer, with enthusiasts at hand to FESTIVAL LAUNCH EVENT vibes minus the noise pollution. With FREE 0141 618 7939, Presented by Open Mind Fest (p27). [email protected] introduce you to new, exciting worlds. With MULTI–ARTS You are invited to the Pals of the Privies in Ferguslie and Renfrewshire Libraries gaming groups. 7.30–10pm Renfrewshire Mental Health Arts Families First in Gallowhill. Festival launch event, which kicks off 2–4pm Blend Coffee Lounge, 25B Causeyside Wed 8 May, 7–9pm Street, Paisley PA1 1UL the festival in style and gives a taste of SAT 11 MAY Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New Street, events to come. Glencoats Park, 23–39 Westpark Drive, Paisley PA1 1EZ FREE [email protected] Ferguslie Park, Paisley PA3 1RS SPINNING WORKSHOP Also Tue 21 May, 2–4pm 12.30–2.30pm Also Sat 18 May, 1–3pm WORKSHOP As part of TH.CARS2, a The Old Post Office Space, Piazza The Old Post Office Space, Piazza Gallowhill Community Centre, 166 Shopping Centre, Paisley PA1 1EL Shopping Centre, Paisley PA1 1EL Netherhill Road, Paisley PA3 4SF day long beginners’ workshop in hand FREE [email protected] FREE [email protected] FREE 0141 258 9923, spinning led by fibre artist Laryna E [email protected] Wuppermann. Materials will be provided and booking essential. For ages 14+ but under 18s must be accompanied by a participating adult.
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NATURAL DYEING FAITH, HOPE & MENTAL AT OUR BEST CLARSACH FINDING YOUR FLOW 10 RECOMMENDATIONS WORKSHOP As part of TH.CARS2, a WELLBEING MUSIC | DANCE Music and dance CONNECTING WORKSHOP As part of TH.CARS2, a ON MENTAL HEALTH daylong beginners’ workshop exploring WORKSHOP Join us in exploring the performance by various artists. Putting MUSIC Live music in hospital is daylong exploratory workshop for DISCUSSION The Youth Commission natural dyeing techniques led by role that faith and spirituality have people at the heart of their own creativity known to positively affect the mental beginners & refreshers in hand knitting will speak about the recommendations textile artist Gillian Steel. For ages 14+. in promoting or maintaining mental and delivery, connecting people through health and wellbeing of patients, led by professional knitter Rosie Little. they would like organisations to adopt Under 18’s must be accompanied by a health and how connections within live performance, promoting wellbeing visitors and staff. This concert by For ages 14+. Under 18’s must be when working with young people who participating adult. Materials provided. faith communities can provide hope and good mental health. acclaimed harpist Rachel Hair brings accompanied by a participating adult. experience poor mental health. for the future. Includes lunch and a modern and traditional music to Materials provided. 10am–3.30pm creative makers activity. 11am–2.30pm elevate the atmosphere of the Royal 12-4pm WEvolution Paisley Hub, 25 Moss Street, Johnstone Town Hall, 25 Church Street, Alexandra Hospital. 10am-3.30pm Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New Street, Paisley PA1 1DJ 10am–1pm Johnstone PA5 8EG WEvolution Paisley Hub, 25 Moss Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ FREE 0141 618 7939, Elim Christian Fellowship, 18–20 Gordon FREE 0141 848 1123 2-3pm Paisley PA1 1DJ FREE 0141 889 1110, [email protected] Street, Paisley PA1 1X [email protected] Atrium Balcony, Royal Alexandra FREE 0141 618 7939, [email protected] FREE faithhopeandmentalwellbeing. Hospital, Corsebar Road, Paisley PA2 9PN [email protected] eventbrite.com, FREE [email protected], LAUGHTER YOGA AND [email protected] LISTEN & LEARN 07891 657 187 DIGITAL WELLNESS MASK MAKING WORKSHOP Listen and learn event for FOLLOW YOUR FEET: COMMUNITY Open youth drop-in WORKSHOP Interactive talk and people to engage in a discussion WELLBEING WALK space aiming to promote mental laughter yoga from Well Happy, WED 22 MAY exploring the importance of wellbeing, COMMUNITY Join members of the health awareness and empower young followed by a creative mask making good mental health, and feeling Youth Commission for a walk around people to maintain their own positive session encouraging people to think connected and belonging in recovery Paisley. Learn about Paisley’s history mental health. Incorporates digital about the masks we wear in our lives DANCE GROOVES paths. You can also listen to poems and and take time to focus on your positive based learning and digital creativity and what that means for connection, DANCE Join the Renfrewshire Carers stories, and visit information stalls. mental health and wellbeing. outlets, including virtual reality and communication and mental health. Centre for a gentle dance fitness session Participants will be encouraged to more. that connects diverse movements, great 1–3pm leave positive messages on social 2–4pm music and good vibes. Suitable for all Methodist Central Hall, Gauze Street, media using #FollowYourFeet. 1.30-3.30pm Disability Resource Centre, 74 Love levels and abilities. Paisley PA1 1EB YMCA Paisley Makerspace, 14 William Street, Paisley, PA3 2EA FREE bernadette.reilly@renfrewshire. 12-1pm Street, Paisley PA1 2LZ FREE 01294 461 730, 12–12.45pm gov.uk Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New Street, FREE darran.paisleyymca@gmail. [email protected] The Renfrewshire Carers Centre, Unit Paisley PA1 1EZ com, 0141 889 2876 55, Embroidary Mill, Abbey Mill Business FREE 0141 889 1110, Centre, Paisley PA1 1TJ KIBBLE ALLSORTS: [email protected] FUNDAMENTAL FREE 0141 887 3643, CREATIVE CONDUIT & FRIENDS [email protected] CONNECTIONS MUSIC Event showcasing arts project MULTI–ARTS Pupils and staff will Fundamental Conduit who mix spoken FINDING YOURSELF: present an evening of entertainment word and music to create an exciting LABYRINTH OF LIGHT featuring the Kibble Band, short films, show which promotes positive mental dance and musical theatre. In health for all participants. There will VISUAL ARTS The labyrinth has long partnership with West College Scotland also be support from the Paisley Guitar been used for meditation around the and other national arts organisations. Group and The Well Happy Band. world. Artist Jim Buchanan will be creating a labyrinth of light for people 7–9pm 7–10pm to walk and practice mindfulness. Gannochy Theatre, Kibble Education and Callum’s Cavern, 66 Old Sneddon Street, This will be a magical experience. Care Centre, Paisley PA3 2LG Paisley PA3 2AP #FindingYourself FREE [email protected], £5 (pay at door) gwenmck@hotmail. 0141 889 0044 co.uk, 07837 110 504 2–4pm Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ FREE 0141 889 5850, [email protected]
BIG PIECE & JAM MULTI–ARTS A showcase of talents and skills from workshops and group activities within the Sunshine Recovery Café.
10am–3.30pm St Mathews Church, Gordon Street, Paisley PA1 1XL Images: Create Café: Open Mic FREE [email protected]
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PHOTOGRAPHY CHILOOTERY EXHIBITION AT BURNS FEST VISUAL ARTS The top 30 photographs COMMUNITY Join Lynne O’Neill at from our photography competition will Vocal Spark to connect to your voice to be displayed at an exhibition open to enhance mental wellbeing, with songs the public to start conversations on from around the globe, not forgetting what connection means for mental Burns! ZenTangle with Kate Lindsay will health. also give you the chance to use art and mindful meditation to help you relax 1–17 May and focus. Mon, Wed & Fri 9am–5pm, Tue & Thu 9am–9pm Vocal Spark 1–3.15pm Kilmarnock Campus, Hill Street, ZenTangle 3.30–5.15pm Kilmarnock, KA1 3HY Rozelle Park, Monument Road, FREE 01292 293538 Ayr KA7 4NQ [email protected] FREE [email protected]
FROM 20 MAY WED 8 MAY FRI 17 MAY THU 23 MAY SAT 25 MAY LEADERSHIP VOCAL SPARK CONNECT SHOWCASE WORKSHOP Experienced vocalist, DOING IT OUR WAY AFTERNOON TEA DAD’S ARMY WORKSHOP For three evenings, coach and wellbeing trainer Lynne young people will host elements of O’Neill invites you to join her for a two MULTI–ARTS A day of conversation, & STORYTELLING THEATRE Come and join the Centrestage Projects and show how hour session of connecting into your performance and art that explores the STORYTELLING Come and share an Centrestage Actors Company for a they support and help people to be voice to create a more confident you, lived experiences of North Ayrshire afternoon of all-family magical stories hilarious and moving romp back in time the best they can. Come along and enhance your wellbeing and express and Arran’s mental health community. in our family friendly pub. Listening and to World War 2. Featuring a live episode experience our unique approach to fun, yourself through moving, shaking and Discussions will centre around a piece sharing stories helps us connect to who from the iconic hit sitcom Dad’s Army. food and folk. singing! of theatre by Mariem Omari and Mark we are and where we really belong. All Songs, sketches and surprises galore. Jeary that explores the fine line between ages and abilities welcome. Booking 7–9.30pm 20–22 May 6–7.30pm 7–9pm mental health and mental illness. essential. Centrestage, 11–13 James Little Street, Centrestage, Connect House, 3–9 John HAC Bar, 114–116 Harbour Street, Irvine 10.30am–2.30pm Kilmarnock KA1 4AT Finnie Street, Kilmarnock KA1 1BL KA12 8PZ 2–4pm The Harbour Arts Centre, 114–116 £10 / £8 01563 551 505, FREE 01563 551 505, £10 facebook.com/Lynne-ONeill- Brass & Granite, 53 Grange Street, Harbour Street, Irvine KA12 8PZ centrestagemt.org.uk [email protected] Wellbeing Kilmarnock KA1 2DD FREE doing-it-our-way.eventbrite.co.uk £8 / £6 01563 523 431
THU 9 MAY CONNECTED! OPEN MIC TUE 28 MAY PERFORMANCE These open mic nights FRI 24 MAY CRUMBLE on mental health and the theme of THE UNLIKELY LADS Connected will highlight the work of THEATRE Rehearsals are filled with THEATRE A no-dialogue physical BIG SING local poets, writers and musicians. Local laughs and absolutely no experience is theatre piece exploring Alzheimers and MUSIC Centrestage Gospel Choir opens music acts will join in too. 18+. the struggles faced by the sufferer and the door to anyone who would like to required. Why not come along and enjoy Dad’s Army, then come along for a free their loved ones as they try to remain 7–10pm experience the joy of singing together, connected. regardless of experience or age. Just trial session tonight, when the company The Killie Browser, Kilmarnock Station come along and raise your voice! will come together to start new material. Community Village, Kilmarnock Station, Get involved! Students 1–2pm Kilmarnock KA1 2AF Public 6–7pm 7–8.30pm FREE 07709 418 880 7–9pm Ayr College, Dam Park, Ayr KA8 0EU Centrestage, 11–13 James Little Street, Also Sun 19 May, 7.30–10.30pm Centrestage, 11–13 James Little Street, FREE 0300 303 0303 Kilmarnock KA1 4AT Camerons, 8–10 Fullarton Street, Ayr Kilmarnock KA1 4AT £8 | £6 01563 551 505, Image: KA7 1UB FREE 01563 551 505 [email protected] Doing it our Way FREE 01292 738 093
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WE LIVE BIG OPEN THE CRAFT BOX QUEER CONNECTIONS MEET & MAKE RISE SHOWCASE PECHAKUCHA VISUAL ARTS A series of interactive art WORKSHOP Crafting is a fantastic VISUAL ARTS A diverse exhibition WORKSHOP This special crafting MULTI–ARTS RISE Arts and Wellbeing COMMUNITY Join us for one of our installations exploring mental health, way to relax and enjoy the moment. In hosted by Scottish Borders LGBT class is for families living with Network host a showcase of recent PechaKucha nights, a fast and furious based on the work of Nancy Belmont’s this friendly class for senior citizens, Equality, featuring LGBT artists from the dementia and carers. Come along and arts and mental health work from the presentation style in which each We Live Big. Donations welcome. you can try out a craft and take your Scottish Borders. Be Here! Be Queer! enjoy using your hands and living in Borders, including a screening of 100 presenter shows 20 slides for 20 seconds work home. Led by Red Button Arts. the moment. Led by Red Button Arts. Heads, a short film by Works+. Plus a each. This specially themed PechaKucha 3–26 May LAUNCH Fri 17 May 6–8pm free networking lunch. night will have presentations on the 2.30–4pm EXHIBITION 18–22 May 10am–6pm 10.30am–12pm Venues across the Borders theme of Connected in the context of arts Fri 10 & 24 May Cornucopia, Unit 4, Towerdykeside, FREE [email protected], Peebles Community Centre, Walker’s 9.30am–2pm and mental health. Peebles Community Centre, Walker’s Hawick TD9 9EA Haugh, Peebles EH45 8AU 07552 568 131 Haugh, Peebles EH45 8AU Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, Hawick, TD9 0AE FREE [email protected] FREE 07958 158 181 Tue 14 & 28 May FREE health.improvement@borders. 7.30–9pm (Doors 7pm) Innerleithen Parish Church, 93 Leithen scot.nhs.uk MacArts, Bridge Street, Galashiels FROM 7 MAY Road, Innerleithen EH44 6HN TD1 1SP FREE 07958 158 181 FRI 17 MAY FREE pechakucha.com/cities/ WRITING FOR WED 22 MAY Galashiels WELLBEING CREATIVE MUSIC SONG WAVE WORKSHOP Creative writing workshops MUSIC Come together to pay tribute exploring the theme of being Connected WORKSHOPS SPRING INTO SUN 26 MAY to Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott for mental health and wellbeing. Have WORKSHOP A series of creative WELLBEING Hutchison. Learn a new song, curated a go at writing for wellbeing with author workshops for participants to learn WORKSHOP An art workshop for and arranged by Clare Watson, inspired Helen Boden. No experience necessary. musical skills to promote wellbeing. students, offering the opportunity to play LGBT BORDERS: by Frightened Rabbit’s ‘The Loneliness Activities include vocalising, getting in a part in creating a collage that will be ART WORKSHOP 3–4.30pm and the Scream’. Join #SongWave and touch with your breath and voice, and displayed in the Wellbeing College. Tue 7 May post your pop-up performance on WORKSHOP An art workshop hosted by body-percussion. Express yourself and Duns Library, 49 Newtown Street, Duns social media. Email to register your LGBT Equality and artist Chris Kent, TD11 3AU listen to each another in a safe, open- 1–3pm interest or go online to find out more. involving making small wooden culptures Tue 21 May minded and inclusive space. Wellbeing College, The Hive, Low from driftwood. Chris’s work deals with Galashiels Library, Lawyer’s Brae, Buckholmside, Galashiels TD1 1RT 6–7pm All Day gender identity, genderfluid and Galashiels TD1 3JQ FREE 01896 807 000, wellbeing. Fri 10, 17, 24 & 31 May FREE health.improvement@borders. non-binary genders. A safe, welcoming, [email protected] Thu 23 May scot.nhs.uk, soundcycle.org diverse and inclusive space for making art. Hawick Library, North Bridge Street, Wellbeing College, The Hive, Low Buckholmside, Galashiels TD1 1RT Hawick TD9 9QT 12–4pm FREE [email protected] FREE 01896 807 000, wellbeing. THE MENTAL HEALTH [email protected] Cornucopia, Unit 4, Towerdykeside, SUN 19 MAY MONOLOGUES Hawick TD9 9EA EILDON TREE READINGS THEATRE A groundbreaking new theatre FREE [email protected] BAND NIGHT piece, based on the format of The Vagina WORKSHOP A series of readings from MUSIC Performances by several Monologues, where six brave souls take to the May issue of Eildon Tree magazine, bands, including those who have used the stage to tell the stories of their own which publishes new creative writing SAT 1 JUN music as a way to manage difficulties mental health journeys. There will be a from the Borders and beyond. Eildon with mental health and addiction. Curry and Chaat before the performance, Tree has dedicated its May issue to Featuring TD1 from Addaction, The which will be followed by a Q&A. All INSPIRING LIFE writing focused on the festival theme Lerpinieres in their first gig, local proceeds to Inspiring Life: Evie Douglas of Connected and how this relates to COMMUNITY A creative day packed with heroes Huffman and Spence, Emily Memorial Fund. mental health. activities, workshops, music and stories, Lerpiniere and The Coostie Folk. All 7–10pm all to help you become a happier and 5.30–6.30pm © Kevin Greenfield proceeds to Inspiring Life: Evie Douglas healthier you. Drop in at any time and stay The Volunteer Hall, Langtongate, Tue 7 May Memorial Fund. as long as you want to. Run by the Duns Library, 49 Newtown Street, Duns Duns TD11 3AF Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre with TD11 3AU £10 / £7.50 karenlerpiniere@ 7–10pm support from the Inspiring Life Trust and Tue 21 May hotmail.co.uk, 07552 568 131 The Volunteer Hall, Langtongate, Duns See Me. See full programme online. Galashiels Library, Lawyer’s Brae, TD11 3AF Galashiels TD1 3JQ Images, Donation karenlerpiniere@hotmail. 1–8pm Thu 23 May co.uk, 07552 568 131 Hawick Library, North Bridge Street, clockwise from Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Hawick TD9 9QT top: PechaKucha; Peebles, EH45 8AD RISE Workshop; FREE [email protected] FREE 01721 725 777, eastgatearts.com Inspiring Life
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0141 942 0731, 0731, 942 0141 0141 777 3021 edlc.co.uk TUE 14 MAY TUE 14 RELAXING READS COMMUNITY our relaxing in to and drop yourself even don’t you sessions where reads pick up a book but can just to have of short readings a selection to listen mood. your raise to 11am–12pm Drymen 69 Road, Library, Bearsden Bearsden G61 3QT FREE SINGING WORKSHOP WORKSHOP Choir but Voice Male Westerton by led not sure If you’re everyone. open to and not come about singing, why No music experience required. listen? 7.30–10pm Bearsden Cross Church, 59 Drymen Road, Bearsden G61 2SU FREE [email protected] MON 13 MAY FOR TEXTILES BEGINNERS: THEORY COLOUR WORKSHOP step by combines step environment theory colour is tuition of what textile mood and can affect colour and how personal outlook. 6–7.45pm, Also 20 May Bishopbriggs 170 Library, Kirkintilloch G64 Bishopbriggs 2LXRoad, £16
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WRITE FRAME OF MIND everyone community helps create art. build Help No special skills required! paint a Kindness village, a mega Lego piece of a big your Rock and make all about working It’s art installation. fun. and having together 2.30–5.30pm New Kilpatrick Church Old Halls, 2 Douglas Place, Bearsden G61 3SH FREE bearsdenfestival.org SHOWDOWNTIME MUSIC break in the afternoon, the shows from them at an and perform tea, for be we’ll concert where evening informal the Musical pupils from joined by School of course at the Dance Theatre abilities welcome. All Scotland. 4–6pm & 7–8.30pm New Kilpatrick Church New Halls, 28 Kirk Place, Bearsden G61 3RT FREE [email protected] LITERATURE LITERATURE to on techniques a workshop leads and experiences thoughts unleash shaping how showing the page, onto a writing provides a piece of creative self-expression, to approach positive harnessing emotions and experiences. 11.15am–12.45pm New Kilpatrick Church New Halls, 28 Kirk Place, Bearsden G61 3RT FREE 07851 773 616 ZONE CREATIVE WORKSHOP
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bearsdenfestival.org, bearsdenfestival.org, 28 Kirk Place, Bearsden G61 3RT FREE 07851 773 616 FRI 10 MAY FRI 10 MAY FESTIVAL: BEARSDEN OPENING NIGHT MULTI–ARTS opening with the grand join us for music and our inaugural art, food, ceremony, Community Awards a who make volunteers recognising With special guest host, difference. Hardeep comedian and broadcaster Singh Kohli. 7.30–9.30pm Bearsden Academy, St Andrew’s Way, Bearsden G61 3AX FREE 0141 942 8827 11 MAY SAT BURNS: THE ROBERT OF THY MIND PICTURE LITERATURE national poet, Robert Burns, Scotland’s Moira a mood disorder. by affected was that may how Hansen will explore a part and played his life affected have in shaping some of his best-known poems. 10–10.50am New Kilpatrick Church New Halls, Come along to our to Come along
0141 777 3143 SAT 4 MAY SAT SPINNING DROP-IN WORKSHOP of the month first Saturday regular Try drop-spinning! it’s May, This drop-in. find craft, hand at this traditional your and learn is, out what a ‘niddy-noddy’ history! textile about Kirky’s 11am–3pm Street, Union Hall Kirkintilloch Town Kirkintilloch G66 1DH FREE EVENTS
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10am–12pm 11 MAY 3 MAY edlc.co.uk, 0141 777 3143 0141 942 0752, ROMAN MOSAICS ARTS VISUAL in the garden, be displayed mosaics to Project. Wall as part of the Antonine and represent mosaics will explore The by and eaten the types grown of food on at the fort who lived Roman soldiers ages welcome. All the site. 11–19 May Bearsden Baptist Church, 14 Roman Road, Bearsden G61 2SL FREE [email protected], bearsdenfestival.org Westerton Library, 82 Maxwell Avenue, Maxwell 82 Avenue, Library, Westerton Bearsden G61 1NZ Wed 22 May Bishopbriggs 170 Library, Kirkintilloch G64 Bishopbriggs 2LXRoad, FREE FROM Lisa Ballantyne, Write Frame of Mind; Moira Hansen – Robert Burns: The Picture of Thy Mind; Creative Zone; Drop-In Spinning; Wilma McDougall – Music In Mind Images, clockwise from left: This relaxed small group environment environment small group relaxed This up with the keep to way is a great people. times and meet like-minded details online. Full 3, 6, 13, 20 & 27 May Drymen 69 Road, Library, Bearsden Bearsden G61 3QT Fri 17 May EXHIBITIONS FROM LEARN WITH YOUR & COME LIBRARY: CONNECT WORKSHOP technology. through friends and family
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A VIEW FROM SOMETHING LIKE HAPPY MARTIN STEPEK: BEAUTIFUL BOY THE FRIDGE LITERATURE Sasha Greene introduces MINDFULNESS AND Felix van Groeningen | 2018 | USA | 120m | 15 THEATRE Muriel MacKenzie takes her new novel Something Like Happy, TECHNOLOGY Cast: Steve Carell, Maura Tierney, which deals with attempted suicide, Jack Dylan Grazer stock. Activism, anxiety, avocados? DISCUSSION Martin Stepek will deliver relationships and recovery. She will It’s all in the mix for this opinionated a talk on the theme of mindfulness FILM Based on the best-selling pair of be joined by Professor Rory O’Connor empty-nester. Join Foolproof Creative and technology, exploring how we can memoirs from father and son David of the University of Glasgow, who will Arts’ Fiona Stewart for an evening of make use of technology wisely, and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles talk about understanding suicidal gentle anarchy as she performs her remaining in control of it rather than it the heartbreaking and inspiring behaviour. There will also be a Q&A. sell-out Edinburgh Fringe one-woman being in control of us. experience of survival, relapse and show. 2–3.30pm recovery in a family coping with 11am–12.30pm addiction over many years. 7.30–9.30pm All Saints Episcopal Church, Drymen Kirkcaldy Galleries, War Memorial Road, Bearsden G61 2RN Bearsden Baptist Church, 14 Roman Gardens, Kirkcaldy KY1 1YG CAPTIONED 11am–1pm Road, Bearsden G61 2SL FREE 0141 942 8827, £5 | £4 [email protected] SCREENING 7.30–9.30pm bearsdenfestival.org FREE 0141 942 8827, 01592 583 206 Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, WED 15 MAY bearsdenfestival.org Kirkcaldy KY1 1ET THE INSPIRE PROJECT £5 01592 583 302, onfife.com MUSIC IN MIND FESTIVAL MUSIC An inclusive collection of FROM 13 MAY DISCUSSION Co-founder of Playlist FUNDRAISING DINNER music and dance performance with High School of Glasgow Jazz Band, FROM 24 MAY for Life Andy Lowndes is joined by COMMUNITY Comedian and chef ROADS TO SUCCESS Paragon Music, NYCoS ED Boys Choir, acclaimed soloist Wilma McDougall Hardeep Singh Kohli hosts our VISUAL ARTS This exhibition provides and local dementia adviser Angi Inch Festival Fundraising Dinner, with DanceSing, J&J Dance. With special an opportunity for Fife based artists COMEDY CAFÉS: for an entertaining and thought- proceeds going to local mental health guest host, TV presenter Ali Douglas. and creative writers with mental CONNECT WITH THE provoking evening exploring the power organisations. Fundraising on the night health issues to express themselves 7.30–9.45pm COMMUNITY of music to improve mental health. for a Hardeep’s Home Cooking prize. and showcase their work. COMEDY They say that laughter is the Will particularly appeal to carers. Ticket price includes a cocktail and New Kilpatrick Church New Halls, 28 Kirk Place, Bearsden G61 3RT best medicine, so why not come along three courses. BYOB. 13 May–10 June 7–8.30pm FREE 0141 942 8827, Mon–Fri 9am–9pm, Sat 9am–2.30pm and connect with our Comedy Cafés? [email protected] Bearsden Cross Church, 59 Drymen Road, 8–11.30pm Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, Enjoy some of the top names in Bearsden G61 2SU comedy, including a few Fife firsts New Kilpatrick Church New Halls, Lochgelly KY5 9RD FREE 07851 773 616, 28 Kirk Place, Bearsden G61 3RT FREE 01592 583 303, and a selection of local comics. bearsdenfestival.org SUN 19 MAY [email protected] £35 0141 942 8827, Fri 24 May 7.30–9.30pm bearsdenfestival.org Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, THU 16 MAY SCOTTISH MUSIC JAM Kirkcaldy KY1 1ET MUSIC Bring an instrument and join £10 01592 583 302 us for a great joyful trad music session Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, ROCK CHOIR: in the bar area. Or just sit in and enjoy Lochgelly KY5 9RD OPEN REHEARSAL the music to close the Festival. Food £10 01592 583 303 discount offer available. Sat 25 May 7.30–9.30pm MUSIC What better way to spend a morning than singing feel-good upbeat Rothes Halls, Kingdom Shopping Centre, 7–10pm Glenrothes KY7 5NX songs with your local Rock Choir! If you Massimo, 3–5 Kirk Road, Bearsden G61 3RG enjoy singing, then come along and £10 01592 611 101 FREE 0141 942 8827, Carnegie Hall, East Port, join in with this friendly and welcoming [email protected] group. You will be sure to leave feeling Dunfermline KY12 7JA uplifted! £10 01383 602 302 onfife.com 10–11.30am Images, from top New Kilpatrick Church New Halls, Images, left: Hardeep Singh 28 Kirk Place, Bearsden G61 3RT top: Martin Stepek Kohli; A View from above & left: Roads the Fridge FREE [email protected] to Success
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FROM 3 MAY WED 15 MAY EXHIBITIONS & ONGOING CALENDAR FRI 10 MAY MILLENNIUM CONECATURES 7 MAY TO 30 JUNE HIGHLAND HELLO WOODLAND STORY CLUB WORKSHOP Create a life-sized self- PROJECT LAUNCH portrait or impression using woodland COMMUNITY If you go down to the CONNECTED COMMUNITY Come and join us at the woods today, you’re in for a big materials within a cone outline of your Recovery Café, formerly the Dunbar VISUAL ARTS A new exhibition of work surprise. Listen to short stories told by body. Centre, to celebrate the launch of the by artists from across the Highlands, the trees themselves, accessing QR Hello project, encouraging people to 10am–12pm & 2–4pm celebrating connections and creativity codes using your smartphone. Tree ID create a friendlier, more welcoming for mental health. Curated by Creativity sheets will be available for £1 from the Forfar Loch Country Park, Craig o’Loch Highlands through the simple act of Road, Forfar DD8 1BT In Care. Ranger Centre. saying hello. Refreshments and FREE angusalive.scot/tickets creative activities included. 3–26 May Any time 10am–10pm Turfbeg Millennium Woodland, Forfar Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness 11.30am–4pm IV3 5SA Loch Country Park, North Loch Road, BIRCH BODIES Recovery Café, 86 Church Street, Forfar DD8 1BT WORKSHOP Explore the wood and FREE [email protected] Inverness IV1 1EP FREE 01307 461 118 pick out a birch tree that you can FREE hollyhendry@scottishrecovery. relate to. Does it match your style, net, 07881 425 746 personality or body shape? Why not EVENTS FROM 5 MAY capture it with pastels?
10am–12pm, 2–4pm SAT 4 MAY TUE 7 MAY SAT 11 MAY A CELEBRATION OF Forfar Loch Country Park, Craig o’Loch CREATIVITY Road, Forfar DD8 1BT PEACE CONNECTIONS CONNECTED: WALK A MILE VISUAL ARTS A community event £2.70 angusalive.scot/tickets WORKSHOP An exhibition of work LAUNCH EVENT COMMUNITY Join Rag Skye at showcasing a range of artistic work created by families about making MULTI–ARTS The launch of SMHAF 11.30am for a walk over the bridge. spanning multiple disciplines, shared by peace. Curated with Creativity In Care, 2019 in the Highlands. An engaging Finish up at Kyleakin Hall for an people and groups aiming to raise THU 23 MAY Brora Learning Zone and Alcohol programme, curated by voluntary and exhibition, food, community art, craft awareness of mental ill health and Counselling Service Ross & Sutherland. community groups, features visual tasters and stalls. Because no man/ challenge stigma. arts, poetry and short films exploring woman/child is an island! SURROUND SOUND 10am–1pm Further dates and venues to be announced. mental health, stigma and the theme WORKSHOP Pull up a woodland Brora Learning Zone, 5 Carrol Cres, of Connected. 11.30am–4pm 5–8 May stump and listen to the sounds that Brora KW9 6PQ Assemble at Kyle of Lochalsh Bandstand, Sun 10am–5pm, Mon–Wed 10am–8pm surround you. How would you interpret FREE 07522 812 214 2–6pm Kyle of Lochalsh IV40 8AG The Hub at Friockheim, Eastgate, them in pastel? Give it a go! Bike Shed Coffee House, 21D Grant FREE [email protected] Friockheim, Angus DD11 4TG Street, Inverness IV3 8BN FREE 01241 829 214, 10am–12pm & 2–4pm SUN 5 MAY FREE [email protected] [email protected], Forfar Loch Country Park, Craig o’Loch facebook.com/anguscreativeminds Road, Forfar DD8 1BT SUN 12 MAY £2.70 angusalive.scot/tickets MENTAL HEALTH & DIABETES THU 9 MAY A DANGEROUS METHOD David Cronenberg | UK | 2012 | 99m | 15 TUE 7 MAY FILM Short films exploring the impact of diabetes on people’s lives, including WOODLAND WALK, Cast: Michael Fassbender, FRUITING BODIES: psychological thriller Sugar Drop, DANCE & RESCUE KNOTS Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen exploring the fear and effects of hypo COMMUNITY Join Creativity In Care for FILM Hosted by Befrienders Highland MAKE ROOM FOR THE and real life and Lynsey’s Story, looking MUSHROOMS a colourful walk in Evanton Woods, and Mikey’s Line. This film takes a look at diabulimia. A post-screening stopping for a fun mobile disco with at how the intense relationship WORKSHOP A creative workshop where discussion will discuss the unseen refreshments and arts stalls. Along the between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud you can learn how to weave a psychological, emotional and mental way, you can join artist Lar MacGregor gave birth to psychoanalysis. mushroom or toadstool from willow. health impact of diabetes. in weaving your own stories into handmade ropes and rescue knots. 5.15–7.30pm 10am–12pm & 2–4pm 5.15–7.30pm Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness Forfar Loch Country Park, Craig o’Loch Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness 1.30–4pm IV3 5SA Road, Forfar DD8 1BT IV3 5SA Evanton Woods, Chapel Road, Evanton £6 01463 234 234 £4.80 | £2.70 angusalive.scot/tickets £6 01463 234 234, IV16 9XT Images from top: Dawn Chorus; [email protected] FREE 07716 111 585, karrie@ Stories on an creativityincare.org, larmacgregor.com Island
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DUSK CHORUS MURAL READINGS COMMUNITY Connect with the sounds SPOKEN WORD Experience poetry and of nature on a short tour of the islands, readings along the colourful mural including hot chocolate and stories alley way made by peer support around the fire. Suitable for all ages. groups Mikey’s Line, The Hive project MON 20 MAY SAT 25 MAY and HUG (Action for Mental Health). 8–9.30pm ON TRACK WALK-A-MILE Ness Islands. Meet behind the skate park 1.30–3pm WORKSHOP Mindful crafting demos COMMUNITY Join us for our fourth at Bught Road, Inverness IV3 5TH Meet at 19 Academy Street, Inverness and tuition from Rag Tag and Textile year of walking a mile through FREE 01463 725 561 IV1 1JN taking place aboard the Kyle to Inverness city centre to promote FREE [email protected] Inverness train. mental wellbeing and challenge mental health stigma. Led by Northern WED 15 MAY 12pm–3pm Constabulary Community Pipe Band, SUN 19 MAY Depart: Kyle of Lochalsh Station IV40 this event is family friendly and open LAUGHTER YOGA 8AQ, 12.08 to all ages. THE WINTER GUEST Arrive: Inverness Station, Academy COMMUNITY Relax and have fun by Street, Inverness IV2 3PY, 14.42 11am–1pm taking part in some gentle laughter Alan Rickman | UK | 1998 | 108m | 15 £6 [email protected] Fishermen’s Car Park, Bught Road, yoga with Birchwood Highland. Cast: Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Inverness IV3 5SH Sheila Reid FREE birchwoodhighland.org.uk/ 2–4pm FILM Alan Rickman directs this THU 23 MAY events The Spectrum Centre, 1B Margaret Street, Inverness IV1 1LS Scottish set film, which explores connections between eight people on a FREE 01463 236 507 winter’s day. Hosted by Creativity In NATURE WALK: EWEN’S ROOM Care, the screening will be followed by CONNECTING WITH WORKSHOP Join us to work together a discussion. NATURE to create a visual mindmap, exploring THU 16 MAY what being Connected means to COMMUNITY Join us for a leisurely 5.15–7.30pm people. wellbeing walk around the old curling Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness NATURE WALK & IV3 5SA rink and mill pond at Backies near 10am–4pm Golspie. Suitable for all abilities but RESCUE KNOTS £6 01463 234 234 Strontian Village Shop, 1 Dalmhor, wear sensible clothing and footwear. COMMUNITY Enjoy a gently paced Strontian PH36 4HZ Please note, this is not the main Big nature walk from New Craigs to Dunain FREE 01967 431 307 Burn Walk. Community Woodland, celebrating the FINAL ASCENT: role of connecting to nature in mental THE LEGEND OF 1.30–3pm health recovery. Fire, storytelling and HAMISH MACINNES SUN 26 MAY hot drinks included! Along the way, join Backies, Golspie: Meet at the old curling OFFICIAL SELECTION rink and mill pond artist Lar MacGregor in weaving your own stories into handmade ropes and Robbie Fraser | UK | 2018 | 80m FREE trish.matthews@ THE HOURS highlifehighland.com rescue knots. FILM At the age of 84, renowned Stephen Daldry | UK | 2003 | 110m | 12A mountaineer Hamish MacInnes suffered Cast: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, 1.30–3.30pm from delirium after contracting an FRI 24 MAY Julianne Moore New Craigs Hospital, Dunain Road, illness and emerged to find his memory Inverness IV3 8NP to Dunain Community FILM The story of how the novel Mrs Woodland gone. Piecing together his remarkable Dalloway affects three generations of life using his books and films, this FREE 07801 686 046, CONNECTED TO women, all of whom, in one way or affecting documentary reflects his larmacgregor.com THE MUSIC another, have had to deal with suicide journey to recover his identity, in their lives. Screening hosted by HUG COMMUNITY Acoustic live music and representing his greatest challenge yet. (Action for Mental Health). singing in Whin Park, Inverness, Followed by a Q&A with director brought to you by Creativity in Care, Robbie Fraser, hosted by Creativity in Care. 5.15–7.30pm Befrienders Highland and Mikey’s Line. Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness Images Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SA IV3 5SA 2–7pm Top, left to right: £10.50 | £6.50 eden-court.co.uk FREE 01463 234 234, Whin Park, Bught Road, Inverness IV3 5TH Nature Walk & 01463 234 234 [email protected] Rescue Knots; finalascent.co.uk/screenings FREE 07716 111 585 The Hours
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WHAT’S ON IN ●
TUE 28 MAY | MORAY HIGHLANDS THE
SMHAF HIGHLAND SMHAF HIGHLAND GATHERING GATHERING IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Moray MULTI–ARTS Join us for our annual DANCE Choreographed by Laura Johnston-Scott, celebration to close SMHAF 2019. The with support from plan B, and danced with Laura event will include film screenings, MacLennan, this performance explores the patterns talks and mini-performances from of mental ill health that often become coping everyone involved in the Highland mechanisms and the challenges involved in the festival. journey towards recovery. FROM 3 MAY SAT 4 MAY 2–7pm 6–7pm Inverness Town House, High Street, Inverness Town House, High Street, Inverness IV1 1JJ SMHAF IN MORAY ARTS FOR WELLBEING Inverness IV1 1JJ FREE 07528 713 740, [email protected], FREE 07716 111 585 facebook.com/IntheLightoftheMoonproject MULTI–ARTS Brought to you by ARTS LAUNCH DAY for Wellbeing, SMHAF in Moray will MULTI–ARTS Drop in to try a variety of celebrate the rich and diverse range of arts and craft activities designed to creativity across the region with a promote positive mental health and selection of one-off events and taster improve wellbeing. These will include a sessions throughout May. postcard exhibition, silent disco, Food for Mood and the Connected:Moray map. Events will include live theatre, Your chance to connect with the SMHAF drumming and singing workshops, in Moray team, meet with local community art projects, photography, creatives and learn new skills! exhibitions and workshops, covering everything from textiles to the culinary 10am–4pm arts! St Giles Church, High Street, Elgin, Moray IV30 Look out for further publicity and the FREE artsforwellbeingmoray@ SMHAF in Moray brochure, available gmail.com from April.
3–26 May FROM 15 MAY FRI 31 MAY Venues across Moray [email protected] NONE FOR THE ROAD SILVER LININGS THEATRE Written by Karen Grant and PLAYBOOK Sam Young, and based on a true story, David O. Russell | USA | 2012 | 119 | 15 this play follows characters Grace and Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie on their journey of sobriety. After Robert De Niro a series of drunken arguments, they Hebrides decide to try and save their relationship FILM David O. Russell’s star-studded by stopping drinking alcohol for one film is a light-hearted but sensitive year. A poignant and comical production take on bipolar disorder and recovery. SAT 18 MAY featuring local talent Hosted by Muir of Ord Community Hub. Wed 15 & Fri 17 May 7.30–10.30pm 7.30–9.45pm FINAL ASCENT: Owl Forest, Whiteinch Small Holdings IV36 3TS Muir of Ord Hub, Great N Road, THE LEGEND OF Thu 16 May 7.30–10.30pm Muir of Ord IV6 7SU HAMISH MACINNES FREE 01463 870 588, James Milne Institute, Findhorn Village OFFICIAL SELECTION [email protected] IV36 3YF Robbie Fraser | UK | 2018 | 80m £7 buytickets.at/playingatlifeproductions FILM At the age of 84, renowned A STAR IS BORN mountaineer Hamish MacInnes suffered Bradley Cooper | USA | 2018 | 136 | 15 from delirium after contracting an Cast: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, illness and emerged to find his memory Sam Elliott gone. Piecing together his remarkable life using his books and films, this FILM Sunart Film Club presents the affecting documentary reflects his recent remake of A Star is Born, journey to recover his identity, Collection 1953 MacInnes Everest, ©Hamish MacInnes, Hamish starring Lady Gaga. A musician helps a representing his greatest challenge yet. young singer find fame, even as age Images and alcoholism send his own career Followed by a Q&A with director Robbie From top: Fraser. into a downward spiral. In The Light of the Moon; Silver Linings An Lanntair, Kenneth Street, 7.30–10pm Playbook; Stornoway HS1 2DS Final Ascent: Sunart Centre, Strontian PH36 4JA £8 | £7.50 | £6.50 | £5 lanntair.com The Legend of £5 | £3 (pay on the door) 01397 709 228 finalascent.co.uk/listings Hamish MacInnes
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Getting help ●
If you’re worried about your mental health, seeking help early is the STAY CONNECTED best way to get back on track. See your GP, or start by talking to a friend or calling a helpline:
SAMARITANS BREATHING SPACE Samaritans volunteers are there Breathing Space is a free, | to listen. The phone line is free to confidential phone service, HELP call and available 24 hours a day, available to anyone in Scotland, 7 days a week. You can also email, providing listening, advice and text or visit branches in person. information about mental health.
116 123 W samaritans.org 0800 83 85 87 W breathingspace.scot Taking action SEE ME If you’re keen to take a stand for better mental health, get involved Stay with See Me, Scotland’s national programme for ending stigma and discrimination in mental health. Led by SAMH and the Mental Health Foundation.
0141 530 1111 W seemescotland.org
Connected Photo: Chris Scott
Out of Sight, Out of Mind SMHAF 2020 October 2019 Call for artists Out of Sight Out of Mind is an exhibition of artwork and filmmakers made by people who have experienced mental health issues; it will take place at Summerhall We are already planning next year’s festival during October 2019. and would love to hear from artists of all disciplines who are developing mental health The biggest exhibition of its kind in Scotland, it themed work that could be showcased in showcases work in many media, including paintings, some form at SMHAF in May 2020. drawings, sculptures, films, animations, and installations. The project is part of SMHAF’s year You can contact our Arts Lead, round arts programme. Andrew Eaton-Lewis, at: [email protected] Supported by NHS Lothian Health and Wellbeing, funded by Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation Our 2020 International Film Competition and and hosted by CAPS Independent Advocacy. Writing Awards will be open for submissions well in advance of the festival. Specific dates and opening times will be See www.mhfestival.com/submission announced on www.mhfestival.com for details. For further information mhfestival.com [email protected] or phone 07989 402 634
Image: Stephanie Wilson, OOSOOM 2018
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