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Art Exhibits and Mental Health

A collection of art exhibits which have shared creative, telling, insightful works about living with a mental illness and the journey for mental wellness.

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Open Minds Quarterly/Mental Health Magazine

This was a project for a mental health arts festival. This shows the line from the famous Beatles song 'Eleanor Rigby' - Wearing a mask that she keeps in a jar by the door. This is to symbolise how sufferers of depression put on a 'happy face' to the rest of the world, but when alone the mask goes back in the jar and the melancholy face returns. This is aimed at being more accepted. I have suffered depression most of my child and adult life, the worst episodes being in the last eleven years.

a doll is wearing a pink coverall with a pacifier in it's mouth

Art Exhibition Explores Themes of Violence, Healing

Art Exhibition Explores Themes of Violence, Healing | ENOUGH Violence: Artists Speak Out

an empty room with multicolored walls and furniture in the center, along with a heater on the wall

Lothar Goetz's mural Zig Zag covers the walls and ceilings of communal areas of sheltered housing for people with mental health difficulties in Bethnal Green, London. The residents of the shelters, owned by Look Ahead Housing and Care, were involved in the project including taking part in practical art sessions.

an advertisement with graffiti on the walls and in the hallway, there are two windows

"I Hear Asylums"solo art exhibition by voice hearer, Michelle Dalton at World Mental Health Conference at UCC November on 13 Nov, mixture of paintings, sculptures & photography in Jennings gallery in Brook Field science complex, opens on 1st day of conference in the morning followed by a presentation by Michelle.

a painting of a man sitting at a table with a cup and paper in front of him

Expressions Gallery highlights faces of homeless population

Expressions Gallery highlights faces of homeless population: Expressions Gallery has transformed into a creative shelter housing the works of both homeless artists and local artists for whom this issue hits close to home.

a woman sitting in a chair next to an image of a painting on the wall

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Ted Meyer Turns Scars Into Inspiring Art: To create the unique pieces that comprise the line, Meyer teams up with people who have triumphed over serious trauma, from major surgeries to life-threatening wounds, turning their scars into works of art.

the sun is shining brightly on a white background with no clouds in sight, and it appears to be very bright

Exhibit helps Mississippi woman deal with personal traumas : Searching for a retreat to express her emotions, Granger-Malone turned to art after her grandfather gave her a box of crayons for Christmas when she was 6 years old.

some people are looking at paintings on display

Art Show - Coast Resource Centre 2012 in Vancouver BC Canada

Exhibit at Seymour Library raises mental health awareness

a mannequin made out of clothes with words written on the back and sides

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Title: "True Beauty Has No Label" -- Artists/Treatment Center: Art therapy practicum student, clinicians, administration staff and clients of the Eating Disorders Program (Ministry of Child & Youth Mental Health) - South Vancouver Island, Victoria, British Columbia. The title speaks to the many ways labels can both guide and hinder the progress of recovery. Their aim was to promote healthy awareness and acceptance of body image while also challenging and reconstructing notions of beauty.

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