Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

July 15, 2020

Representations of Schizophrenia in Popular Film

in Talking Heads

By Stephen Higham, Talking Heads reporter Schizophrenia is a heavily stigmatised mental illness. This video…

July 09, 2020

Call for Submissions: The View From Here

in Festival News

The Perch, a Yale creative arts journal with a broad mental health theme, announces its…

July 08, 2020

Please Complete Our Audience Survey

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Thank you for engaging with the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival following our move online…

June 29, 2020

Online Film Screenings: 29 June-2 August

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival continues with its online film programme until Monday 3…

June 29, 2020

SMHAF 2020: Upcoming Screenings, Exhibition & Evaluation

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival continues online throughout the summer, with weekly film screenings…

June 25, 2020

Behind The Lines: Scotland - How Are You Doing?

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We are delighted to be working with filmmaker Hannah Currie on Behind The Lines, a…

June 18, 2020

Being On The Inside: Your Space Or Mine?

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Talking Heads volunteer Nina Abeysuriya presents the latest episode of her podcast Being On The…

June 16, 2020

Reclaiming our heritage: call for participants

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Do you have a story or memory to share about mental health and the arts?…

June 16, 2020

Mind Matters, Episode 2

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In Episode 2 of Mind Matters, host Michael McEwan leads a conversation on how people…

June 15, 2020

SMHAF 2020: Week Seven

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Tonight, join us for our Zoom Q&A about Living With The Lights On – the film,…

June 08, 2020

SMHAF 2020: Week Six

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This week, we are thrilled to present two online premieres, both with Q&As. Join us…

June 03, 2020

Mind Matters, Episode 1

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In this first episode of Mind Matters, journalist Michael McEwan's guests are Nick Jedrzejewski, Communications…

June 03, 2020

Call for Art: Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

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People who have personal lived experience of mental health issues are invited to submit artworks…

June 03, 2020

PTSD: A Video Essay

in Talking Heads

By Stephen Higham

June 01, 2020

SMHAF 2020: Week Five

in Festival News

Highlights from week five of our online programme include another of our award-winning films, Elina…

May 28, 2020

Living With The Lights On – the film: Online Premiere Announced

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival is delighted to announce the world premiere of Living…

May 28, 2020

My Experience of Isolation: Artist Commission Announced

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival has commissioned five artists to create new work on…

May 27, 2020

Lockdown For the Anxious

in Talking Heads

Humanity is dealing with a crisis and there are a huge number of ways in…

May 25, 2020

SMHAF 2020: Week Four

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By this point, the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival was scheduled to have finished for…

May 25, 2020

Creatively Coping: An Interview with Three Art Students

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Somewhere in between a degree and the start of their careers, creative students in lockdown…