The Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival | October 2013
A performer spinning a flaming object taken with slowed down photography

Creative Minds Virtual Event 2012

Exploring creativity and mental health this audio documentary includes interviews from Scottish comedian Susan Morrison (also starring in festival event Laugh? I nearly died), writers Rodger Hutchinson (The Silent Weaver) and Linda Gillard (Star Gazing), and landscape painter James Hawkins, as they share their own expediences and thoughts on the links between art and wellbeing, illness and Scottish inspiration.

As well as listening to the event here you can download Creative Minds as part of the Highland Festival Podcast feed. Click here for the podcast feed.

Further information on contributors to Creative Minds:

  • Linda Gillard author of Emotional Geology and her latest book The Glass Guardian is available for the Kindle from Amazon.
  • Painter and film maker James Hawkins exhibits across Scotland as well as in his family run gallery in Ullapool.
  • Susan Morrison is on tour as part of the festival with Laugh? I nearly Died.
  • Rodger Hutchinson's work including The Silent Weaver is also available on Amazon

Creative Minds Virtual Event 2012

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Festival Podcasts

Creative Minds - Virtual Event

Creative Minds Virtual Event 2012

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[ Click play to listen to the virtual event ]