Category: Festival News

Hen Hoose has become a revolutionary force in a music industry still dominated by men. We spoke to founder Tamara Schlesinger ahead of their gig at Manifesto.

Skye Loneragan is bringing a ‘work in progress’ sharing of her new show, May Contain Nuts (*), to Manifesto. We caught up with Skye to ask her what to expect from the performance.

A celebration of the life and legacy of renowned self-taught artist Mary Barnes (1923-2001) is to take place in her centenary year, as part of this year’s festival.

We’re excited to announce five new artist commissions inspired by the theme of ‘revolution’. The commissioned artists are Bircan Birol, Jamie Bolland, Jen McGregor, Keira McLean and Joey Simons, and Lilith (Lea) Cooper.

We’re delighted to announce that the SMHAF 2023 programme is now online – you can browse the programme and book tickets now. Read about a few of the highlights we have coming up.

Choo Choo! (Or… Have You Ever Thought About **** *****? (Cos I Have)) by StammerMouth was today announced as the winner of the 2023 Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

We’re excited to announce the programme for Manifesto – our opening event for the 2023 Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF).

The Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award is to be supported by the Cornwell Charitable Trust until 2025, in memory of the arts journalist Tim Cornwell who died last year.

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival is to develop a new ‘good practice’ resource for artists and organisations making creative work about mental health.

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) will return from 4-22 October 2023, with an ambitious programme exploring the theme of ‘Revolution’.