Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

July 06, 2021

Artists Explore Racism's Impact on Mental Health in Two New 'My Normality' Commissions

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We unveil two new ‘My Normality’ commissions, both drawing on the artists’ experiences of racism.

June 29, 2021

Performative Space: Interview with Clare Robertson and Stefanie Blum

in Talking Heads

A conversation between Clare Robertson, Stefanie Blum and Talking Heads volunteer Bilyana Palankasova about the…

June 18, 2021

Podcast: Creative Nature for Wellbeing

in Talking Heads

This episode of the podcast Being On The Inside was produced by Nina Abeysuriya, as a…

May 27, 2021

Conversations for Change 2021

in Talking Heads

Conversations for Change was a public art project about mental health that See Me and…

May 25, 2021

SMHAF Premieres Three New Films Exploring My Normality

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival is delighted to premiere three new short films on…

May 24, 2021

Podcast: Mind Matters with Sasha Greene and Angela McCrimmon

in Talking Heads

In this Mind Matters podcast for the Talking Heads project at SMHAF 2021, Michael McEwan speaks…

May 18, 2021

Join us for the SMHAF Writing Awards

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What is ‘normality’? Over the last three weeks, we have been exploring this question at…

May 18, 2021

Call for Proposals: SMHAF Community Commissions

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival is to commission two artists, from different areas in…

May 14, 2021

Window Watching Bird Enthusiast

in Talking Heads

Talking Heads volunteer Nic Saunders has written this account exploring how watching birds helped during…

May 13, 2021

Podcast: Mind Matters

in Talking Heads

In this Mind Matters podcast for the Talking Heads project at SMHAF 2021, Michael McEwan…

May 13, 2021

Towards a Mental Health Arts Network

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On Wednesday 19 May SMHAF is hosting two free online events which we hope will…

May 11, 2021

Unusually Normal

in Talking Heads

I spent time in the enchanted woodland and did the things I was most afraid…

May 10, 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week at SMHAF

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Mental Health Awareness Week, led by the Mental Health Foundation, starts today and we are…

May 06, 2021

Normality?

in Talking Heads

What is normality? If you’re so inclined – and many of us are – the…

May 04, 2021

International Film Awards: Grand Jury Prize Announced

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival announced at the online International Film Awards that the…

April 29, 2021

SMHAF Announces Eight My Normality Commissions

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We are delighted to announced a series of artist commissions exploring the theme ‘My Normality’.…

April 19, 2021

INDY On Demand: How To Watch

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Film screenings at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2021 will take place at INDY…

April 19, 2021

Focus on Film: Screenings, Workshops & Awards

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The online film programme at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2021 showcases award-winning titles…

April 12, 2021

SMHAF 2021 Programme Announced

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We are delighted to announce the programme for the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2021.

February 26, 2021

Artist Commission: My Normality

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My Normality is a series of six new £500 commissions, open to artists of any…