Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

February 26, 2021

Artist Commission: My Normality

in Festival News

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

November 23, 2020

SMHAF 2021: Normality?

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF), led by the Mental Health Foundation, will return…

November 19, 2020

Call for Entries: SMHAF 2021 Writing Competition - Normality?

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The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival is delighted to launch its 2021 Writing Competition, in…

November 02, 2020

Out of Sight Out of Mind Launches on 12 November

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Out of Sight Out of Mind, an ambitious multimedia exhibition featuring artworks by 100 individuals…

October 22, 2020

Green Ribbon Arts Festival: Get Involved From 26 October - 7 November

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The Green Ribbon Arts Festival is a brand new event in Wales to promote how…

September 29, 2020

SMHAF to premiere Though This Be (online) Madness, a series of new performances by Skye…

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Though This Be (online) Madness, a brand new reimagining of Skye Loneragan’s solo theatre show,…

September 07, 2020

International Film Competition: Submissions Open for 2021

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Submissions are now OPEN for the International Film Competition at the Scottish Mental Health Arts…

August 20, 2020

DELTA 7EVEN announced as the winner of the Grand Jury Prize

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DELTA 7EVEN has been announced as the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the…

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

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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

in Talking Heads

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