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Glasgow Zine Library co-director Chris Yeoh talks to Olivia Juett from our volunteer collective during a visit to the Glasgow Zine Festival about zines, sharing and giving yourself permission to make.

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) is looking for a freelance Marketing & Communications Consultant to join our team for this year’s festival, which takes place from 19 October to 8 November 2026.

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) is looking for a freelance Young People’s Engagement Coordinator join our team for this year’s festival, which takes place from 19 October to 8 November 2026.

The Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award will return in 2026 thanks to renewed support from the Cornwell Charitable Trust. The award was established in 2017 in recognition of the most compelling new show about mental health at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Enter the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s 2026 writing competition with new writing inspired by mental health and our theme of Reflections.

We are inviting applications for our small grants scheme to support participatory arts projects taking place in Perth, Stirling and towns and rural areas across Scotland as part of our SMHAF 2026 programme.

We’re seeking proposals for five £1,000 artist commissions in response to our theme of Reflections, plus a new young artist commission. The application deadline is Friday 9 May 2025.

For 13 years, Out of Sight Out of Mind has been a space where hundreds of people with experience of mental health issues can express themselves through art and be seen. CAPS Independent Advocacy is crowdfunding to make the 14th exhibition happen and secure its future.

In 2026, the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival celebrates its 20th Year with the theme of Reflections. From 19 October to 8 November, it’s an opportunity to recognise two decades of mental health and creativity while looking at where we are now and where we might go next.

The 19th Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF), brought communities together across Scotland from 20 October to 9 November, exploring this year’s theme Comfort & Disturb. The 2025 programme had over 240 events, reaching audiences of over 17,500 in areas across Scotland.