February 2, 2016February 2, 2016ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Monthly Featured Artist – Michelle Morgan: talking art, mental health, shame and how to create change.
September 28, 2015October 5, 2015hamad1981 Visual Artist Mark Lloyd says “Art can provide an avenue for self-expression, Art can enable us to realise the truth, art can provide hope and wonder, elements that can provoke change and save lives”.
September 28, 2015September 28, 2015hamad1981 Illustrator, animator and writer Andreea Stan says art saves lives “There were situations when I felt that my art was the only thing I had and it kept me going, it didn’t let me give up”.
September 28, 2015September 28, 2015hamad1981 Denny Reader talks to ASLI about his schizophrenia and using his creativity, saying “Its gives me a purpose and a platform to share my ideas and myself with the world around me”.
September 21, 2015September 28, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Musician and composer Shell Dooley speaks about music as therapy “I think creative expression is one of the best forms of therapy. It gives an individual a chance to communicate feelings that may not be able to come out in other forms. It can also be very calming and provide a focus and stability”.
September 18, 2015September 18, 2015hamad1981 Joyce Savage is on a mission to end stigma associated with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) and uses poetry to manage her own mental health.
September 15, 2015September 15, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Andrea Ballance is a survivor of the Buddhist group NKT and tells ASLI “I have lived through PTSD and RT (religious trauma). I feel that I have something to say that can help people. I feel art in all its facets has an important role to play in an individual’s health and the health of our whole society”.
September 1, 2015September 1, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Youth, mental illness and discrimination. A theoretical approach By Becky Saunders
September 1, 2015September 2, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Team Member Becky Saunders “My journey in a nutshell” – Mental Illness, Health and Recovery
September 1, 2015September 15, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Debra-Lynn Hook speaks to ASLI about her photography, mental illness and her inspiring mission; The Healing Body Image Project, “If photos help one of our women progress one step forward on her healing path, that is change worth noting”.
August 31, 2015August 31, 2015hamad1981 Artist Jana Charl believes the statements “art saves lives” and “art creates change” reflect the power of art as both a practice and an impact on society.
August 28, 2015August 28, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Visual Artist Maz Fietz tells ASLI “I have used my art to raise awareness to stop the stigma of suicide and mental illness. My aim is to catch people’s attention through my art and create that change that could help save a life”.
August 18, 2015October 15, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan John Ledger is a visual artist who uses his art to commentate on social/political issues. Speaking to ASLI about his own mental health and our worlds general malaise, John states “Our UK government is making life harder for the majority, under the word ‘austerity’. It is doing the opposite of helping people, because they are, making the problems that harms mental well-being worse”.
July 6, 2015October 27, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Being a Professional with Mental Illness: Misconceptions, Stigma and Facing Prejudice