February 2, 2016February 2, 2016ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Monthly Featured Artist – Michelle Morgan: talking art, mental health, shame and how to create change.
September 22, 2015September 22, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Indian visual artist Sravanthi Juluri speaks to ASLI, “my work has been a major source of healing in my life. I never thought my art could actually help women in distress to come out in the open about the abuse they have faced and open up a platform to raise our voices and say no to violence against women”.
September 21, 2015September 21, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Writer and poet Janeen Pergrin Rastall speaks to ASLI “I believe that creative work can inspire people to endure, to have hope and to express their dreams and despairs in a positive way”.
September 19, 2015September 19, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Team member and artist Lisa Reeve talks about having mental illness and using art, “I find art a less threatening way to articulate my thoughts and feelings, it is great therapy and gives me a sense of achievement and productivity”.
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 14, 2015September 14, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Esi Yankey speaks to ASLI about domestic violence and PTSD and says “I am firmly committed to speaking up on topics that too many people remain silent on.”
September 2, 2015September 2, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Artist Louise Tomkinson states: “to me, “art saves lives” means having the power to use the language of art, as art is strong enough to pull someone back from the brink, therefore becoming the voice which enables art to create change”.
September 1, 2015September 1, 2015hamad1981 Visual Artist Lynn Excell speaks about grief, depression and staying creative: “‘Art Saves Lives’ to me, means that art is a way of helping to heal us when we are broken”.
September 1, 2015September 1, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Artist Jade Bryant is fiercely tackling her mental illness with art and in the process is changing the world’s awareness of Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder.
September 1, 2015September 1, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Composer and writer Sophie Jupillat talks to ASLI about her experiences with mental illness “Being able to write creatively and play music was a secret garden in my world of chaos and destruction”.
September 1, 2015September 1, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Redoutable by Sophie Jupillat – The Story of a Mother and Daughter and their formidable relationship with mental illness
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 27, 2015August 31, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Artist Ildiko Nova speaks to us about her thoughts on mental illness and art, saying “My art is my sanctuary where I don’t have to fulfill any social norms or expectations from society.”
August 13, 2015August 13, 2015lisareeveart PTSD is a severe and chronic illness having lasting effects – As a survivor of child abuse, domestic and sexual assault Artist Paulissa Kipp talks to ASLI about how she uses her art and how it is important to educate the public about the lasting effects of abuse.
August 11, 2015October 9, 2017hamad1981 Creative Writer Fara Johana Rasoanindrainy speaks about art and mental illness and says “writing is so liberating, I can write what I am unable to say”.
August 6, 2015August 6, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Overcoming Abuse – By Hannah Hilton, “I felt that by sharing my story I could help other women”.
August 1, 2015August 4, 2015lisareeveart “Depression can be a fatal illness and this is often forgotten.” Dave Hubble speaks to ASLI about the effects of domestic violence towards children and how his poetry aims to end the silence.