October 25, 2017October 25, 2017ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Artist of the Month Denny Reader Tells ASLI About his New Book of Poetry, Art and Aphorisms ‘Wondering Whispers’
October 23, 2017October 23, 2017ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Laura Taylor Uses Poetry to Create Cohesion and to Share her Experiences as a Woman
May 11, 2017May 11, 2017ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Returning ASLI Artist Dave Hubble writes a poem about the stigmatisation of the “Prevent Initiative”
April 27, 2017April 27, 2017ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Jennifer Abcug recounts her anxiety through poetry after waking to the news of Donald Trump’s presidency
April 26, 2017April 26, 2017jadebryantartwork Creative Writer Rachel Hanson pens a poem “Intersectional Ally” to tackle privilege and oppression
April 19, 2017April 19, 2017ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Sumayyah Talibah uses poetry to stand against discrimination in today’s political climate
April 18, 2017April 17, 2017jadebryantartwork Returning artist Viki Mealings tackles Privilege in new poem “Other People’s Children”
April 17, 2017April 17, 2017jadebryantartwork Angela van Son addresses privilege and stigma in her new poem “Back In The Day”
June 16, 2016June 16, 2016ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan “As artists who want change, we are propagandists”. Thomas Kent
May 6, 2016May 6, 2016ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Monthly Featured Artist – Lánre discusses the release of her new EP ‘Human’.
April 17, 2016April 16, 2016ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Brittle Sun – Using music and poetry to discuss the stigma of poverty and its deadly effects.
April 5, 2016April 4, 2016jadebryantartwork Matthew speaks with ASLI on how his poetry helps him tackle the complexities of current world issues
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 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 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 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 1, 2015September 2, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Team Member Becky Saunders “My journey in a nutshell” – Mental Illness, Health and Recovery
August 30, 2015August 31, 2015hamad1981 Poet Tim Evans tells ASLI “Art can be comforting and cathartic. It can also challenge us, in a very visceral way, to look at the world and our attitudes to it in a new light and reconsider our thoughts and actions. In those ways, I think, art can both save lives and create change”.
August 26, 2015August 26, 2015hamad1981 Bipolar poet and visual artist Tracy Henham says ““Art saves lives” and “art creates change” are two very true statements in my eyes, art saved my life and through art I have managed to change my circumstances, my way of thinking and personal goals. Without Art I would not be here on this planet”.