May 15, 2017May 15, 2017ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Returning Artist Shawna Ainslie Writes About Gender, Race and Religious Privilege
March 29, 2017March 30, 2017ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Poet and Performance Artist Alice Smith uses her art as activism to educate people about Domestic Abuse and Violence
June 16, 2016June 16, 2016ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan “As artists who want change, we are propagandists”. Thomas Kent
February 2, 2016February 2, 2016ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI Monthly Featured Artist – Michelle Morgan: talking art, mental health, shame and how to create change.
October 28, 2015October 28, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Editor’s Letter – Issue 2 – Mental Illness, Health and Recovery
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 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, 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 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 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 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.
May 5, 2015May 5, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan ASLI launch new campaign and call for artists – Mental Illness, Mental Health and Recovery
April 8, 2015April 8, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Angela’s Motivation for Dealing with Violence Against Women Through Art is so all Women Affected Have the Right to get Help Through Art Therapies