Due to the previous success of our Easter Craft Fair we thought it would be nice to have something new to get our teeth into!
Paintings and Craftwork including rag rugs, jewellery, bags, quilting and collage all make up the exhibition that will run for a week at The Dukes Gallery in Lancaster from 27th September to the 4th October. There will be an opening on the first evening where everyone involved will have the opportunity to speak about new projects and plans.
We want to use this as an opportunity to promote awareness and break down the stigma surrounding mental health, to collaborate with other local services such as Help Direct, Creative Minds and Signposts at The Dukes Theatre, where people can display and talk about their work and the service that we all provide made up of trained staff and volunteers.
I have also contacted many local artists who are donating a piece of art towards the exhibition to help us.
The outcome of the money we'll raise will be put back in to the service to buy an overhead projector for our up and coming film group.This will be an opportunity to make short films and presentations of other projects like photography, slide shows and film and perhaps involve input from local artists and film makers who could provide us with help on this new venture.
An evening event held by The Dukes Theatre to promote World Mental Health Week will be a ticketed performance of Poetry Reading, Music, Art, Dance and Drama involving lots of other local services and a representation of the personal journey. Watch this space for more details!
We will be having a stall also a few of the evenings during the week will enable us also to talk about what we offer at The Helm and an opportunity for the public to talk to some of our artists about their work.
It is quite an exciting time if you'd like to be involved please contact us!
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