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List of organizations involed with Arts in Mental Health
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The Bethlem Gallery
The Bethlem Gallery in collaboration with The Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum will be inviting service users, staff, and members of the public to take part in our Big Draw project for World Mental Health Day. Participants will be asked to donate a spontaneous drawing responding to the themes 'inside out', and 'personal histories'.
Details of the subsequent show of people's work will be available on www.bethlemgallery.com
Where: The Bethlem Gallery Bethlem Royal Hospital Monks Orchard Road Beckenham Kent BR3 3BX
Contact: Karen Risby Art Co-ordinator Tel: 020 8776 4835 Karen.risby@slam.co.uk
Travel infoTrain: Eden Park Bus: 356, 119, 194, 198
Castle Arts is a voluntary mental health arts organisation set up in 1999, which aims to promote participation and understanding of the arts and mental health to members and non-members.
Castle Arts provides arts, educational, cultural, media and training services to its members. Membership is available currently to members of Blackfriars Work Centre and Castle Day Centre.
Wherec/o Castle Day Centre, Hampton Street, London SE1 6SN
Contact:Danny Williams or Paul Langton
Tel: 0207 703 4596, Fax: 0207 701 9510, castlearts1@hotmail.com, www.southwark.tv
Mission:Cooltan Arts exist to inspire the well-being and creative participation of a diverse range of people through the production of quality digital, visual and literal arts.Vision:We want to establish a South London arts community space which uses social enterprise principals to meet the social and support needs of the mental health community.
Aims:
- To promote art and creativity through social education
- To make art accessible to all regardless of cultural background and financial circumstances
- To inspire and build art activities into everyday life.
- To maintain the highest quality in every aspect of our operation
WhereUnit B, 237 Walworth Road, London SE17 1RL
ContactTel:07952-481566 / 020 77012696
info@cooltanarts.org.uk
How to find us :Buses from “Elephant & Castle” end of Walworth Road 12, 40, 68, 148, 171, 176, 35, 45 & p5. Buses from Camberwell end of Walworth Road
68, 468, 148, 171, 35 & 45.
Look for the main Post Office and opposite this you will see a “Wimpy Bar” and a “Carphone Warehouse”. The alleyway between the two will bring you into a small courtyard where you will find “Cooltan Arts” and “Independent Gallery” on the left hand side.
Registered charity number 1064231 Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales reg. 3244552. Registered address, 3 Kestrel Avenue, London SE24 0ED
Promoting positive mental health:Core Arts exists to promote, freely and without prejudice, the artistic and creative abilities of people who experience severe and enduring mental health problems.
Core Arts values:
User focused – The service users guide all our work
Innovative – Our ground-breaking approach to engaging service user’s creativity enables people to achieve their full potential
Artistic excellence – Our commitment is to high quality professional standards, which will inspire and enable students to excel
Inclusivity – The principle of embracing the value of diversity is fundamental to all our work with a particular focus on marginalised groups
Positivity – Our priority is always to focus on service user’s positive attributes and strengths rather than their perceived difficulties
For more info on Core Arts events visit www.corearts.co.uk and join the mailing list
Contact:
Tel/fax: 020 8533 3500
or email: mail@corearts.co.uk
Where :1 St Barnabas Terrace, Homerton,
London E9 6DJ
Credo
Creative Ceramic Designs
Credo is a community rehabilitation project based in the London Borough of Bromley. Our aim is to challenge society’s attitudes towards those recovering from mental illness. Through the core activity of making and marketing ceramics we enable individuals to develop their creativity and potential. Credo means I believe and this philosophy is central to our project.
Contact: Project Worker Anne Bannon,
Tel: 01689 878225/ 07753 244743, www.credoceramics.org
Where:Anchor House, Station Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 ORZ
How to get there: BR trains from Charing X, London Bridge and Victoria to Orpington Station.
Buses 51, 61, 208, 353, 358, 477, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R9,R11 to Orpington War Memorial
Registered Charity 1084241
A team of service users and trainers produce the full colour printed Day2Day newsletter. Training is provided in graphic design and digital photography and imaging using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as well as journalism skills such as interviewing, article writing and editing. No prior experience is necessary training programmes developed on an individual basis.
Referrals are accepted for any client resident in Southwark using secondary mental health services. Self-referrals accepted.
Teamwork is a highly valued element of the work ethos so clients must have a willingness to develop their ability to work alongside others as well as developing independent working skills.
Opening Hours:Tuesday to Friday 10am- 4pm
Where:Unit 2, Artichoke Mews, Artichoke Place, London SE5 8TS
Contact:Helen Shearn,
Tel: 020 7252 6427 / Fax:
020 7252 7267
Drop-In Cafe at 526 Harrow Road.
We are an open access Drop-In for people living in Westminster and the surrounding area who are experiencing mental distress. We provide social support, advice and information, signposting, advocacy, help with benefits, and low-key activities. All alongside the Cafe where people can just come along have a drink and a chat.
Monday to Friday 1100-1300h
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 1500-1700h Thursdays Women's Hour 1100-1200h, and Friday Men's Hour 1100-1200h.
User Only Art Group Thursday 3-5pm
We are a flexible come and go,no-obligation "USER ONLY ARTS",
phone direct check us out at the drop-in,Thursday afternoons 3-5pm , ask for Neville,(facilitator) phone:0208 969 2434 and ext. to COFFEE BAR.
Email: artoftheheart@hotmail.co.uk
Creative Art Group: Mondays 11-1pm
Staff facilitated – Maria: 0208 9692434
Or drive@westminstermind.org.uk
Where: Drive Service, Westminster Mind, 526 Harrow Road, W9 3QF
Contact: Drive Team on 02082066832
The IoP Gallery promotes the work of artists with links to the Institute of Psychiatry’s remit of mental health care and research, with the aim of widening debate and removing the stigmatisation often associated with mental health. Exhibitions are usually held every three months during term-time and are open to the public. The IoP Gallery is not commercial and does not charge commission.
Contact:For further details please call 020 7848 0157 or email: A.Surdi@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Where:Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF
How:Train station: Denmark Hill
Buses 40, 68, 176, 185, 468, 484 stop on Denmark Hill
No disabled access
Further details www.iop.kcl.ac.uk
A BRIEF OUTLINE... Network Arts Lewisham is an arts project set up for people with mental health support needs, launched in March 1996. Supported by The South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, we are a user led project and run along the lines of a small creative business.
We offer the following services:
· Opportunities to be part of the running of a small arts/crafts business (craft production, marketing, IT, retail, accounting etc).
· Offer training in different art techniques e.g. batik, tye-dye, and decoupage.
· Opportunities to work as part of a team on larger art project e.g. Community murals, large mosaic pieces.
· Support for members to facilitate art sessions/workshops/projects both within Network Arts and at other centres e.g. Basic leatherwork sessions, mosaic sessions and drawing.
· Support and encourage member artists to promote and develop their own work; through organising exhibitions both in our own gallery and outside venues, developing individual portfolios.
· Action plans for each member outlining goals andobjectives
Quotes from Members:
"If it wasn't for Network Arts I'd be in hospital" " Network Arts Lewisham gives me a sense of belonging, a chance to interact with other people and confidence in my own ability"
Where:The Lee Centre, 1 Aislibie Rd, Lee, London, SE12 8QH
Contact:0208 314 5612
email: stephen.glynn@slam.nhs.uk
mo.saunders@slam.nhs.uk
www.networkartslewisham.com
Portugal Prints Westminster Mind
Portugal Prints is an innovative and creative mental health work project. We aim for our workers to gain confidence, independence, working skills, further understanding of their mental health, and assess their potential for employment and further training. The main areas of work are art and design, computing, printing and administration.
Who for:People suffering from enduring and severe mental health problems that would like to explore the possibilities of further training and/or paid or voluntary work in their future.
Where: Portugal Prints, Parish House, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HB
How:Nearest Underground Stations: Holborn (Central and Picadilly) and Temple (Circle and District). Nearest Buses: 6,8,11,25,68,91,98,168,171.
Contact: Any member of staff by phone: 020 7404 4267
or e-mail: pp@westminstermind.org.uk
Sound Minds is an emerging social enterprise serving London which stands for the empowerment and social inclusion of people with severe and enduring mental health problems through the arts
Our main activites are:
- Providing accredited courses in aspects of Popular music through the Open College Network
- Including our members in the delivery of a range of services including equipment hire, workshops in music and the arts, talks on user issues and our award winning anti-stigma work in schools.
- Finding employment for our service users through music such as jazz and reggae, and DJs to bars restaurants and community groups. Our artistes have provided entertainment from Bristol to Edinburgh, including conference entertainment for Mind and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Widening participation in the arts through a weekly timetable of activities, including popular music, video, drama, poetry and the visual arts, often in partnership with other local arts and community organisations.
- Using the arts as a vehicle for awareness raising on mental health issues (coverage to date includes: Channel Four news, Carlton City Survival Guide, BBC2 Newsnight, Radio 4’s Today and Radio 5 Live)
Access is free to residents of Wandsworth, Sutton and Merton by referral from Community Mental Health Teams. Residents of other London Boroughs can attend if funded (see website for details)
Where:Sound Minds studios are located at 20-22 York Road (close to the junction with Falcon Road) in the basement of Battersea Methodist Mission.
Contact: Phone 020 7207 1786 sound@mindz.fsnet.co.uk
www.soundminds.co.uk
We are close to Clapham Junction mainline station (for trains from South and South West London, Waterloo, Victoria, Watford and London Bridge)
Arts in mental health in Southwark
Southwark has a fantastic array of user/ survivor led arts organisations and Day Centre arts projects, offering different activities, workshops and events in different media. These include web and graphic design, performances, radio, sound and music and drumming, creative writing/poetry, journalism, photography, visual art and 3 dimensional exhibitions and multi media presentations and festivals. All of the organisations are members of the Southwark arts in mental health forum, which is currently developing the next stage on from the Southwark Arts in Mental Health Strategy (2003).
Names of arts and mental health organisations involved in the Forum:
Blackfriars Settlement work Centre, Castle Arts, Chaucer Resource Centre, Cooltan Arts, Copleston mental health project, Creative Routes, Day2Day (Southwark Community opportunities magazine), Life and Living radio project, Maroon resource Centre (service for Afro-Caribbean mental health users), Maudsley Hospital art exhibitions by service users, Maudsley Occupational Resource Centre creative groups, Mental Fight Club, SIMBA (working to raise awareness and improve mental health services for black people), Southwark Mind Arts Collective creative writing group, and the 3 C's Day Centres.
All of these initiatives offer great choices and opportunities for people with mental health problems and survivors to be creative, express themselves, promote mental health and educate and increase awareness of the talents, skills, qualities, creativity they have. The arts organisations and projects have their own unique identities and activities. Members work collaboratively, developing skills in management, fundraising, marketing, exhibiting and working with other mainstream arts organisations, businesses and government.Southwark has also played an important role in helping to develop the London wide network of arts in mental health called "Creative Minds" and the events at the Tate Modern on October 6th 2004 and October 11th 2005.
Contact the organisations directly or Contact Helen Shearn, Southwark arts project manager, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Where: Unit 2, Artichoke Mews, Artichoke Place, London SE5 8TS
Contact: tel: 020 7252 6812 / fax: 020 7252 7267 Email: helen.shearn@slam.nhs.uk
Festival of Film & Photography for the Mental Health Community. Film screenings, talks, exhibition of new and existing works from ay local mental health groups.
Programme of films & speakers to be published in early September
Dates: Mon 9th - Thurs 12th October 2006 Times: 2pm - 8pm daily
Where: Corsica Studios, 5 Elephant Road London SE17(behind the shopping centre, accessible by many buses and Bakerloo Line/Northern Line underground station)
Contact:Chris Haydon Director, Community TV Trust reg.charity no. 1081912
tel: 020 7701 0878 / mobile: 07970 970 715 www.communitytvtrust.org
Survivors' Poetry is a national literature and performance charity.
As an organisation, it is dedicated to celebrating the creative expression of survivors, and to the promotion of poetry by survivors of mental distress. Survivors' Poetry is a user led organisation, providing workshops, performances, readings, training courses and publications to the widest possible audience of survivors, health service providers and arts professionals, with over 95% of staff, volunteers, trustees and advisors coming from a survivor background.
As a charity, Survivors' Poetry aims to reach all survivors: the one in four who experience mental health problems at some point in their lives, those who self define, or identify with our definition, and those who do not define themselves at all.
In this artistic mission, Survivors' Poetry states its prime purpose as: "Challenging and changing the social and cutural definitions of poets and poetry, making connections between creativity and mental health."
Where:Studio 11, Bickerton House,
25-27 Bickerton Road, Archway
London N19 5JT
Contact: 02072 814 654
Trust Art Project (TAP) is the London based arts and health agency.
We have been providing services that benefit health and well being for 11 years. Our ethos is providing client- led art, design, cultural programmes and services.
As well as working in a range of commercial and community settings, we provide specialist in- patient mental health projects and for vulnerable people. We are also a service provider for Sure Start. Our clients include:
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Lambeth PCT, GLA, Sure Start and Children’s Centres, Interserve Projects Ltd.
We are also active committee members of London Arts in Health Forum and Creative Minds.
Our main service provisions are:
- Innovative programmes using the arts as tools to enable better well- being
- Client- led capital and refurbishment projects offering client- led environmental and architectural design
- Art commissioning
- Project management services
- Training and education
- Event management
- Consultancy
Contact: For further information please contact Trust Art project, tel: 020 7411 6145 / fax: 020 8682 3883 Trustartproject@slam.nhs.uk
Where: Rehabilitation Building, SLAM, 108 Landor Road, Stockwell, London, SW9 9NT
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