Research & creative archive workshops with Lalya Gaye

Discovery Museum Blandford Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Join Lalya to sift through the archives, looking at mental health and its wider context through the ages. There will also be creative sessions to make artworks in response to the archive material.

Her Tales, Women & Mental Health Heritage (Session 1 of 2)

Chilli Studios Blackfriars Hall, New Bridge St, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Connecting stories from the past and present; across a wide range of experiences.
Including topics on: treatment, language, public spaces, media representation, art & literature.

Wikipedia-edit-a-thon

Newcastle City Library IT Suite level 4, 33 New Bridge St W,, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Take part and learn how to edit and add a page to Wikipedia. Help us create pages for North East mental health support centres, organisations, groups and people!

Pop up Exhibition, World Mental Day 1st-31st October @ Newcastle City Library

Newcastle City Library IT Suite level 4, 33 New Bridge St W,, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Heads & Tales, Mental Health Heritage Project 1st-31st October Foyer, Newcastle City Library Showcasing a small but complex and diverse collection of items, information, audio and artworks from a new mental health archive for the North East. Exploring, challenging and rebalancing representation of mental health through lived experience. HEADS & TALES is a 2 year project to create a new heritage archive for the North East exploring, rebalancing and celebrating the voice of adults experiencing mental health conditions. This project is shaped and led by participants, volunteers and staff who are directly or indirectly affected by mental health issues. Led by Chilli Studios, a Mental Health Focused Art Studio, and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. For more info http://www.headntales.uk In conjunction with World Mental Health Day October 10th.