Call Out for Artists’ Submissions First Fortnight, Ireland’s Mental Health Arts Festival are now accepting submissions from artists working in any medium for our upcoming series of exhibitions and residency programme which will take place from 2-14 January 2012. These events will take place in a number of venues across Dublin city centre. Artists with [...]
Tonight will see RTÉ screen the first instalment of a two part documentary charting the history of Ireland’s psychiatric hospitals. According to RTÉ, “This documentary reveals damning evidence of appalling conditions within the hospitals, information which was kept secret by the State.” It is sure to be an interesting insight into how the state psychiatric [...]
Director of SeeChange, John Saunders appeared on TV3′s The Morning Show yesterday along side Michelle Dalton who spoke about her experience of schizophrenia. Michelle spoke very openly about her diagnosis, her struggle with her condition and how a combination of medication, cognitive behavioural therapy and family support have helper her deal with her illness . [...]
Pieta House are known for their fantastic work in the area of suicide prevention and awareness. This September they need your help to make a statement that people will notice. They are organising 2 flash mobs on September 10th (one in Dublin and one in Limerick) where everyone who shows up will be given a [...]
Music can change things. It can certainly change your mood, which is one of its great powers. I suppose its clear that we at First Fortnight believe passionately in the art form as an outlet for expression — and this bit of research seems to back up its positive impact when it comes to improving [...]
Call Out for Artists’ Submissions First Fortnight, Ireland’s Mental Health Arts Festival are now accepting submissions from artists working in any medium for our upcoming series of exhibitions and residency programme which will take place from 2-14 January 2012. These events will take place in a number of venues across Dublin city centre. Artists with [...]
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