You are invited to an exhibition of the art of Art Therapist and Phd Student Faith Thorley, entitled “The Art of Embracing Change”.
At the North Adelaide Community Centre at 176 Tynte St, North Adelaide.
The exhibition will run from November 1st to 10th and then from November 15th to December 16th.
All art works are for sale. Part proceeds of the exhibition will go to the Mental Health Coalition of SA to promote art making for mental wellness.
Mental Health Week runs from October 9-15 2011.
There are many events scheduled during the Week. Download the Programme.
Further information can be found at www.mhcsa.org.au.
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A presentation provided under the Mindframe National Media Initiative in partnership with the Mental Health Coalition of SA.
Wednesday 17 August 2011, 1.15pm – 2pm.
The presentation will cover:
RSVP by August 12.
For more information click here.
The Mind Share web site is a project that aims to be a conduct and display for all things arts whilst building an on line community and assisting with stigma reduction through generating digital stories and creating a communications portal via a website for a range of information and interactions on broad topics relevant to mental health, mental illness and well-being.
This project will build skills amongst consumers, carers and non for profit mental health workers in SA by providing training opportunities such as train the trainer, digital storytelling and boot camp film groups. It aims to create opportunities for consumers and others from this sector to produce digital stories and communicate about health and well-being issues, whilst increasing their electronic media literacy and skills.
The overall objective is to increase communication opportunities amongst people with an interest in mental health and well-being and for them in the future to create their own digital stories and content for the website.
The website will host the digital story content generated through the project along with a range of art, poetry, music, prose, blogging, short documentaries, other digital stories submitted, service information, information for the media and much more.
The call is now out for individuals interesting in submitting the following for inclusion on the site in 2011/2012:
Music, short stories, poetry and images of art work may now be submitted to Tracey Davis at the Mental Health Coalition of SA via mindshare@mhcsa.org.au.
If you have any queries contact Tracey via 8212 8873 or 0406 980 962.
Potential bloggers, musicians, writers should download an application form below or contact Tracey Davis at the MHCSA for a word version to fill out.
Visit www.mhcsa.net/?catID=131
The Mind Share web site will be launched in October at the Mercury Cinemas. It’s url will be www.mindshare.org.au.
This project has been funded by Arts SA and developed by the Media Resource Centre working with Freerange Future.
The Mental Health Coalition of SA together with the Media Resource Centre are seeking participants to be bloggers on a new site ‘Mind Share’ a Mental Health Community On Line – which will be released during Mental Health Week. They are seeking individuals who are interested in blogging about their views on mental health, events, news, controversy and personal stories. You may also submit blogs from the perspective of being a person with a lived experience of a mental health problem.
They are also seeking poetry and short stories for the site.
The site will open for Mental Health Week on the 9th of October at the Media Resource Centre’s Mercury Cinema’s.
You may participate in the following ways:
If you would like to take part please contact Tracey Davis at the MHCSA via mindshare@mhcsa.org.au for an application form.
For further details please also contact Tracey Davis by phone at 8212 8873.
One is an exploration of what it means to be alone.
Sometimes One is too many. Sometimes One is not enough.
One is the sum of all parts.
Artistic Director of Tutti, Pat Rix says, “One has been developed over several years with Daisy Brown and is a quirky and quizzical culmination of each performers’ cost benefit analysis of living alone. We are absolutely thrilled to be sharing One with an audience at last.”
On the 27th of May Tutti and the Mental Health Coalition of SA will present a forum and open panel discussion on Social Isolation and the performance ‘One’ with speaker and facilitator Geoff Harris, speaker Professor Leon Earle, Artistic Director Pat Rix and the panel of performers which includes: Joel Hartgen, Trish Ferguson, Jane Hewitt, Alistair Brasted and Jackie Saunders.
Discussions will range over the services available for support and pathways of support for those with a dual disability or issues of being isolated and consider the emotional and physical impact of feeling and living alone.
‘What are the issues of being alone and coping by yourself?’
“Who can you turn to in times of need?’
Date: 27 May 2011
Location: The Queens Theatre – Playhouse Lane, Adelaide SA 5000
Time: from 8.30 to 9.30pm (post performance)
Cost: FREE EVENT
25 & 26 May
The Mental Health Coalition of South Australia are pleased to provide you with an opportunity to attend an innovative and interactive 1 day workshop on Tender Writing. The ‘Love Me Tender’ workshops are being held on:
Wednesday 25th of May & Thursday 26th of May at Rockford Hotel Adelaide, 164 Hindley Street, Adelaide
This is a Full day workshop, catering is provided.
There is no cost to attend these workshops however registration is essential as places are limited. Registration forms are available from www.mhcsa.org.au and can be returned via either email training@mhcsa.org.au Fax 08 8212 8874 or post to Level 1/408 King William Street, Adelaide 5000 by COB 20th May 2011.
These workshops have been kindly sponsored by the Government of South Australia, Department of Health.
As part of Mental Health Week a Poetry Competition is jointly run by the SA Writers’ Centre and the Mental Health Coalition of SA.
This competition is open to everyone (not just those who have lived with or experienced a mental illness) and has seven categories.
In 2010 the competition had 146 entries from across SA. It is one of the most successful Poetry Competitions run annually by the SA Writers Centre.
Poets are requested to write poems of 4-12 lines about an aspect of Mental Health and enter under one of the following categories.
The winners will be announced at the Mental Health Words Evening on Thursday the 13th of October, 2011 at the SA Writers’ Centre.
The Words evening will be hosted by celebrity Mark Aiston and feature comedians from the Cracking Up Comedy Project.
The winners will receive an art piece with the words of their poems interpreted on the piece by artist and ticket writer Sue Morrizi.
A special feature of this evening will be the launch of the Mental Health Week Poetry Anthology called ‘Mindfields’. The book will feature winning poems from 2008 to 2010 plus a selection of entrants from 2010.
To Download the application form and information sheet please visit http://mhcsa.net/?catID=54.
Media Enquiries to Tracey Davis at the MHCSA on 8212 8873 / 0406 980 962 or by E: tracey.davis@mhcsa.org.au.
Previous Poets, and the SA Writers Centre are available for interview.
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The Mental Health Coalition of SA (MHCSA) have released the April 2011 edition of their newsletter.
The Mental Health Coalition of SA’s Certificate IV Mental Health program is tailored for hands-on, existing workers to understand the context, theory and practice relevant to their role. Facilitators are experienced recovery practitioners engaged in service delivery in the non government sector.
This program will include:
For enquiries please contact training@mhcsa.org.au or call 8212 8873, registration forms are available on www.mhcsa.org.au. Current Courses are full but you can put your name down for the future courses (dates to be advised).
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