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25.01.2022 We could not be more excited to be extending our annual mindshare exhibition across ALL THREE ADELAIDE CITY LIBRARIES next month. There are so many great artists involved in this project, sharing both their artwork and lived experience in conversation. Feature artist Daria Healy-Koljanin says:... Everything I embody comes through my creative practice. Everything I am is a complex mix of mental illness, trauma and shifting identity. Creativity to me is like breathing and if Im not doing it in some form I feel stagnant. It helps me unpack my mind and calm it. By exhibiting extensively across Adelaide City this October, we at mindshare hope to create space for conversations around mental health and wellbeing. We believe that sharing and listening to each others storiesin whatever unique form they takeis key to building empathy and understanding. This years mindshare Group Exhibition includes works from Life Without Barriers Living Arts program, Neami Nationals Neami Arts, and practicing artists connected to mindshare. Poster artwork by the amazing Bel Short. Adelaide City Libraries #artandmentalhealth #mindshareExhibition #mindshareAwards #livedexperience #MentalHealthWeek #MHW2020 #SAMentalHealthWeek #EveryPersonEveryCommunity
24.01.2022 Thanks for the great write-up on this year's #mindshareAwards Citymag! Writing can provide relief and catharsis, joy through artistic experimentation, and it provides connection and community through sharing our lived experiences
24.01.2022 Opportunity for South Australian writers!
24.01.2022 "Dont make arts and culture merely ornamental things in our lives. They are essential parts of a lifelong journey. Love that City of Adelaide has identified the importance of arts and culture for health and wellbeing, and incorporated that into their strategic planning. Lucky to live in this state, and hope we can continue to support the arts through this difficult time - for all our sakes!
23.01.2022 Voting ends tomorrow! What is the best feel-good song out there? To explore how music helps our mental health, ABC Adelaide is putting together a Top Good Vibrations playlist, as voted by you. Nominate your pick here: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/your- good-vibrations/12395878
23.01.2022 What does "Every person, every community" mean to you? At mindshare it means we ALL have a part to play in taking care of each other, and no one gets left behind. We'll keep working to raise awareness and address stigma by amplifying the voices of creatives with lived experience of mental illnessthis Mental Health Week, and beyond. Love you Bec Stevens #MHW2020 #MentalHealthWeek #EveryPersonEveryCommunity
23.01.2022 Flashback to Mental Health Week 2019, with the funnest Mental Health Week ambassador of all time Mickey D #LaughterIsTheBestofMeds #MentalHealthWeek #EveryPersonEveryCommunity @ Rhino Room
23.01.2022 "We don't need the Arts to survive, but... the Arts gives us a reason to."
23.01.2022 A free online drawing class with multidisciplinary artist Gorkie, presente dby MOD. Step away from words for a while and be guided by some prompts. The aim is not to produce a piece of fine art, but to loosen up and get your feelings out on the page. All bad drawings are good. Online at 5pm ACST, Wednesday July 15th.... Free! Just register here: https://mod.org.au//feels-good-to-draw-this-badly-drawing/
23.01.2022 Want to win a year-long Writers SA membership? More info here: https://bit.ly/2OKB0MV
22.01.2022 "I want to start by telling you the story of a young girl and a sandcastle..." Read Ambers submission for #TheTurningsProject here: https://bit.ly/2WDcFxa
22.01.2022 Expressions of Interest closing 5pm Monday 3rd August. More info https://bit.ly/3fSZPT4
22.01.2022 Today we have Nancy Bates and Anna Jeavons taking over to talk all things bipolar... and sing a few tunes in between. Nancy’s bipolar diagnosis is new and brought with it both hope and fear. In her way,#MentalHealthWeek2020 has been about emancipation from the shame, and about unveiling this to her family and community. It’s about overcoming stigma, and speaking openly so that we can be a source of comfort for each other. Anna has lived with a Bipolar 1 Disorder diagnosis ...for 11 years the same length of time she’s been writing songs as a simple creative outlet. She speaks openly to her lived experience with the aim of demystifying bipolar and mental illness at large. Usually she is behind the scenes as mindshare’s Online Editor and Creative Director, but today catch Anna sharing her story too. 2pm live on the mindshare Instagram! . . . . . #2020MentalHealthWeek #SAMentalHealthWeek #MHW2020 #MentalHealthMatters #artandmentalhealth #bipolar #InThisTogether #bipolardisorder #bipolarawareness #mentalhealth #MentalHealthAwareness #musicandmentalhealth #AdelaideMusic #AdelaideArtist #NancyBates #LookAfterYourMentalHealthAustralia #EveryPersonEveryCommunity
21.01.2022 Congratulations to our 2020 mindshare Award winners Nadia Patterson,Clarence Kulpe, Mario Pilla, andSara Cavaiuolo! And a huge thank you to Writers SA for your support on the 2020 #mindshareAwards. Prepare to welcome some incredible writers into your community. . .... . #poetryandmentalhealth #adelaidepoetry #Adelaidewriter #mindshareAwards2020 #MHW2020 See more
21.01.2022 A sneaky #mindshareAwards tip: We get loads more poetry submissions than prose, so if youve got your eye on the prize, why not try submitting a short story or personal essay? Competition closing 5pm August 17. More details here: https://bit.ly/31UBsjC
21.01.2022 Exciting things coming up soon with our loveliest buds at Draw Your - Swords #mindshareAwards #poetryandmentalhealth #MHW2020 #MentalHealthWeek
20.01.2022 MENTAL HEALTH WEEK PROGRAM AND POSTERS AVAILABLE Mental Health Week is an opportunity to have important conversations with your community about mental health and wellbeing. In 2020, South Australias Mental Health Week will run from October 10 - 17. The MHCSA and mindshare are hosting and sponsoring a range of exciting community events and activities throughout the month of October. Our theme for this year is Every person, every community, and were asking you to help raise... awareness, address stigma, and promote wellbeing. We have Mental Health Week assets available, both print and digital. You can download poster templates for activities youre putting on, a program for MHCSA events, email signatures, digital images, example Mental Health Week videos and suggested copy for social media.We've also developed resources that explore our theme in more depth and offer suggestions for how you can engage. Click here for all the details: https://bit.ly/31Rz3G5
19.01.2022 Wow. What a week. Please enjoy this delightful distraction from Bel Short Art #getcrafty
19.01.2022 City of Adelaide have released their "Wellbeing Benefits of Culture" report. So great to see the City building research in this exciting space and leading by incorporating it into their strategic planning. You can read the report here: https://bit.ly/3l3UDNV
19.01.2022 From his carport-turned-studio in Melbourne, Adam Hills introduces this story about the novel, positive and hilarious ways performers have found to keep themselves working and entertained during the COVID-19 pandemic.
17.01.2022 Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and @R U OK Day. We remember those we have lost and acknowledge the suffering of loved ones left behind. This years RUOK ...theme is Theres more to say after are you okay. Check out the RUOK website for great tips on how to start and stay in a conversation about mental health: https://www.ruok.org.au/ Please reach out for support if you or someone you know is having trouble coping: Lifeline 13 11 14 Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 Lived Experience Telephone Support Service 1800 013 755 #ruok #ruokday #ruokayday #worldsuicidepreventionday #theresmoretosayafterruok Posting this beautiful flag decorated at the Festival of Now by Jai Grant
14.01.2022 Download an EOI form here: https://bit.ly/31qVKAF #FestivalofNow #FoN #livedexperience
13.01.2022 Tomorrow: DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK is the first edition of ON MY MIND - a free online workshop series brought to you by Support Act exploring the ins and outs of mental health and wellbeing for musicians, crew and other workers in the Aussie music industry.
13.01.2022 Up to $1000 available to help you host your own Mental Health Week event this October 10-17 Poetry nights, gigs, workshops, comedy, exhibitions, theatre productions - we want to see you get creative! Applications close Monday at 5pm so dont snooze Please share with your friends in rural and regional SA Visit www.mhcsa.org.au for details and application form. ... #MHW2020 #MentalHealthWeek #EveryPersonEveryCommunity
13.01.2022 "There's great power in being able to find that creative force within you, and sometimes that might be doing volunteering work, so it's not, 'I'm creating a thing', but it's like, 'I'm contributing in some way that gives me meaning'." #artandmentalhealth #spreadartnotviruses
12.01.2022 Quite frankly honoured to be receiving so many incredible poems and stories of love, loss, resilience and hope for the #mindshareAwards. Still keen to see more from any established writers out there. This category is for prose pieces by individuals who have been writing for more than 5 years, or who have been published. Entries are closing Monday 17 August at 5pm. More info at the link in bio! ... Thanks again to @writerssainc and @access2arts for your support on the Awards this year - and contributing to such an amazing prize pool
12.01.2022 Laughter Is The Best of Meds is back for Mental Health Week 2020! With: MC Boo Dwyer, plus: Marc Ryan - The Beautiful Bogan, Josh Warrior, Lori Bell, Mickey D, Deb Bland, and 2020 Mental Health Week ambassador Nancy Bates ... Huge line up. Loads of laughs. Limited tickets: https://bit.ly/32RjjU3 This event is a fundraising event for the Mental Health Coalition of SA and is a part of 2020s Mental Health Week (10-17 October). The funds raised will go towards South Australias Mental Health Promotions. The MHCSA works hard to ensure everyone living with mental illness lives well in their community. Our mental health promotion work is vital to our communities understanding what mental illness is and accepting those who live with it. #MentalHealthWeek #SAMentalHealthWeek #MHW2020 #EveryPersonEveryCommunity #AdelaideEvents #MyAdelaide #AdelaideComedy Mick Dwyer Marc Ryan The Beautiful Bogan Nancy Bates Lori Bell Comedy
10.01.2022 Love our new postcards featuring Harold Nolans The Eye! You can find more of Harolds work in this years #mindshareExhibition. Well be showcasing incredible works from artists with lived experience of mental illness across all three Adelaide City Libraries and in North Adelaide Community Centre throughout the month of October!
09.01.2022 The Mental Health Coalition of South Australia's Rural Grant program is taking a creative angle this year, encouraging applicants to host exhibitions, art workshops, poetry nights or even zineshares! Do you have a creative idea to help build awareness and reduce stigma this Mental Health Week? More details here: https://bit.ly/2Od54AM
08.01.2022 Exciting Music SA opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
07.01.2022 Hello! Want to come celebrate creativity and wellbeing with the community mental health sector this December on Wauwi/Light Square? Wed love your help volunteering! Contact [email protected] with your name and why youre keen to get involved ... #FoN #FestivalofNow #FoN2020
07.01.2022 What is mindshare? 1. An arts-focused publishing platform! 2. A community encouraging South Australians to speak up about mental health through creative events and workshops. We work to showcase the cultural value of the lived experience voices and promote creative expression because we know art and storytelling are powerful wellness weapons, especially through times like these. ... Artwork: Reflection In A Bird Bath by Lynette Zander #spreadartnotviruses #artandmentalhealth #mindshareSA #FestivalofNow
05.01.2022 A great article on the wellbeing benefits of arts, culture and creativity with reflections from artists with lived experience across Australia. #artandmentalhealth
05.01.2022 Thank you all. So many raw truths and exciting ideas encountered already through the many submissions received in this years #mindshareAwards. Keep your eyes out, this is going to be a very impressive shortlist...
04.01.2022 The Art in Heart exhibition at The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centres Kerry Packer Civic Gallery has been extended until Tuesday 29 September! The gallery kindly provided an opportunity for some of the exhibiting artists to be interviewed about their artistic journey. Have a listen here: https://bit.ly/3bEu7HL... In line with the gallerys COVID plans there will be no formal opening event for this exhibition. You can view the artworks in person from Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm and Thursdays from 9:00am to 7:00pm, Hawke Building, (level 3) 55 North Terrace, UniSA City West campus, Adelaide. For enquiries and to purchase artworks please contact Vass Hay on 0412 350 148 or email [email protected] Neami National Kerry Packer Civic Gallery
04.01.2022 An excerpt from a #mindshareAwards shortlister: Rose Larsens beautiful prose piece Notes on Home All shortlisted entries are up on the mindshare website now. If youre looking for some fantastic reading today, head to mindshare: https://mindshare.org.au/tag/mindshare-awards-2020/
03.01.2022 Writers SA and Feast Festival want to hear your story Competition entries are open to short story submissions of 1000 to 3000 words by queer-identifying writers, in any genre or style of prose. There is no entry fee. There are two categories: one for writers under 40 and another for writers over 40.... Winners will share their stories at Rapid Fire Feast’s Writing Live event receive a $200 book voucher, a Writers SA pack including Membership, workshop vouchers, and a writing career consultation. Two highly commended entrants across both categories will also receive a Writers SA pack. Send your short stories to [email protected] by midnight 31 October 2020. The subject line of each email should read ‘Feast Short Story Competition Entry: [name]’. Please indicate whether you are under or over age 40 and provide a short bio and blurb with each entry, in the body of the email.
02.01.2022 Follow Festival of Now and Festival of Now 2020 for #FoNline updates!
02.01.2022 This Wednesday! A Thinkers Revisited Online Panel "Whats next for the arts to survive and thrive?"... Tickets: $10. If you are experiencing financial difficulty and you would like to attend, please contact [email protected] Don Dunstan Foundation Flinders University The University of Adelaide
02.01.2022 "Anxiety is a thick black viscous substance that thrums beneath the skin.... It seeps into the heart and weighs it down. Its tendrils wrap themselves around the lungs and ribcage and squeeze. It is grease for the wheels of the mind that never slow down. It is the stuff that sticks in jaws and causes teeth to crush and grind. It seeps out of the skin as tears and sweat and mucus and becomes shimmering water once it oxidises. Sometimes it runs hot and turns saliva into venom and unleashes words that were coiled in the brain. And just as a bee gives its last breaths to sting so does the venom cool and coagulate until the words cant be brought back and the body goes cold and it gets dark in the sarcophagus wrapped around the self. From sun rise to sun set the black liquid buzzes and hums as it vibrates a constant noise." Congratulations to Amy Maynard, one of 13 incredible writers shortlisted for the 2020 mindshare Awards: https://bit.ly/35AAv1N #anxiety #AnxietyIs #mindshareAwards
01.01.2022 Wouldnt miss this workshop with Alison Paradoxx Bennett and Wallis Prophet of Draw Your - Swords for the world. A #MentalHealthWeek activity for the writers out there... and those of us who are a little bit afraid of writing too. Book your spot now: ... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/poetry-for-the-terrified-ti See more
01.01.2022 Our #mindshareExhibition is extending to all three Adelaide City Libraries this October! Today the mindshare Advisory Group scoped out North Adelaide Library and community centre. Heres Anna and Vass from @neami_national trying to take a socially distanced selfie in front of the centres mural
01.01.2022 We shake off the rain and breathe in the cute and cosy setting. It immediately feels welcoming, like an indoor garden party with bright, white walls, rows of pale green chairs and fairy lights strung across the ceiling to add a warm evening glow. An eclectic group of people mingle through the room, carefree and chatty. There’s a bar at the back, free Mojo kombucha and an air of sophisticated relaxation I’d all but forgotten in these Covid-heavy times. Thank you to Jo Wither...s who reviewed Poetry Prescribed on Friday eve of Mental Health Week. This beautiful piece is testament to the joy in collaboration, coming together, and of course creative expression. Thank you Draw Your - Swords, thank you City of Adelaide, and thank you Marie Thong for these stunning photos. More soon. Full piece by Jo Withers on the mindshare blog here: https://mindshare.org.au/mindshare-blog/ . . . . . #AdelaidePoetry #MentalHealthWeek #SAMentalHealthWeek #MHW2020 #MentalHealthMatters #artandmentalhealth #MentalHealthAwareness #AdelaideMusic #AdelaideEvents #MyAdelaide #mindshareSA #mindshare #DrawYourSwords #PoetryPrescribed #LookAfterYourMentalHealthAustralia #EveryPersonEveryCommunity
01.01.2022 Are you a South Australian artist with lived experience of mental illness? We are looking for expressions of interest for artists to be showcased in this year's #mindshareExhibition. We historically work alongside creatives living with complex mental health challenges whove identified expressive arts as an important tool in their recovery journey. If this is something you identify with, we strongly encourage you to get in touch.... Please email our Online Editor Anna at [email protected] introducing yourself and your practice. If you have a creative CV and portfolio, we'd love to see it. Otherwise simply tell us about you, why you want to get involved, and share some of your work for the mindshare Advisory Group to check out. We will be choosing three artists to feature across the three libraries. You will need a minimum of 6 framed art pieces to display in October if you wish to be featuredwith some flexibility depending on the size/scale of the artworks offeredand we'll be looking to produce an artist statement about you to accompany them. More info about the mindshare Exhibition here: https://bit.ly/32kMm27 We look forward to hearing from you!
