SPARK is a new program of support for ambitious, exciting, neurodivergent artists, disabled artists and artist with mental health conditions, who want to apply for arts council funding but face certain accessibility barriers.
Gary Snyder writes of art and performance in relation to ideas of gift exchange (Back on the Fire 2007) and to me this captures the spirit of our Art Lab. This first image shows jam, made by Eve Thomas from […]
This post is mainly about my own arts process intermingled with co-produced pieces, as shown in A Private Land Art Lab. Take a look at Susan Adams for the work she developed. Although I no longer work as an art […]
It’s been slower than I hoped getting going with this residency, but I think the Happy Pills are starting to do their magic and I’m feeling more motivated to get off the sofa and do some work. This is my […]
The final events of our project are close at hand now. If you’re in the Brecon area, do come along and join us!
Participants at the workshops at Brecon & District Mind told us about a tiny but packed museum in the Old Post Office in Talgarth which they thought would have artifacts relating to A Private Land. So we made a visit […]
In the last couple of months our project has moved into a phase of intense activity with our project partners – and especially with Brecon and District Mind. The first step in planning a series of workshops was to meet […]
We are lucky enough to have the mentoring support of artist Mel Brimfield, with one meeting held at the beginning of the project and another to come later. For those not familiar with Mel’s practice, it represents a fabulous cornucopia […]
We are lucky enough to have the mentoring support of artist Mel Brimfield, with one meeting held at the beginning of the project and another to come later. For those not familiar with Mel’s practice, it represents a fabulous cornucopia […]
In mid-March Penny Hallas and I went to Powys Achives in Llandrindod Wells to see some of their extensive archive relating to the Mid-Wales Hospital, Talgarth. Weeks after our visit we are still moved and inspired by the images, reports […]
In mid-March Susan Adams and I went to Powys Achives in Llandrindod Wells to see some of their extensive archive relating to the Mid-Wales Hospital, Talgarth. Weeks after our visit we are still moved and inspired by the images, reports […]
Before our decision to work together on (A)Private Land, we knew the Glenside Hospital Museum housed an fascinating collection mostly relating to the history of mental health care and specifically Glenside Hospital, set within the grounds of the buildings which opened […]
Before our decision to work together on A Private Land, we knew the Glenside Hospital Museum housed a fascinating collection mostly relating to the history of mental health care and specifically Glenside Hospital, set within the grounds of the buildings […]
As an introduction before we say more about our project and partners in it, we’ll introduce ourselves and give some examples of previous related work. Penny Hallas and I are both posting about the project – sometimes shared material, sometimes […]
Collaborative research and development project exploring geographical and psychological territories and the nature of the boundaries that may protect and/or restrict.
Collaborative research and development project exploring geographical and psychological territories and the nature of the boundaries that may protect and / or restrict.
The community garden next to Wellesbourne Health Clinic in Whitehawk has been growing mainly food since Summer 2022. The clinic prescribes volunteering in the garden to improve wellbeing. Jools took time out from preparing beds for new planting to talk […]
Welcome to Dwell Awhile; a series of podcasts made by Dwell Time in partnership with the Yorkshire Visual Arts Network. In this first series we invited peer-nominated artists to talk to us about their art practice, the contentiously uncritical term […]
Lockdown watercolour stories are created from stories that people send me. You are invited to share your current lockdown experiences and stories and know that you are not alone.
Theatre of the Self : Performance, writing and mental health project Books are for sale @£19.95 with a website about the project: www.theatreoftheself.co.uk ‘I would recommend The Theatre of the Self to anyone who has or wants to take […]
