Sunday June the 24th was the day the Olympic torch passed Inkwell, it was also the day we held our first ever Midsummer Masquerade! We are not quite sure how we manage it again, and there really must be some higher force smiling on us, as in a week of wet and truly miserable …Read More
Oct 042012
This years World Mental Health day is nearly here. Every year, October 10th is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy and is celebrated all around the world. This will be the 20th anniversary since it was started in 1992 by The World Federation of Mental Health.
The theme this year is ‘Depression: A Global Crisis’. The aim of World Mental Health Day is to get us talking about, to raise public awareness of mental health and how it may affect each and everyone of us. It is estimated that around 154 million people around the world suffer from depression so this years theme seems a very appropriate one as it’s likely that you or someone you know will be affected by mental illness during your lifetime.
Inkwell will be hosting an event to celebrate the day in our art space here in Chapel Allerton, as well as taking part in celebrations happening in Leeds City Centre that day. The Victoria Quarter in Leeds will be the venue for activities with Craft sessions and performances while here at Inkwell we have put on a fun selection of activities for you to take part in. Other organisations from around Leeds will be here too: Time to Change, Swarthmore, Healthy Living Network and Carers Leeds.
Hope you can come along and join us on Wednesday 10th October.
Sep 292012
Last week the Inkwell Arts Media team were invited along to the Annual Members Day for Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust (LYPFT) to make a short film to be shown at the end of the conference. Guests were given the oppurtunity to draw a self portrait and tell us ‘How they were feeling’ which was then transformed into an animated film by our media team. The drawings had to be filmed, sound clips recorded and the piece was edited on site at Harewood House.
Here are just a couple of the drawings that were brought to life by our short film. Further edits and finishing touches were then completed back at Inkwell and the end result is a touching, insightful and charming animation featuring some of the members who participated on the day.
Harewood House made a spectacular venue for the annual general meeting and Special Guest of the day was boxing legend Frank Bruno. Interviewed by Tanya Arnold from BBC Look North, Frank spoke openly about his bipolar and the discrimination he experienced when he was diagnosed over 10 years ago.
As well as having the opportunity to tour the grounds at Harewood House other interactive stalls were on site for guests to find out more about the partners organisations of LYPFT (such as Time to Change Leeds, Tenfold and Arts & Minds)
Inkwell Arts Media team editing on site ( photo by Christian Smith)
You can read more about the day here at www.leedspft.nhs.uk
