There is a lot of evidence that creative self-expression can support people’s wellbeing. It improves mood and confidence. It helps people feel valued. Many of the exhibited works attempt to depict a safe place, real or imaginary, a refuge from dark thoughts.
City Arts is presenting this exhibition in partnership with the Institute of Mental Health. Artwork was submitted in response to an open call. It asked for work which responds creatively to the theme of mental health. The artwork was selected by a panel of young people.
The work in this exhibition was submitted in early 2020, before the full gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic had become apparent and before the war in Ukraine.
