27 Sept-16 Nov, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm | UNSW Galleries, Paddington
A film installation by Venezuelan-born artist Javier Téllez, inspired by FW Murnau’s silent horror masterpiece and developed in collaboration with people living with mental illness in order to challenge stereotypes of representation.
MUSIC, FEELING & EMOTION
Thu 8 Oct, 12.30pm |City Recital Hall
Have you ever noticed how profoundly music affects your mood? Mental health researchers Dr Sandra Garrido and Professor Katherine Boydell host a free interactive lunchtime session exploring the emotional and psychological benefits of music.
IN TROUBLE
9-20 Oct, 10am-6pm | BoomGate Gallery, Long Bay Jail
Artworks from inmates at Long Bay Correctional Complex and Justice Health Forensic Hospital, examining the critical role of art in the maintenance of mental health.
EXPLORERS - Project Art Works (UK)
28 Sept-7 Oct, Mon-Sun 10am-5pm |Museum of Contemporary Art
Explorers by Project Art Works is a three-year transnational initiative informed and led by neuro-diverse communities, placing them at the heart of social, civic and cultural activity. It features Into the Wilderness, a collaboration between filmmakers Ben Rivers and Margaret Salmon with neuro-diverse artists, makers, families and carers, as well as workshops. A public Long Table ‘Art*People*Care’ on radical arts-led models of care on 2 October, 6-8pm.
MCA ART IS FOR EVERYONE WEEKEND
Sat 28 – Sun 29 Sept, 11am to 4pm
The MCA celebrates its commitment to access by hosting a weekend of inclusivity focused talks, films and workshops. This free 2-day program brings together artists and access partners to celebrate people with disability and access requirements. Visit the MCA website for details.
HOME BY STUDIO A
19 Oct – 2 Nov 10am-6pm |Sub-Base Platypus, North Sydney
An exhibition exploring how home is understood & imagined by artists with intellectual disabilities from Studio A. Enter their immersive dream home experience, housed within the centuries-old Retort House Harbour Trust building overlooking Sydney harbour.
AIRSPACE TRIBUNAL
14 Oct, 5.30-8.30pm |The Ethics Centre, Sydney
Conceived by Barrister Nick Grief and artist Shona Illingworth (Denmark/Scotland), the Airspace Tribunal considers the case for and against the recognition of a new human right to protect the freedom to exist without physical or psychological threat from above.
LEIGH LEDARE (US) IN CONVERSATION
18 Oct, 6.30pm-8pm | UNSW Art & Design, Paddington
Leigh Ledare-US artist, filmmaker is joined by psychosocial researcher Lynn Froggett (UK) to discuss Ledare’s film, The Task (2017), which uses psychoanalytic group therapy techniques to expose race, gender and other power dynamics in social interactions – part of The Empathy Clinic at UNSW Galleries.
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