"Show me a person with mental illness and I’ll show you a person with mental illness. Show me an artist with mental illness and I’ll show you an artist."

Melissa Bender, Artist, Member of Workman Arts

5 IN FOCUS

5 IN FOCUS

An installation of photography for:

 

 

Op e n i n g R e c e p t i o n :
May 3, 2012, 7-10pm

Annual exhibition of photography at the Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen West – Second Floor, Toronto, Ontario
Part of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

May 3 -23, 2012

BEING SCENE

BEING SCENE

ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION

2012 Exhibition Schedule:

Opening 6pm – 8pm
May 30, 2012
Hart House, University of Toronto
7 Hart House Circle, Toronto ON

May 31 – July 29, 2012 9am-9pm Daily
Hart House, University of Toronto
7 Hart House Circle, Toronto ON

August 2 – October 28, 2012 12pm-5pm Daily
Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen Street West

November – November 9-17, 2012* Hours TBA
Workman Arts, 651 Dufferin Street
*During Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival

HISTORY

HISTORY

Workman Arts (WA), established in 1987, was founded on the principle that the creative process is integral to the quest for personal and spiritual development.

WA was established by Executive/Artistic Director Lisa Brown as a theatre company with eight Members with limited theatre training to perform relevant plays and spread their artistic wings. From the perspective of a health professional, Lisa observed the incredibly positive impact making art had on the mental health of the Members. WA has evolved into a professionally-recognized multi-disciplinary arts organization with over 230 active Members, all with artistic abilities and goals. WA has worked with thousands of artists with mental health and addiction issues who have performed/displayed to hundreds of thousands of people.