Mental Health Arts NI MHANI

30/10/2026

We are proud as Mental Health Arts NI MHANI to be supporting Art in Our Hands : The Power of Healing Through Arts & Heritage on sat Nov 7th Enniskillen Castle: Fermanagh County Museum.Join Noelle Mc Alinden co chair of Mental Health Arts NI, who will host a dedicated Q&A Co Chair
" Heartfelt congratulations to The Oak Healthy Living Centre & all participating artists & creatives on this exceptional initiative.
Looking forward to reflecting with,learning from & listening to artist Anna McGurn on her work and practice using clay, & her current exhibition and Cherry Ingram on the sensitive and poignant Film and how it has helped process grief & loss.
Please join us for what promises to be a moving & inspiring afternoon celebrating the power of creativity,self expression & the arts in helping us navigate our way through loss & grief & celebrating those we love & have lost."

30/10/2026

We at Mental Health Arts NI MHANI are delighted & grateful to be shortlisted for this year's 30th Aisling Awards in Health & Well being category.We are absolutely thrilled to be in the company of such incredible organisations & individuals making a huge difference to all our communities.
Now in our 14th year we are relentless in our dedicated committment to challenging stigma about Mental Health,through not just our annual festival and programme of over 70 events,celebrating the pivotal role of creativity,self expression and ghe arts upon our mental health & well being.
As advocates & activists we are proud of our dedicated Symposia,with inspiring speakers drawn from health & well being, culture,education,community sectors, creating invaluable forums for compassionate dialogue, collaborating with Queen's University & Ulster University which has been significant in establishing our Research & Development Advisory Panel and Research Fellows.We continue to validate & learn from lived experience, we are indebted to all our volunteers,
founding members,our health professionals, our artists and creatives partners & all our stakeholders & funders.Huge thanks to our audiences from across all generations.
We are not just a Festival we are a movement, a movement for good, advocating for change in goverment policy.
So very grateful to all who continue to collaborate with us.
Thankyou from a small but passionate & compassionate team.

27/10/2026

Mental Health Arts NI MHANI are delighted to be continuing to collaborate with The Aisling Centre Enniskillen. Wishing you all every success and fulfillment in this very special celebration on Jan 23rd 2027.
Congratulations on celebrating 10 years of Hope,Healing & Growth in the Face of Adversity at Theatre with an ever increasing community of Inspiring Speakers, who, through their compassion & sharing of lived experience helps inspire & transform lives. An opportunity to celebrate 10 years of inspirational speakers sharing extraordinary Reflections of Hope in the face of adversity with compassion,
gratitude & hope.
We at Mental Health Arts NI are Proud to contribute and be supporting The Aisling Centre in celebrating Hope,Healing and Growth Jan 23rd 2027 Ardhowen Theatre.

✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨
Hope Healing Growth Event
Harnessing Hope
📍 The Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen
📅 Saturday 23 January 2027
🕙 10am–3.30pm

26/10/2026

26/10/2026

26/10/2026

One day on from celebrating International Artists Day.Those within the Arts know the dedication and commitment by artists on a daily basis.Never, ever underestimate the power of creativity, self expression and the arts on our well being,our economy, our quality of life.
Read Anne Haile's article in today's Irish News.
Congratulations to Daniel Dowling Past President the Royal Ulster Academy & all exhibiting artists and creatives exhibiting at the 145th Annual Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition, showing at Ulster Museum, Belfast until Jan 3rd 2027.An excellent opportunity to see a vibrant & inspiring show ,with an exceptional education programme of talks,tours & opportunities to see & hear firsthand from exhibiting artists, about their work, their practice and sources of inspiration.

For more info on rua www.rua.org

The Royal Ulster Academy’s 145th exhibition reveals the extraordinary talent and emotional power of art in Northern Ireland

26/10/2026

Heartfelt congratulations to MacLennan and Johnston who will be performing in the Tate Modern while at the same time a dedicated Film features as part of Belfast Film Festival

Bodyverses — Alastair MacLennan: Nalam Nalam forms part of an ongoing series of films by Juana Robles in collaborations with performance artists working across Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Nalam Nalam was developed in collaboration with Alastair MacLennan, with the participation and support of Bbeyond, Calumeccleston and the Alastair MacLennan Archive.
The film reflects on the cyclical nature of MacLennan’s practice — from creation and performance to transmission and legacy. Moving between MacLennan’s Belfast studio, his birthplace in Blair Atholl, the landscape of Carn Liath and his archive in Dundee, the film follows a journey through place, memory, performance and transmission.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1181644699

More Info: https://www.homerunjr.com/bodyverses

Belfast Film festival ticket sales: https://belfastfilmfestival2026.eventive.org/schedule/6ab271c9b4cc06ce5b007a7f

Nalam Nalam is part of an ongoing series of short films made in collaboration with established and emerging performance artists from Ireland and Northern Ireland. This film focuses on Alastair MacLennan, a pioneering artist born in Scotland, who has been active since the early 1970s. He uses the bod...

15/10/2026

An absolute pleasure to attend the launch and celebration of rural women artists at The long Gallery, Stormont, Parliament Buildings. Congratulations from all Mental Health Arts NI MHANI selected six women artists from across the six counties of Northern Ireland exhibited their work in the Long Gallery at Stormont this week to celebrate .

The exhibition featured work from Rosalind Lowry, Rozzi Kennedy, Sheena Devitt, Sonya Whitefield, Amanda Montgomery Studio, Maíre Morrison/ Rachel McCarthy, artists who have been supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Supporting the visibility of rural artists and widening access to the arts are key commitments within our 10-Year Strategy: "We will invest in the arts sector to deepen, widen and diversify audiences and participants."

Andrew Muir MLA | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | Sian Mulholland MLA | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | Communities NI | Northern Ireland Rural Women's Network

15/10/2026

An absolute pleasure to attend the launch and celebration of rural women artists at The long Gallery, Stormont, Parliament Buildings Congratulations from all Mental Health Arts NI MHANI selected six women artists from across the six counties of Northern Ireland exhibited their work in the Long Gallery at Stormont this week to celebrate .

The exhibition featured work from Rosalind Lowry, Rozzi Kennedy, Sheena Devitt, Sonya Whitefield, Amanda Montgomery Studio, Maíre Morrison/ Rachel McCarthy, artists who have been supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Supporting the visibility of rural artists and widening access to the arts are key commitments within our 10-Year Strategy: "We will invest in the arts sector to deepen, widen and diversify audiences and participants."

Andrew Muir MLA | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | Sian Mulholland MLA | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | Communities NI | Northern Ireland Rural Women's Network