‘see me’, a new exhibition, opens in the Midsteeple on 12 October. A unique partnership brings together creative photography and music to explore mental health and well being in the region. Until Friday 15 October the exhibition also provides an innovative opportunity for the public to go in and vote for their favourite photographs. The exhibition coincides with Scottish Mental Health Week, and is part of our Healing Spaces project in partnership with NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
dgArts is the main partner with NHS Dumfries and Galloway in the Healing Spaces project – creating arts for the new psychiatric hospital. In addition to creating arts in the hospital environment, Healing Spaces is committed to generating arts opportunities when people return to their own homes and communities. As part of all this, ‘see me’ will showcase the entries to a Photography competition open to all but targeted at people with a lived experience of, or interest in, mental health issues. The exhibition in the Midsteeple allows for the People’s Votes to be cast for the photographs on display. Two prizewinning photographs, in Adult and Under-18 categories, have already been chosen and the winner of the Public Vote will join these two in being entered in the national competition. The winner will be announced in December.
‘see me’ will be open 10am to 4pm, admission free.
