Mad Hearts: The Arts & Mental Health - Queering Boundaries - Day 1 - Onsite

Mad Hearts explores productive, radical, contemporary encounters between the arts and mental health, bringing together clinical, artistic and research perspectives that offer a re-interpretation of contemporary mental health science and practice, with a view of imagining a different future.

The theme for this year's conference is Queering Boundaries. This year's theme, Queering Boundaries, is a prompt to reflect on how boundaries define identities and fields of enquiry within mental health. Boundaries as lines of division can inhibit creative re-imagining of identities and new horizons for knowledge and practice. Arts practices are often messy ground where boundaries become fuzzy and new meanings and possibilities are given space to emerge.

We welcome service users, mental health professionals, artists, researchers, and any members of the general public interested in the way the arts can contribute to mental health.

We are increasing accessibility to this event by utilising a sliding scale for ticket prices from free to £50. Please do pay it forward if you can to support the conference and our speakers. Limited ticket quantities are available at each price point. If you can afford to pay more, please do! If the price point you desire appears sold out or financial hardship still hinders your attendance, please email: [email protected]

Ticket price includes access to Day 1 of the Mad Hearts conference only (+ lunch!). To purchase tickets for Day 2 (online), please visit here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mad-hearts-the-arts-mental-health-queering-boundaries-day-2-online-tickets-578964437217

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Accessibility Info

ArtsOne has wheelchair step-free access and disabled toilets.

The nearest tube station is Mile End (Central, and District & Hammersmith lines). The nearest step free tube station is Whitechapel (Elizabeth, District & Hammersmith and Overground lines).

There is very limited on-site parking can be arranged but must be agreed in advance - please

The narrowest doorway is ~90cm.

A light lunch will be provided, with vegan options.

Live captions will be in operation for keynote sessions.

Masks are not enforced at the event but please feel free to wear one.

Hand washing facilities are on site, and alcohol hand gel will be available.

There will be a room to relax in and do some arts & crafts, if you need a break from the panels/performances.

Trained Mental Health First Aiders will be on site, as will someone with sighted guide training.

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T&Cs

We aim for Mad Hearts to be a safe supportive space for all. Please behave respectfully towards all guests and other attendees.

This event will be recorded/photographed for future use. If you wish to attend but do not wish for your likeness to be used in future Mad Hearts materials, please contact the event organiser.

By purchasing a ticket, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

Image description: A pale turquoise rectangle with multicoloured wiggly lines stretching into the centre. ‘Queering boundaries’ is written across the middle in pink.

Host or Publisher School of English and Drama, QMUL