Recovery Through Art
Reasons for Hope – Fall 2008. “Recovery Through Art” Article by Artbeat Alumnus Laurie Green in Manitoba Schizophrenia Society Publication. Click here to view the article (PDF).
Wunderkabinett
The seventh term of Artbeat Studio ran from February to July 2008. The group exhibition, entitled “Wunderkabinett”, ran from July 17th to 26th, 2008. The work of these artists will be featured in Artbeat Annual Vol. IV, available for purchase in July 2009.
Raku Firing Summer 2008
The summer 2008 raku firing included both resident and alumni artists, as well as Artbeat staff and volunteers. It was held in Carman, Manitoba. photos
Art Helps Brush Away the Darkness of Mental Illness
Julie Horbal of Sun Media features Brushing Away the Darkness biannual exhibition at Artbeat Studio. January 24, 2008. Click here to view the article (PDF).
Artbeat Studio Commercial 2008
Watch a promotional commercial about Artbeat Studio, produced in 2008.
Brushing Away the Darkness
The sixth term of Artbeat Studio ran from August 2007 to January 2008. The group exhibition, entitled “Brushing Away the Darkness”, ran from January 25th to February 2nd, 2008. The work of these artists is featured in the new release Germination: Artbeat Annual Vol. III, now available for purchase.
Struggling against stigma
DAVID ANDREATTA From Saturday’s Globe and Mail Published Monday, Nov. 05 2007, 11:12 AM EST When Nigel Bart decided that his experience reining in his demons made him ideally suited to fill a counsellor opening at a Winnipeg public mental health agency, it had been seven years since he had been tormented by the voices […]
Fireflowers
The fifth term of Artbeat Studio ran from February to July 2007. The group exhibition, entitled “Fireflowers”, ran from July 19th to 28th, 2007. The work of these artists is featured in the new release Germination: Artbeat Annual Vol. III, now available for purchase.
Raku Firing Summer 2007
The summer 2007 raku firing included both resident and alumni artists, as well as Artbeat staff and volunteers. It was held in Carman, Manitoba. photos
What Box?
The fourth term of Artbeat Studio ran from August 2006 to January 2007. The group exhibition, entitled “What Box?”, ran from January 19th to 27th, 2007. The work of these artists is featured in Realities: Artbeat Annual Vol. II, now available for purchase.
Studio Central Open House
In January 2007, Studio Central hosted an Open House at 444 Kennedy. View photos here: photos
Artistic Vision: Innovative Program Empowers Through Art
Fall 2006. Working Together, a Magazine of the Winnipeg Foundation features “Artistic Vision: Innovative Program Empowers Through Art”, an article about Artbeat Studio. Click here to view the article (PDF)
Visionary Art: The Art of Nigel Bart
Clinical Psychiatry News August 2006. Deeanna Franklin interviews Artbeat Studio founder Nigel Bart. Click here to view the article (PDF).
Creating Art, Creating a Healthier Outlook
Struggling program gives mentally ill work experience, builds self-esteem Lorne Roberts. Winnipeg Free Press. Thursday July 27, 2006. AS long as there have been humans, there’s been mental illness. Anthropologists have observed that almost every culture that has ever existed has sought, to one degree or another, to accommodate and provide for those living with […]
