Kelvingrove Museum Photo: Stuart Crawford
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is opening in Glasgow today with a spectacular day of events at the Kelvingrove Museum. A fashion show, dance show and fan dance are all open open to the public, who are also invited to participate in open tai chi sessions. Several music events and workshops on arts-related subjects round out the day, and there will be a chance to meet Amal Azzudin, whose actions as a schoolgirl to help a friend in trouble, leading to a change in the law, are remembered in the documentary Glasgow Girls.
"Our festival was founded upon the belief that arts and film have the power to raise awareness of social injustice and to stimulate change. The result is a compelling programme which we hope will challenge, inspire and entertain," said festival director Lee Knifton, commenting on a programme of films and events whose theme,...
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is opening in Glasgow today with a spectacular day of events at the Kelvingrove Museum. A fashion show, dance show and fan dance are all open open to the public, who are also invited to participate in open tai chi sessions. Several music events and workshops on arts-related subjects round out the day, and there will be a chance to meet Amal Azzudin, whose actions as a schoolgirl to help a friend in trouble, leading to a change in the law, are remembered in the documentary Glasgow Girls.
"Our festival was founded upon the belief that arts and film have the power to raise awareness of social injustice and to stimulate change. The result is a compelling programme which we hope will challenge, inspire and entertain," said festival director Lee Knifton, commenting on a programme of films and events whose theme,...
- 10/1/2014
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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