2022 Festival

Care, collaboration & cake.

Night of stand-up comedy for NIMHAF & Mental Health Awareness week.

Enjoy a unique tour of the Diploma Collection of the RUA.

The Power of Arts, Advocacy & Activism on our Mental Health and Well-Being.

Messy, sensory play for guardians and their little ones

Colourful dance props, dancing games and activities.

Sound experience promoting relaxation and mindfulness.

Fun photography workshop capturing Belfast’s rich architectural heritage.

Selection of curated music around the theme of 'Gather'

Three wonderful, fun art packs available specially for NIMHAF.

Street art that explores mindfulness and meditation

Stained glass work made around the theme of ‘Gather’.

Publication examining injustices that people with ADHD face.

'Gather our senses' cooking workshop - Flat bread and Tzatziki dip.

Collection work that attempts to illustrate our ‘Baggage’.

Short mindfulness drawing meditations that allow you to take a break and relieve stress.

Mindful mark-making workshop using objects from around your home.

Film directed by Dr John Deery, PhD Cinematic Arts.

View all shortlisted poems on an interactive Poetry Map

The Kitchen Table – Creative Writing workshop with Mel Bradley.

Open mic platform for Spoken Word performers.

Create your own layered images responding to objects in the current exhibition.

Readings and performances in 7 minutes or less - an evening all about MIND.

Drawing on influences from classical, folk and traditional music, Seefin create a sound all of their own.

Workshop using the themes in Niamh Roberts ‘Fool’s Spring (in Berlin)’ work as a starting point.

Helen Merrigan Colfer in conversation with Noelle Mc Alinden

Big screen premiere of an improvised document of an artistic gathering on Ireland's most northerly island - Rathlin.

Video that makes Macormac's unique drawing process visible.

Fun and creative drawing workshop with found objects.

Acoustic tech workshop

Printmaking workshop.

Exhibition exploring the landscape of the mind through semi figurative studies

Ambient sound artist DARDIS invites you to get immersed in sound through Hydro, an instrumental meditative album on the theme of water.

Compelling solo exhibition of portraits honouring 16 female participants living with the challenges of Secondary Breast Cancer.

Group exhibition exploring the theme of ‘Gather’ and its meaning to Brain Injury Matters artists.

Spring Butterfly Paper Craft workshop

He isn't talking about his problems. He's keeping them to himself. Becoming consumed. Isolated. Until it’s too late...

Learn how to make your own simple rag rug with this fun tutorial

Guided drawing workshop with the renowned artist and architect.

Have a Blast with ‘The Enthusiasts’ choir

Creative Miniature Gardening drop-in session

Archival exhibition to be explored amid the importance of mental health and well-being.

Film and emotions-themed workshop for children

'Figure This' returns to the festival with an extra special hybrid life drawing class.

Drop-in session for parents and their children. Try a range of creative activities together.

Contemplative and unsettling listening experience.

Newly scored music to accompany archive film ‘The Quiet Land’.

Exhibition in CCA Project Space

Three-part long-form radio collage piece

Noelle McAlinden in conversation with a host of creatives in venues throughout Belfast.

Read the NI Mental Health Arts Festival 2022 Publication on the theme of 'Gather'.

Exhibition of new work at The Strand Arts Centre.

Spontaneity Moves is a short documentary featuring renowned artist, Jack Packenham, in conversation.

A collaborative exhibition exploring concepts of control and reality.

Hayley Gault is a sheep farmer working on her family farm in East Antrim.

Informative and light-hearted discussion of all things therapy and mental health.