ArtSIG newsletters and podcasts

Here you'll find the latest news and past issues of the ArtSIG newsletter, as well as our podcast.

Newsletter 'The Gallery'

Issue 1 (May 2025)

This issue's coverage includes:

The Gallery Issue 1
Issue 1 (May 2025)
  • ARTSIG reflects on 2024 achievements - including its major conference on arts therapies, and introduces The Gallery as a new creative bi‑annual newsletter.
  • The SIG reports strong community growth - adding ~1,000 new members and reaching 4,400, with plans to collaborate more widely across other SIGs.
  • The Gallery Issue #1 showcases creative work from members - essays, visual art, reflective pieces, poetry, and cultural commentary exploring links between arts and psychiatry.
  • Featured contributions - include outsider artist Ron Hendriques, a reflection on Ghana’s Nkonsonkonson symbol, a critique of Joker’s mental‑health portrayal, and music‑based explorations of grief and existentialism.
Read The Gallery - Issue 1

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Past issues

Podcast 'The Sublimation Exhibit'

Welcome to 'The Sublimation Exhibit', the new podcast from the Art and Psychiatry Special Interest Group (ARTSIG). This podcast explores the interface between the arts and psychiatry, exploring ideas around staying creative in mental health.

Episode 1

In Episode 1, Dr Monika Badhan (Communications Lead, ARTSIG) interviews Dr Adam Hines-Green (Artist-in-Residence, RCPsych) about his journey, the role the arts play in his practice, and the recent exhibition work done by the College.

 

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