Waterford Healing Arts Trust and the Waterford Wexford Mental Health Services invite artists practicing literature, drama, animation, photography, multimedia, dance, or film to apply for a place on a panel of artists who will deliver aspects of the Iontas arts and mental health programme in Waterford. Deadline for submissions is Thursday 30 April 2015 at 4.00pm

The panel will be in place from May ’15 up until 31 March ’18 and during this time artists on the panel will be awarded opportunities to facilitate short-term arts projects (approx 8 weeeks in duration) in two mental health settings in Waterford: the Activation Therapy Unit, St. Otteran’s Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Waterford. There may be further opportunities for artists on the panel to work in other settings.

This opportunity is open to artists who have experience in collaborative / participatory arts, preferably in a mental health context.

Click here for a full artists brief, application form and details on how to apply.

For more information contact Claire on 051 842664 or what@hse.ie.

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