The Art Studio offers a safe and creative space where artists living with mental illness can express their creativity, without being limited by their mental illness or the poverty with which mental illness is often associated.

The studio space is located at the Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington. It runs Thursdays from 12-3 p.m. on a drop in basis. There is a 15 participant maximum at the Studio. Art supplies are provided, and a professional artist is there for support!

An ongoing display of Art Studio work is located at Family Services Corridor Gallery, 312 Parkdale Avenue. 70% of the purchase price goes to the artist and 30% goes back into purchasing supplies for The Art Studio.

For more information please see the Family Services website:
http://www.familyservicesottawa.org/english/art_studio.html
We can also be reached by phone at (613) 725-3601 ext: 220 or by email at artstudio@familyservicesottawa.org. ________________________________________________

The Art Studio is a partnership between Family Services à la famille Ottawa, Canadian Mental Health Association – Ottawa Branch, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Hintonburg Community Centre, City of Ottawa Community Arts Program, and Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa.

Article in Culture Magazine

Please check out the article written about The Art Studio in the online magazine CULTURE MAGAZINE! click on the link!

http://www.culturemagazine.ca/activism/drop_in_sessions_paint_a_positive_picture_for_people_living_with_mental_illness.html