Feeling next to normal
When Arizona Theatre Company opens its 2012/13 season with the musical "Next to Normal," families who've lived with mental illness or the death of a child will be reminded that they are not alone....
View ArticleWindows to recovery
"Windows to Recovery" exhibitions feature works by people living with mental illness. Lynn Trimble shares several places you can see these works, plus news of exhibits coming to Warehouse 1005 during...
View ArticleWhat a scream!
Munch's "The Scream" has long fascinated Lynn Trimble and her family, so she went in search of more information about the Norwegian artist and the possible role of mental illness in his work.
View ArticleHeroes of Hope
Folks who attend May's First Friday in Phoenix can enjoy children's artwork created through the "Heroes of Hope" program designed to raise awareness about youth living with mental health disorders. The...
View ArticleA mother’s diary
What would your life look like in pictures? Visual and performance artist Bobby Baker shares hers in a book called "Diary Drawings" -- a window into the worlds of art, family and mental illness.
View ArticleFriday night lights
There’s a beautiful building on one corner of the intersection at Roosevelt and 1st St. in Phoenix. It’s the Roosevelt Community Church, home to an artist guild that participates periodically in the...
View ArticleArt meets mania
Artist Shelley Whiting, whose autobiographical paintings portray both “positive and negative aspects of bipolar disorder,” are part of a show called “Manic” that opens during this month’s “First...
View ArticleArtist shows “manic and spiritual” side
“I’ve been an on and off Mormon all my life,” reflects Arizona artist Shelley Whiting, whose “Bipolar Clowns and Spirit Babies” exhibition featuring ten large works opens during this month’s “First...
View ArticleRelease the fear
You’ll find a large collection of weapons at the intersection of Central Ave. and Roosevelt St. in Phoenix — all used in crimes, but later melted down and incorporated into the base of a sculpture...
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