Exhibition

Recollections May Vary

14 Jun 2022 – 9 Dec 2022

Regular hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10:00 – 18:00
Friday
10:00 – 18:00
Saturday
10:00 – 18:00
Sunday
10:00 – 18:00

Special hours

16-Jun-2022
10:00 – 18:00

Free admission

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A ground-breaking new exhibition at the Mental Health Museum in Wakefield sees artists from Outside In responding creatively to the Museum’s unique collection of objects and documentation relating to the treatment of mental health.

About

Outside In provides a platform for artists facing barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstances and isolation and the exhibition, ‘Recollections May Vary’, is part of a two year, nationwide project entitled ‘New Dialogues’.  This ambitious project has seen Outside In work with the Mental Health Museum as well as Glenside Hospital Museum in Bristol and Glasgow Life Museums, combining a programme of nine courses designed to equip the participating artists with skills in research, interpretation and curation. The courses have resulted in a series of four fascinating exhibitions taking place across the UK, which will showcase works from the collections alongside responses created by participating artists.  ‘Recollections May Vary’ opens on 14 June and runs until 9 December.    

The Mental Health Museum is one of only three in England dedicated to exploring the story of mental health and its treatment and represents the only such collection in the north of England. Twelve Outside In artists have been involved in creating responses and interpretations related to the collection, and  some of the powerful exhibits and artworks on show include The Emersion, a series of photographs and soundscape by artist alabamathirteen inspired by Emersion Therapy, photography by Louisa Hammond depicting disturbing wearable sculptures and an animation by Paige Lyons ‘Three Mary’s, Three Stories’ , exploring the stories of three women who were patients at  The West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum in the 1800s.

The exhibition is open by appointment and has been made possible due to funding from the National Heritage Lottery Fund, John Ellerman Foundation and Art Fund. Exhibition ‘Looking To The Light’ is also now open at the Glenside Hospital Museum, running until 2 October 2022 and two further exhibitions in the series will open at the Kelvingrove Gallery and Project Ability in Glasgow this August.

CuratorsToggle

Jane Stockdale

Sally-Anne Evans

Exhibiting artistsToggle

alabamathirteen

Sam Metz

Paige Lyons

Mandy Shepherd

Louisa Hammond

Joanna Tiffany

Joanna Henderson

Jo Doll

Donna Coleman

Cara Macwilliam

Angela Chudley

Alicia Wallace

Taking part

Outside In

Outside In

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