The Steinbach Arts Council has announced the opening ceremony for the 16th Annual Expressions: Recovery Through Creative Expression. The exhibit happens on October 4, 2019 and celebrates recovery while promoting positive mental health.
A free community event, Expressions is held annually in conjunction with Mental Illness Awareness Week. Its purpose is to showcase and celebrate the individuals who use art in their mental health recovery journey and to promote better understanding of mental illness in our region.
This is the eighth year in partnership with the Steinbach Arts Council. The artists, who are from various communities in the southern area of Manitoba, express themselves through a variety of media.
The Exhibit will open at the Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre Hall Gallery on Friday, October 4 at 7pm and will run until October 28, 2019. The opening ceremony, which includes live entertainment by local performers, is open to the public and refreshments will be served. Donations on opening night will go to the Expressions Event Fund.
“This event is near and dear to my heart as it fulfills my passion for stigma reduction in mental health,” said Kim Heidinger, Expressions Chairperson and Peer Support Worker for the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society. “My message about Expressions is ‘See the person, not the illness.'”
