Mental illness
19 pieces
In New York: Crazy, Kids - or Old Fashioned Hatred? You Be The Judge
Roosevelt Island, N.Y. With the rising tide of homophobia, xenophobia, racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism since the election of Donald Trump in America, indeed the wo…
Fountain House Gallery Auctions 100 Artworks at Mad About Art Benefit
New York, N.Y. We have attended and reviewed Mad About Art for years. This November’s event was the best ever – an unqualified success, artistically and financially. Foun…
Shootings & Terror Attacks: Tips for Coping, Advice for Mothers
New York, N.Y. In the wake of so many mass shootings and random terror attacks that have injured such innocent children, mothers have become particularly worried. The fea…
Fountain House Gallery Honors Boosters of Artists with Mental Illness
New York, N.Y. Fountain House Gallery , New York City’s premier venue representing artists living with mental illness, recently held its End of Annual Meeting Season Cele…
Fountain House Gallery Presents “Small Works: $100 & Under”
New York, N.Y. Fountain House Gallery, located at 702 Ninth Avenue and representing artists living with mental illness, announces the upcoming show “Small Works: $100 &am…
Fountain House Symposium Looks for Answers to Suicide
In light of recent reports that suicide in the U.S. has surged to the highest levels in nearly thirty years, the symposium’s focus was timely. Suicide tragically ends the…
Fountain House Symposium Takes On Schizophrenia
New York, N.Y. I’m interested in mental health issues, but I’m not a physician and have no medical training. That’s why I look forward to the annual Fountain House Sympos…
Immigration, Ambition, Identity Shape Film Miss India America
Dallas, Texas. Immigration, ambition and identity tend to be perceived as intertwined strands of the American DNA, and it always renews itself. It should come as no surpr…
In NYC, Fountain Gallery Presents Into Central Park
New York, N.Y. Fountain Gallery, located at 702 Ninth Avenue and representing artists with mental illness, announces the solo exhibition Into Central Park: Photographs by…
In NYC: Fountain House Gallery Presents “In the House”
New York, N.Y. Fountain House Gallery (formerly Fountain Gallery), located at 702 Ninth Avenue and representing artists with mental illness, announces the upcoming exhibi…
Fountain House Gallery Artists Shine at “Mad About Art”
New York, N.Y. Fountain House Gallery ’s recent Mad About Art event was a smash. This annual art auction and benefit is a perennial favorite on my calendar, and I was del…
Living Passionately: 21 People Who Found Purpose – How You Can Too
New York, N.Y. In our hearts, we all wish for a life filled with meaning and purpose, but how many of us are meeting this goal? Life seems to continually throw obstacles…
O.S.U. Swimmers vs. Kenyon to Benefit J. Luce Foundation's Bauer Fund (Video)
Columbus, OH. The Ohio State University (O.S.U.) Men's and Women's Swimming Team will soon have a Big Challenge Swim (Race4cure) meet vs. Ohio’s Kenyon College on October…
Understanding Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
New York, N.Y. Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear , where anxiety is a worry about future events and fear…
In New York, Fountain Gallery Wows Crowd at “Mad About Art”
New York, N.Y. I recently caught up with my friends from Fountain Gallery at Mad About Art, the Gallery’s Annual Art Auction and Benefit, held this year at the Waterfront…
Fountain Gallery Is "Mad About Art"
New York, N.Y. I've been to perhaps too many art shows and art fairs and countless fundraisers this winter, but Mad About Art , Fountain Gallery 's Annual Art Auction and…
Fountain Gallery Presents Exhibition at Stonehenge-Luce Annex
New York, N.Y. Fountain Gallery , the premier venue in New York City representing artists with mental illness, presents Works on Paper at the Stonehenge-Luce Non-Profit A…
Fountain Gallery Raises Funds, Boosts Artists with Mental Illness
New York, N.Y. It was raining. Torrents. But the atmosphere was anything but damp at a recent fundraising wingding where I joined in a high-spirited soiree featuring an e…
Mind-Body Fitness to Empowerment
By Pamela M. Peeke, M.D., M.P.H. New York, N.Y. Stress can be your friend or your foe. When stress fuels the spark of personal achievement, it can work to your benefit by…