Beyond the Canvas
Beyond the Canvas was a creative project run by Empower Women for Change offering Minority Ethnic women a platform to explore and share their experiences of mental health stigma and discrimination
Empower Women for Change
Beyond the Canvas was an arts-based mental health initiative created and delivered by Empower Women for Change (EWfC), with funding from See Me Scotland and support from the University of Glasgow's Byres Community Hub. It provided a safe and supportive environment where minority ethnic women could share their experiences of mental health stigma and discrimination. The project nurtured a community of understanding, using creative art forms to empower participants to express their mental health journeys through storytelling, art and powerful narratives of strength and solidarity.
One participant reflected:
“Being able to unmask, to share my experiences, my thoughts, my opinions, my feelings because I was given a SAFE space to do so free of judgments. And using art as a therapy to cope and to express myself was a huge added bonus”