Join the fun & celebrate World Mental Health Day

Saturday 10 October 2009
Meet:  At 11.30am for a 12noon start
Where:  Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill SE5 8AZ (by the entrance)
Finish: Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG

From the Maudsley Hospital to Tate Modern, a sponsored walk raising money to enable CoolTan to move to a much needed new building and continue running our high quality arts activities.

Celebrate creativity and challenge stigma.  Get involved and help make mental health a global concern.  Go to www.justgiving.com to sponsor us, or even better get yourself sponsored and help us all.  Check out www.cooltanarts.org.uk for more updates.

CoolTan Arts proudly presents: ‘Welcome to the Market Place’, a new exhibition at CoolTan Arts Independent Gallery, open from 10th to 30th June, Monday to Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday 10am-5pm. A journey through the history of posters and promotion of CoolTan Arts dating back from the early ’90s to the present day. This interactive exhibition allows you to dig into the past and present of CoolTan Arts through exploring our creative material ranging from posters to film. Come along, get involved, comment on how we communicate with you, imagine, inspire, create.

Largactyl Shuffle from CoolTan Arts on Vimeo.

CoolTan Arts Introduction from CoolTan Arts on Vimeo.

Have fun, meet new people, gain new skills!

CoolTan Arts is running free arts and IT workshops open to any Southwark resident over 19.  People can attend one 10 hour workshop for free.  Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Workshops run from 20^th April to 31^st July 2009.  If you do not live in Southwark, courses are £250 per course.

Basic and Intermediate IT Tuesday 11am - 1pm

Podcasting with Fari Bradley Tuesday  1pm - 4pm

Play writing, Tuesday  1pm - 3pm

Beginners Photoshop, Wednesday  1pm - 3pm

Portrait drawing, Wednesday 4pm - 6pm

Machine sewing, Wednesday evening 6pm - 8pm

2 Textile Dyeing Saturdays 13th and 27th June, 10am - 6pm

2 Screen Printing Saturdays 13th and 27th June, 10am - 6pm

Book Making Saturdays 13th and 27th June, TBC

If you are interested in attending or want more information please contact Michelle or Kathrin at CoolTan.

E: kathrin@cooltanarts.org.uk Ph: 020 7701 2696