The latest instalment, Armchair Adventures, takes us back to the vibrant land of Gujarat, India, where Connie and her fellow adventurers are immersed in the festivities of a traditional Hindu wedding. Part 2 promises to be as exciting as the first, with cultural exploration and lively traditions! As Connie arrives for the wedding, the villagers […]
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…and Made By Mortals has been chosen! The Made By Mortals team are celebrating after hearing we are one of the 40 organisations set to receive some of the £13m from the latest round of Greater Manchester’s Culture Fund. The fund aims to boost arts, culture and creativity across the city region. A lot has
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In our latest Armchair Adventures BONUS episode, we visit Arlies Primary School in Tameside! Uncle Chris, the drama teacher, is back! Uncle Chris spends lots of his time going around schools and communities, playing drama games and creating shows! This Armchair Adventures episode begins with Connie and the gang reflecting on all the adventures we’ve
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Mental Health Challenges in the South Asian Community Made By Mortals is co-producing a project which focuses on some of the challenges facing women in the South Asian community. We are hearing women talk about how the topic of domestic abuse is often hidden, and not spoken about. Subsequently, this affects their mental health and
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A blog exploring ways in which participatory arts practice can inject more empathy, humanity and beauty into the care system. Paul Hine- CEO of Made By Mortals I recently went to an event called Beautiful Care. Beautiful Care invited different stories of care into the Whitworth Art gallery in Manchester. The event included an original performance
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Back in May, we debuted our show of Hidden LIVE at The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. The show was a co-production with Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester. Where young people with lived experience of mental health issues were recruited to inform and co-create this performance. The show encourages audience members to walk
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Dementia Action Week takes place from 16-22 May 2022 and is Alzheimer’s Society’s longest-running awareness campaign. The aim is to encourage people to ‘act on dementia’, which is something we at Made By Mortals feel really passionate about. In January, we came together with Together Dementia Support for a couple of development sessions with people
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International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Groups come together worldwide on March 8th each year to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality. This year’s IWD theme is #BreakTheBias where we imagine a world free of stereotypes, bias and discrimination, and where
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We’re delighted to announce that we are working in partnership with the Applied Research Collaboration (ARC), The University of Manchester, as part of our Hidden series. This brand new episode will focus on mental health, as we work with a diverse group of young people with lived experience. Our programme ‘Hidden’ is about challenging
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In November, Made by Mortals brought together a brilliant panel of academics, researchers and the participatory arts community to open up a discussion about how together we can innovate more within healthcare research. The event was called Bringing People’s Experience to Life and we were joined by delegates from all over the North West and
