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Adults from the award winning arts-based mental health service Start Manchester created their own exhibition.

Start in Manchester help people recover from severe and enduring mental health difficulties through art and gardening.

Students and staff from Start worked to produce artworks that were on display in the gallery from 28 February to 5 July 2009. The exhibition explored themes of wellbeing, specifically investigating coping strategies and the idea that we all hold our own wellbeing in our own hands.

Participants from Start visited the gallery to explore works within the collection that related to their themes. As well as making works for the exhibition, participants got involved in producing a gallery wellbeing trail, writing interpretation and creating exhibition display for their artworks.

There was a public events programme relating to this exhibition, which included live music performances, tours and art workshops.

There's more information on the exhibition here.

Visit Start's website.

Project partners: Start, Manchester.

Funding: Working Neighbourhood Fund, Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust.