Mental Health Art Project
Mental Health Art Project
Society has made speaking up about mental health or seeking help, a thing to be ashamed of. The stigmatisation that comes with mental health has made it difficult for people to be open about issues bordering on it. UBA Foundation is happy to be part of global changemakers that always seek to prioritise mental well-being and make stigmatisation a thing of the past.
We believe that utmost attention should be given to our mind just as we give to our body. This is why we have created an Inside Out Group Action called ‘Mental Health Art Project‘ to raise awareness about mental well-being. This Group Action aims to use the beauty and calming effect of Art to showcase people with special mental needs and care. This project aims to use the beauty and calming effect of Art to showcase people with special mental needs and care.
The Inside Out Project is meant to spark global change locally, by displaying large-scale black and white portraits of members of this community in public spaces.
About the project
This initiative is meant to spark global change locally, by displaying large-scale black and white portraits of members of this community in public spaces.
We are calling for submissions of portraits with visible facial expressions. (The moods can be happy, sad, laughing, anxious, confused, etc.).
All you need to do is sign the consent form and upload your image below.
The call for submissions runs from the 20th of May, 2022 till the 20th of June, 2022.
Portrait Guidelines Submission & Consent Form
- Participants should be from 18 years and above
- Feel free and comfortable
- Participant should be the only one in the portrait
- Participant is allowed to only send one portrait
- We love your pets too but the portraits should only be of human faces
- The subjects shouldn’t be wearing sunglasses and no brands or logos should be visible
- All images must be uploaded as a JPG or TIFF (no PNG or RAW)
- Images should be more than 1MB but no larger than 10MB
- Participants must agree to the consent form attached below
Follow these steps above to participate
How to Apply:
- Applicant must submit their completed contact information (Name, Age, School, Address of school, Telephone Number, Residential Address and Email Address).
- Applicants must attach photocopies of their original birth certificates or international passport data page.
Awards
The first prize for the UBA National Essay
Competition is a N3 million educational grant,
while the second and third prizes are N2.5 million
and N2 million in educational grants to any African University of their choice.
Number of Scholarships: 3
