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

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

Students and staff from Start are working to produce artworks that will be displayed in an exhibition at the gallery from 28 February to 5 July 2009. The exhibition will explore themes of wellbeing, specifically investigating coping strategies and the idea that we all hold our own wellbeing in our own hands.

Participants have visited the gallery to explore works within the collection that relate to their themes. As well as making works for the exhibition, participants will get involved in producing a gallery trail, writing interpretation and creating exhibition display for their artworks.

There will be a public events programme relating to this exhibition, including live music, tours and art workshops. Please visit our website again later in the year for further details.

There's more information on the exhibition here.

Visit Start's website.

Project partners: Start, Manchester.

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