Mad in America Arts Corner

Arts Corner

Here you will find all the latest arts content on Mad in America including the latest submissions to the Art, Poetry, Humor and Meme galleries, the latest Song of the Week, calls for art, and articles on the topic of art and mental health.

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Interview with Jessica Fairfax Hirst: The Withdrawal First Aid Kit

Mad in Puerto Rico - October 23, 2025 0

A conversation with artist Jessica Fairfax Hirst about the process behind her "Withdrawal First Aid Kit" art installation.

Interview with Jessica Fairfax Hirst: The Withdrawal First Aid Kit

Mad in Puerto Rico - October 23, 2025 0

A conversation with artist Jessica Fairfax Hirst about the process behind her "Withdrawal First Aid Kit" art installation.

A Manner of Speaking

India Court MacWeeney, PhD, LMSW - August 22, 2025 43

A cinematic prose poem that uses metaphor and symbol to capture the essence of experiences for which there are no words.

A man is sitting on a sofa and writing notes in a notebook

The Wound That Speaks

Yishay Ishi Ron - May 14, 2025 30

In my case, writing was the beginning of healing. It pulled me out of the abyss and gave me structure, voice, and purpose. It gave me a sense of authorship over a life hijacked by memory.

New in the Art Gallery

A tiger with mouth open in a roar. Colorful patterns and a blue butterfly are behind it.

You're Going to Hear Me Roar by Someone Else

Triangles and rectangles of paint colors separated by red and blue lines, with cursive words scribbled over them in ink

AutumnBlast by Mary

A painting of a woman resting in a forest nook with foxes and bunnies around her

Sun Song by Anna Crabtree

A painting of masses of people wih Prozac and Zoloft capsules for heads

The Real Zombie Apocalypse by Jenny Mounfield

A series of squiggles and disconnected lines in black ink on a gray background

Floodgates by Miles Harrop

A colorful painting of two women, one wearing a hooded jacket and seated on a stool, picking at the hair of one sitting on the floor.

Split by Ashley Nightingale

A silhouette of a person in a dark tunnel, moving toward a circle of light

Suicide Ideation by Tybee Maitri

Dream 1 by Cassandra Langer

A woman in bed clutching crumpled blankets, with her mouth sewn shut, as pills rain down from above.

Longing by Elisabeth Andersen

MIA's First Poetry Slam

MIA’s first Mad Poetry Slam celebrated the brilliant poetic voices of people with lived experience of mental distress and those criticizing the current narrative of mental health. Featured poets include Jo Watson, Rene Simon, John Hoggett and Rebecca Donaldson, plus a community open mic.