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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.
Mad in America’s galleries are always open for submissions! Submit your original art, poetry, humor and memes here.
What's New
Meeting Persephone: A Katabasis of Bipolar Night
One doctor advised, “Do not listen to the voices!” Yet I yearned for them—the dreams, the poetic signs, the strange illuminations where the streets shed their names.
New Articles, Blogs and Podcasts
Meeting Persephone: A Katabasis of Bipolar Night
One doctor advised, “Do not listen to the voices!” Yet I yearned for them—the dreams, the poetic signs, the strange illuminations where the streets shed their names.
How I Fell Into the Vultures’ Clutches
They said all my suffering was in my imagination. They couldn’t have cared less about my agony—they laughed at me as I begged for mercy.
On My Way to Norway with Julia Greenberg and Dory Previn
Dory’s eloquent reflections on her relationship with the voices she heard anticipated the burgeoning Hearing Voices and Mad Pride movements.
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.
Paranoid by Issa Ibrahim
This week's Song of the Week was suggested by MIA contributor Issa Ibrahim:
“Paranoid” came about while looking in the mirror while hospitalized and medicated,...
Submit to MIA Galleries
Click here to submit original art, poetry, humor or memes. And click here to suggest a song for our Song of the Week.
Past Exhibitions
Teen Arts Exhibition: Beyond Labels And Meds: What It Feels Like To Be Me
28 teen artists share the power of their creativity in this collection of profoundly moving, courageous, and beautiful artwork.
Creativity and COVID: Art-Making During the Pandemic
The pandemic lockdown last year afforded me a precious gift of time to explore my creative spirit, and that, in turn, gave me a powerful way to cope.
