This exhibition is titled Penumbra and it focuses on Mental Health-a visual journey through pain and healing. It will feature a combination of creative makeup* artistry and photography* performed by Bianca Gascoigne. It is aimed at raising awareness about mental health, creating connections with the arts and mental health communities and providing a platform for open dialogue within our community. Fundraising and donations will be given to the Canadian Mental Health Association. The Thunder Bay CMHA branch will be partnering with me to advertise this exhibition.

There will be 15 models, each of whom either work in mental health fields, are local artists or are in support of raising mental health awareness (or all 3). Each model has been/is affected by their own mental health experiences, however this exhibition will not be telling the models individual stories in order to respect their privacy. The exhibition will be a display of creative expression.

This event will take place at Mariner’s Hall for the opening night (food and beverages provided at the beginning of the evening), and it will be on display for at least 1 week.