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Traces through Time: An Inspiring Collaboration in Recovery Arts
Fostering collaborations between different recovery arts groups is one of the key goals of the ARA Network. “Traces through Time” is a groundbreaking fusion of dance, live music, and spoken word. Brought to life by the Fallen Angels Dance Theatre (FADT) and the New Note Orchestra, this collaboration takes centre stage next week in two…
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2023 Recovery Street Film Festival – A reflection and Shortlist
The Recovery Street Film festival is a yearly competition open to people who have experience of substance addiction. This year Masha Tiunova went to the showing of the shortlist, here she writes her reflections. The Recovery Street Film Festival focuses on filmmakers who have a lived experience of recovering from drug or alcohol use, whether…
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A video round up of the June 2023 Addiction Recovery Futures Conference.
Last month, the Addiction Recovery Arts Network Conference 2023 at Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus shone a spotlight on the integration of arts and addiction recovery. Building on the 2022 Knowledge Exchange Event this conference aimed to advance the discourse on the role of creative art practices in addiction recovery. Topics explored included the future…
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Christina Schultz and Sean Daniels at the 16th June Addiction Recovery Arts Futures conference
Transdisciplinary artist Christina Schultz and director writer Sean Daniels are two of the international roster of artists at the upcoming Liverpool Hope University’s Addiction Recovery Arts Futures conference. Christina Schultz’ workshop will be The Drug Tarot, a project embedded in Conjuros y Colocones (English translation: ‘Spells and Potions’). This project is a collaboration with Metzineres,…
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NHS APA announces Conference to combat stigma in addiction and recovery
Registration is now open for this year’s anticipated NHS APA Conference, which will be held in a virtual format. Taking place on November 28, 2023, the conference aims to foster meaningful discussions under the theme of “Living the Stigma: Understanding Addiction & Overcoming Prejudice.”
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Staging Recovery from Geese, Birmingham, free performance, 14th June.
Birmingham-based community theatre group Geese have announce a performance from Staging Recovery to take place in Foyle Studio at Midlands Arts Centre (mac), Birmingham. The performance will begin at 1:45pm. They ask that audience members arrive promptly at 1:30pm. Entry is free! Capacity in the space is limited. You can book your space through Eventbrite:…
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Read Andrew WK talk about higher powers in the Village Voice
Read Andrew WK’s brilliant answer to question: “How Can I Believe In a Higher Power When I Don’t?” www.villagevoice.com/2015/02/18/ask-andrew-w-k-how-can-i-believe-in-a-higher-power-when-i-dont/
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ARA Network announces Addiction-Recovery Arts Futures one day conference
ARA Network have announced the Addiction Recovery Arts Futures one day conference will be held on Friday 16th June at Liverpool Hope University. Details can be found in the attached PDF.
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Open Call
WRITERS WANTED: Do you have a subject, review or news for the new magazine about artists in addiction recovery? We want to hear from you This not a paid opportunity (yet) but take a look at our first issue Performing Recovery – Issue 1. Email us your ideas: editorial@recovery-arts.org
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Performing Recovery – Issue 1 OUT NOW!
Performing Recovery issue 1 features interviews with Mark Prest of Portraits of Recovery and Jason Brownlee of Voodoo Monkeys. Members of New Note Orchestra and Fallen Angels discuss working with professionals in a recovery environment. Issue 1 also features poetry and artwork from members of the recovery community,