In this video,the Mayor of Lambeth speaks before the start of this year’s Largactyl Shuffle Sponsored Walk which marks World Mental Health Day. In his brief speech at the Maudsley Hospital, he hailed the CoolTan Arts approach of placing emphasis on the role of creativity in the alleviation of mental health problems.

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Ruby Wax on the Largactyl Shuffle from CoolTan Arts on Vimeo.

Watch this video and hear Ruby Wax say she might come to the Largactyl Shuffle Sponsored Walk on Saturday 9 October 2010. So come along to the Maudsley Hospital and probably share the Largactyl Shuffle experience with Ruby Wax. See you there.

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The Nutty Professors from CoolTan Arts on Vimeo.

CoolTan Arts organised ‘The Nutty Professors’ an art exhibition of art works by CoolTan Arts tutors. The exhibition was held at Oxford House gallery. It included paintings, drawings, sculpture and a sound installation. In this video CoolTan Arts tutors talk about their works in the exhibition.

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CoolTan Arts and the Alternative Fashion Week 2010 from CoolTan Arts on Vimeo.

This video shows CoolTan Arts designers at work, the models who wore the designs and moments from the catwalk. CoolTan Arts showcased its designs at the 2010 Alternative Fashion Week – an annual event organised by Alternative Arts at the Spitalfields Market in central London. This year CoolTan designs were based on the theme ‘Twisted Tartan’ – a take on the Scottish weave based on a delicate selection of silk, hand crafted garments made from fabric that has been batik and dyed using vibrant layers of colour in swirley, spikey and twisted tartan designs.

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CoolTan Arts used the theme “Women That inspire You” to mark 2010 International Women’s Day. In this video women talk about women that inspire them. This also includes a historical view of the women who have lived and worked in Southwark.

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Creatures Lost In Time from CoolTan Arts on Vimeo.

This video takes you on a journey through the different realities of a state of mind exploring the relation between sound, words and visuals. The video is inspired by the soundtrack “Creatures Lost In Time”, a recording of the thoughts of CoolTan Arts participants who visited the exhibition “Walking In My Mind” at the Hayward Gallery.

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‘Creatures Lost In Time’ is a soundtrack created out of responses by CoolTan Arts participants to the art exhibition ‘Walking In My Mind’ at the Hayward Gallery. It features seven compositions arranged and produced by sound artist Duncan Chapman and artist Victoria Turnbull.  CoolTan Arts contributors are Michelle Baharier, Sharon Batt, Simon Hayes, Jenny Pestel, Brian Ring, Richard Muzira, Sahra Hassan, Maki Spanoudis, Lesley Dewhurst, Marjorie McLean, Howard Andrews, Cleo Ibberson, William Ball and Alison Westecott.  The project was part of the Learning and Participation programme at Southbank Centre.

The seven compositions are:- ’Your are not children’, ’voices’, ’poems (Sharon)’, ’Simon’s piece’, ’a blind man on the beach’, ’titles (Sharon)’ and ’please don’t touch the white dots’.

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CoolTan Arts at the BFI from CoolTan Arts on Vimeo.

This interview based video shows moments from the premiere of three CoolTan Arts productions at the BFI Southbank cinema complex. The screening of ‘Largactyl Shuffle’, ‘In the studio with Maggi Hambling’ and ‘CoolTan Arts Introduction’ was organised by CoolTan Arts and the British Film Institute.

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Altered States from CoolTan Arts on Vimeo.

Altered States is an art exhibition organised by CoolTan Arts to celebrate World Mental Health Day. The exhibition was showcased at the Dulwich Picture Gallery and includes paintings, drawings and screen prints.

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