Date:  18 September 2010

Start: 12noon at Maudsley Hospital,

Denmark Hill, SE5 8AZ

Walk leader: Ari Henry

Join walk leader Ari and the Largactyl walkers for a guided cultural walk through South London. Discover local artist Austin Spare, who lived and worked at Elephant & Castle and Walworth Road and whose first exhibition was held at Walworth Town Hall. Explore the local history of Southwark, visit the Austin Osman Spare exhibition at Cuming Museum on the route of the walk and uncover the history of mental health in the borough.

CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle is a guided cultural walk from the Maudsley Hospital to Tate Modern designed to encourage mental and physical wellbeing, through art, exercise, humour and history, de-stigmatizing mental distress.

Date:  21 August 2010

Start: 12 noon at Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AZ

Join CoolTan Arts on this fun filled family day out with treasure hunt and interactive quiz. Discover local history, famous & infamous inhabitants of Southwark, and uncover the history of mental health in the borough. All welcome, bring your children, family and friends.

CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle is a guided cultural walk from the Maudsley Hospital to Tate Modern designed to encourage mental and physical wellbeing, through art, exercise, humour and history, de-stigmatizing mental distress.

At the entrance of Tate Modern on 19^th June 2010 at midnight, walkers-by were surprised by an unusual gathering of a good 60 people. People were meeting for CoolTan Arts Summer Solstice Midnight Largactyl Shuffle, a guided cultural walk from the powerhouse Tate Modern to the home of contemporary psychiatry, the Maudsley Hospital.

Are you interested in London’s hidden stories? Then CoolTan Arts’ unique guided walks are for you. A cultural arts walk through the Borough of Southwark, from Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill to Tate Modern, that uses art, humour, architecture and local history to promote physical and mental well being.

CoolTan Arts runs a walk every third Saturday of the month, each with a different topic.

Walkers meet at 12noon at the main entrance of Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AX.

Upcoming dates:

17 July 2010 – Architectural walk

21 August 2010 – Family Treasure Hunt/Quiz

18 september 2010 – Artist Austin  Spare – The 20th Century Blake

9th October 2010 - Sponsored walk at 11:30am

20 November 2010 – Made in the Mad House?

CoolTan Arts and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King’s College London (KCL) host a Film screening of ‘The Largactyl Shuffle’ (named after an anti psychotic drug that has extreme physical side effects), followed by a panel discussion with CoolTan participants and speakers from the IoP.

All welcome. You will be entertained, intrigued and enlightened.

Date and times: 24^th June 2010, 1pm start – 2pm

Venue: IoP, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, De Crespigny Park London SE5 8AF

RSVP essential – Please RSVP to info@cooltanarts.org.uk by Monday, 21^st June 2010.

Come and join the Largactyl Shuffle to take a sociable stroll, learn about the science of the mind and keep your sanity as we take an amble through the history of Southwark. CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle is a guided cultural walk through Southwark from the Maudsley Hospital to Tate Modern designed to encourage mental and physical wellbeing, through art, exercise, humour and history, de-stigmatizing mental health.

Come along and add to the discussion and exploration, share your thoughts and ideas, enjoy the company of others and have fun. Walkers meet at 12 noon at the main entrance of Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AZ.