We are delighted to announce that after serious consideration, we have chosen to support the excellent charity My Black Dog for Unhooked 2022!
We look forward to working with the organisation throughout the year. Please see the dedicated page in the menu to read more about the organisation and donate!
Unhooked the Exhibition 2021, curated by Dale Tyler-Lodge from Mernpunk Ltd, was an art exhibition which featured the works of fourteen artists, all of whom were inspired by mental health in some way.
The event took place from 9th – 17th October 2021 in Gosport, Hampshire.
Between the auction and fundraising leading up to the event, we raised an an incredible £2899 for Solent Mind.
Read the Portsmouth News article here: Unhooked 21
The launch night of Unhooked ’21 at Yellow Edge Gallery, Gosport was, we are very pleased to announce, a huge success!
Artists Mernpunk, MP13TZ, Gary Moore, Tom Fry, Clarke Reynolds, Charlotte Hampson, Jazmine Saunders and Hayley Paterson attended the artist meet and greet.
After introductions and a few glasses of wine, CEO of Solent Mind Kevin Gardner said a few words about the work of the charity followed by a brief thank you from curator Dale from Mernpunk.
The attendees then took their seats for the charity art auction. Auctioneer Jonathan Waterhouse did an amazing job or comparing and auctioneering, with every donated lot sold!
A final total from the auction, which was hosted and organised by Yellow Edge Gallery, will be posted as soon as we have the information from the gallery, but we know it broke the £1,700 barrier! Thank you to everyone who donated works, attended, bit, volunteered their time and contributed.
A massive thank you to everyone who supported the event!
Many thanks to The News Portsmouth, and the Gosport Globe for featuring articles about our exhibition. You can read them here:
Wednesday, 14th July 2021: Artists will unveil works inspired by their own mental health stories at the Yellow Edge Gallery in Gosport later this year.
The Unhooked Exhibition, curated and managed by Dale Lodge of Mernpunk Alternative Interiors, provides artists with a platform to raise awareness and understanding of issues surrounding mental health within the community.
Airing at the Yellow Edge Gallery from the 9th to the 17th October 2021, the exhibition features works from over 20 acclaimed UK Artists, including Tom Fry, Laura Greenway, Clarke Reynolds, Ashleigh Spice, Adam Riches and Jazmine Saunders, and explores themes ranging from grief, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, and depression, to living with blindness, autism, and other disabilities.
In addition to providing artists a space to start conversations about mental health and art as therapy, the exhibition aims to raise funds for Mental Health Charity Solent Mind, a UK-based support service providing help for people dealing with a broad range of mental illnesses.
“We have set ourselves a target to raise £5,000, which will be split into two sections,” says curator and exhibition organiser, Dale Lodge. “The first part is to cover the gallery’s non-profit hire charge of £1000 for the duration of the exhibition, so that all artists will be able to exhibit without the pressure of having to find the funds to allow them to do so. The remainder of our target amount is to raise funds for Solent Mind.”
The exhibition welcomes and encourages those willing to assist, offering organisations the opportunity to sponsor an artist’s £50 exhibition fee, contribute towards the fundraising goal, or donate to the charity directly. Every penny raised will count in the mission to help Solent Mind improve the lives of hundreds of local people who are reaching out to them for help – and of course, the many who will continue to do so in the future. Organisations sponsoring the event will have their Company name featured across the exhibition’s literature, as well as across the event’s social media and web platforms.
For more information regarding the exhibition, the artists, the gallery, or Solent Mind Charity, please visit www.unhookedtheexhibition.org, or get in touch at www.unhookedtheexhibition.org/contact-us/.
You can also donate directly to the event through the exhibition’s GoFundMe, www.gofundme.com/f/unhooked-the-exhibition/.
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Ahead of the Unhooked exhibiton taking place later this year, Britain Uncovered is today speaking with curator, Dale Mernpunk, about diet culture, the negative impact of social media, the reasons why BMI calculators are unhelpful, and many other important body image issues. In addition, we also hear more about Dale’s latest work, ‘Famine’, which is a direct response to the obsessive diet advice that intrudes on our daily lives.
https://www.britainuncovered.co.uk/post/interview-with-artist-and-curator-dale-mernpunk
Matt tells us Solent Mind how painting has helped him express his feelings and quiet his mind. ⠀
Hayley from Southsea shares her story with Solent Mind, giving an insight into how art has helped her mental health.
Charlotte from Portsmouth tells us how painting has helped her better understand her own emotions and shares a few of the benefits she has experienced from her painting practice.
https://www.solentmind.org.uk/news-events/blog/charlottes-story-art/