It’s the 3rd and final week of Mental Health Awareness Month! Please join us for the final events of the month!
We hope to see you there!
Category: Events
2019 Wind Down Wednesdays with Marnie the Therapy Dog
Ruff week? Come and wind down with Marnie the Therapy Dog! Marnie will be at McCosh Health Center, 3rd Floor Group Room on Wednesday, November 20th from 4-6pm! All students are welcome! Sonsored by University Health Services.
2019 Mental Health & Wellness Drop in Hours with Jess Joseph, PhD
Did you know that there are Mental Health & Wellness drop-in hours all semester long? This resource is open to all graduate and undergraduate students! Eamil Jess Joseph, PhD with any questions or to schedule a time to meet outside of drop-in hours at jj31@princeton.edu.
2019 Keynote Address with Sejal Shah
Next week, author Sejal Shah will be visiting campus to deliver the Mental Health Awareness Month Keynote address on Thursday, 11/21 at 5:30pm in the Maeder Hall Auditorium: “Even If You Can’t See It: Invisible Disability and Neurodiversity.” She will speak about coming to terms with living with a major mood disorder and the complex cultural, practical, and emotional ramifications of that experience as a graduate student and as an academic. Join us for a reception with refreshments and snacks to follow.
Graduate students have a special opportunity to meet with Sejal in a small-group setting for lunch on Thursday 11/21 at 12:30pm in the Campus Club Prospect Room. Attendance is limited to the first 15 people to RSVP. Please sign up by emailing smbruno@princeton.edu.
2019 Exhibit Tour – States of Health: Visualizing Illness and Healing
The Princeton University Art Museum is showing a temporary exhibit relating to mental health–States of Health: Visualizing Illness and Healing. In conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month, the art museum is offering a special guided tour on Tuesday, 11/19 at 12pm. Attendance is limited.
Please sign up by emailing graduatementalhealth@gmail.com.
Exhibit Description:
Throughout history and across cultures, concepts of illness and healing have been given concrete form through art. States of Health features over eighty works of globe-spanning art, from antiquity to the present—including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, photographs, and multimedia—that collectively illuminate the role that art plays in shaping our perceptions and experiences of illness and healing. Provocative cross-cultural juxtapositions throughout the exhibition consider both broad issues and specific historical events, such as the bubonic plague and the AIDS crisis, from a visual perspective. Functioning variously as document, metaphor, fantasy, protest, invocation, and testimony, the selected works of art examine societal anxiety around pandemics and infectious disease, respond to mental illness, present the hopes and dangers associated with childbirth, and explore the complexities of care.
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/exhibitions/3617
2019 NAMI Tabling
Throughout this week and next (November 4-15th), representatives from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will be on campus tabling and sharing resources in Frist. They would love to meet you!
NAMI African American Community Together NOW (AACT-NOW) Group
NAMI Chinese American Mental Health Outreach Program in New Jersey (CAMHOP-NJ)
NAMI Poetry Contest
2019 Art Exhibit
Unique Minds: Voices Through Art
Artwork by 16 Princeton students, staff, and community who translate what mental health awareness means to them in recognition of Princeton University’s Mental Health Awareness Month for the month of November.
Thank you for coming to our opening reception on Monday November 4, at 4pm in the Frist 200-level Gallery!
Opening Reception Photo Gallery
Alex Williams
“Bridge”
Photograph
17″ x 11″
Anandi Ramanathan
“Happiness blooms from within”
Watercolor And Pen
2019
14″ x 11″
“You are the key to your happiness. Come out and fetch your happiness with what makes you happy”
Anonymous
“Destress Distress”
Sharpie on paper
2018
8.5″ x 11″
beth E jarvie
“#lookup: Summer”
Photography reclaim handmade mount
2018
16″ x 24″
“My photography is based on paying attention to your surroundings, keeping your head up and looking to find the beauty in the simple, sometimes overlooked moments, objects, and experiences that surround us every day.
The #lookup series of images are an invitation to tilt your head and appreciate the intersection of sky and architecture; nature and humanity. a reminder to look up from technology, to keep your chin up in life, embrace a positive attitude, and enjoy the happiness these moments can kindle.”
Bhagyashri Guhagarkar
“Find Yourself”
Acrylic on Canvas
2015
16″ x 20″
“It is very important to find yourself. Sit, relax and get away from all distractions around you. Focus on yourself. Think about who you are, what you are passionate about, what makes you truly happy. Know your strengths. Dive deep and discover yourself!
Sit down, relax and focus on your breathing. Dive deep and discover yourself! Find out who you truly are, what keeps you going and makes you happy. Find your interests and what you love to do. Include them in your routine and see the positive change!”
Bhaumik Mehta
“Om”
8″ x 11″
“Peace and tranquility is something that is not easily attainable. That is why I seek it to the best of my ability and hope to spread the message to as many people as possible.”
Chanika Svetvilas
“Fill in the Blank”
Mirror Plexiglas
2018
11″ x 14″
Chanika Svetvilas
“Dare to Listen”
Digital print on semi-gloss
2019
16″ x 12″
“My interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work currently focuses on mental health difference, the diversity of its lived experiences and the stigma, discrimination and prejudice encountered. I utilize narrative as a way to share experiences to disrupt stereotypes and to reflect on contemporary issues and intersectionality.”
Ellen Warren Aiken
“Reach out, connect”
Mosaic: marble, travertine, shale, beach stones, coral, slate, smalti
2019
7.5 ” x 7.5″
“Natural materials and their subtle palettes are my inspiration. I use them to express my feelings and derive joy and a sense of well-being from this creative process.”
Gaea Lawton
“In the nation’s service and the service of each other.”
Pencil and Marker
2019
12″ x 16″
“Mental health issues can be constricting. Negative thoughts can feel binding, trapping, and inescapable. Princeton is doing all it can to help those with mental health issues escape these ties, but these efforts will not work until we as individuals acknowledge our responsibility to lend a helping hand to those who we see hurting around us. Everyone holds the responsibility to look out for one another and help free each other from whatever binds are constricting us.
Princeton is doing all it can to help those with mental health issues heal, but these efforts will not work until we as individuals acknowledge our responsibility to help those who we see hurting around us.”
Jill LeClair
“All in a day”
Acrylic on canvas
2016
20″ x 20″
“We have responsibilities and interests that we are constantly juggling and finding time for. We have our home life and our work life, and we try our best to fit in some nature and exploration in between, especially to counter what may make us feel “robotic” at times. The bright colors suggest that joy can still be found, however, in this swirling repetition and sometimes chaos of living.”
Jill LeClair
“Spin Cycle”
Mixed media (paper and acrylic)
2019
18″ x 24″
“Gyration of mental state; a spinning top reaches perfect balance or will topple; there can be swirling of darkness and light, and light spinning into “gold” on the best of days.”
Joachim Spruch
“Mars”
Acrylic on canvas
2018
16″ x 20″
“This ones is called “Mars”. We think of Mars as the red Planet. What kind of Trees would grow on Mars. Would the Sky still be blue? This is my Vision of Mars.”
Joachim Spruch
“Burning Bushes”
Acrylic on canvas
2018
16″ x 20″
A Burning Bush only turns red in Fall. Most of them for a short period of time. This is a fantasy Burning Bush looking like Lava is coming out of it. Spewing Fire everywhere. Maybe forever and not just in Fall.
Joachim Spruch
“A Force”
Acrylic on canvas
2018
16″ x 20″
“A Force coming up from below, like waves. Just not in blue. In Black cause it’s stronger then Blue.”
Karissa Lowe
“Where You Are”
Photography & Digital Art
“I get so stressed about what comes next, I forget to notice where I am now.”
Kat Cope
“Warped and Weft”
Encaustic, woven print fragments, plaster, kozo fiber, etc.
2009
28”x 16”
“The pattern of the weaving represents piecing together fragmented memory. In this case the fragments represent memories that are patched together in an attempt to create a new reality. Recalling and reconfiguring memories will not erase the traumatic loss of my father in childhood, but the process acted as a way to cope with the absence.”
Sonia Murthy
“The Fruitful Darkness”
Digital print on photo paper
9.5″ x 11″
Spriha Gupta
“March”
Acrylics with recycled magazine, cheesecloth.
2017
24″ x 30″
“”March” talks about bringing people together from all walks of life for a cause that we all feel strongly about-about being human, being accepted, about change , about the struggles we all face at different stages of our life. Mental health is so important and we need to find that connection from our mind to our heart to the soul and we cannot achieve this alone. A community comes together to create that platform and reminds us that each one of us is important.”
Spriha Gupta
“Detached”
Acrylics with leaves, feathers and tissue paper
2019
36″ x 48″
“”Detached” talks about how man is not an island and cannot survive alone. Mental health is so important and we all need to talk about it and help those in need. Just as a bird can’t fly without its wings; humans cannot survive without other humans and we need to have the strength to reach out and grow with the support of others when needed. While creating this painting I also thought of the Phoenix and how it recreates itself from the ashes. We can recreate a whole new self if we are aware and feel no shame to reach out.
I am a self -taught, visual artist bringing new aspects to the medium of art by using textures and recycled products to create organic forms on canvas. The textures created invite you to have a sensory experience while engaging your thoughts at the same time.
I want art to create a space for conversation and a look within; exploring the various layers of the world we inhabit and reminding us of the beauty that lies within each of us. “March” and “Detached” remind us that we cannot exist alone and though every day can be a struggle it becomes a little easier when we face it together as a community.
I honor the belief that art has no boundaries regardless of man-made walls and being limitless in nature, the colors and forms flow from one space to. Let us celebrate our unique minds and body without any barriers as the world exists because of us.”
Sweety Mehta
“Peace in the Mind”
16″ x 20″
“My name is Sweety and art is my passion. Meditating and giving time to take care of the body have greatly enhanced spiritual strength. A peaceful mind is the key to happiness.”
Chanika Svetvilas
“Perscription of Support”
Interactive exhibit work
Chanika Svetvilas
“Self Affirmation Balloon”
Interactive exhibit work
2019 Movies 4 Mental Health (featuring Art with Impact!)
Tuesday, November 19th
6:30pm in Neuroscience A32
Movies for Mental Health is a 2-hour workshop brought to Princeton campus by the Graduate Student Government and Art with Impact. This program focuses on empowering young adults, educators, health professionals and community members to gain a better understanding of mental health within their environment. The event starts with free food, followed by a screening of three short films related to mental health. The audience will then discuss the films in small groups before a panel offers resources available to students. Free and open to all, Tuesday November 19, 2019 at 6:30pm in Neuroscience A32.