In 2026, the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival celebrates its 20th year, an opportunity to recognise two decades of mental health and creativity while looking at where we are now and where we might go next. Our theme for this milestone year, Reflections, invites artists, communities and audiences across Scotland to pause, take stock and explore how our experiences, stories and creativity shape our mental health, individually and collectively. Reflections invites us to slow down in a world moving so fast it can feel impossible to keep up. How do we find time to reflect when each day’s headlines ring fresh political, economic and environmental upheaval? How can we understand our own needs when our lives are seldom calm and often charged with uncertainty? There are over 180 events taking place across Scotland, including film, theatre, music, visual arts, writing, comedy, creative workshops and community events.

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