About Array Parity
Array Parity is a campaign that aims to further the connection between art and mental health. The initiative brings artists living with a mental health condition the opportunity to share their work publicly, pointing toward the issues surrounding stigma and endorsing the nationwide effort for mental health parity. These creative individuals shed light on how mental health recovery can be inspired and supported by the arts.
Funded by RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver, Array Parity has evolved into a multi-phase project since its 2018 launch. In the video below, courtesy of AngoTango Pictures, you can view artist Scott Tomkinson in action during the project’s first phase, in which artists combined images with statements of inclusion and solidarity on T-shirts, tote bags and stickers. One of Scott's finished pieces is to the right. This work was done through the Military Artistic Healing program at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.
Funded by RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver, Array Parity has evolved into a multi-phase project since its 2018 launch. In the video below, courtesy of AngoTango Pictures, you can view artist Scott Tomkinson in action during the project’s first phase, in which artists combined images with statements of inclusion and solidarity on T-shirts, tote bags and stickers. One of Scott's finished pieces is to the right. This work was done through the Military Artistic Healing program at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.
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ArrayParity Promotional Video from Max Maddox on Vimeo. |
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During COVID-19, to provide an online outlet for artistic healing, Array Parity curator and development consultant Kim Nguyen (see bio below) created a series of instructional videos devoted to watercolor painting. The eight-part series is intimate, self-paced, free to access. Here are a few of the images that Kim creates along the way:
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Here is a brief introductory video, with the full series available on NAMI Colorado Springs’ YouTube channel:
The Array Parity team
Max Maddox, project lead and developer. Max Maddox is a Denver artist and arts facilitator working in Denver. He is co-author of Walks on the Margins: A Story of Bipolar Illness. Find out more about Max and see his art at www.maxmaddox.net, or follow him on Instagram.
Kim Nguyen, Diversus Health, curator; development consultant. Kim is a one of a kind art therapist working with Diversus Health and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College to run art therapy groups in Colorado Springs for peers living with mental illness and veterans. Find out more about Kim here.
Victoria Garrison is a performance artist and writer. She was a staple artist of Meow Wolf in Sante Fe, N.M., before founding Puddle Theater, a collaborative performing arts initiative in Colorado Springs.
Michael McComb, digital designer. Michael is a young graphic designer and recent graduate of Metropolitan State University in graphic design. He survived the Aurora shooting in 2012, and he brings a unique perspective to the project.
Gonzo, design leader. Gonzo prefers to live without labels. He survived 20 years of homelessness, and uses art as his principal therapy. Find out more about Gonzo and the Reach program at RedLine.
Trent McMillan, Sox Place master screen printer. Find out more about Sox Place, a unique screen printing facility and youth homeless shelter in Denver.
If you'd like to volunteer to help, please email [email protected].
Kim Nguyen, Diversus Health, curator; development consultant. Kim is a one of a kind art therapist working with Diversus Health and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College to run art therapy groups in Colorado Springs for peers living with mental illness and veterans. Find out more about Kim here.
Victoria Garrison is a performance artist and writer. She was a staple artist of Meow Wolf in Sante Fe, N.M., before founding Puddle Theater, a collaborative performing arts initiative in Colorado Springs.
Michael McComb, digital designer. Michael is a young graphic designer and recent graduate of Metropolitan State University in graphic design. He survived the Aurora shooting in 2012, and he brings a unique perspective to the project.
Gonzo, design leader. Gonzo prefers to live without labels. He survived 20 years of homelessness, and uses art as his principal therapy. Find out more about Gonzo and the Reach program at RedLine.
Trent McMillan, Sox Place master screen printer. Find out more about Sox Place, a unique screen printing facility and youth homeless shelter in Denver.
If you'd like to volunteer to help, please email [email protected].