MWI clients art, photography and poetry exhibition opens on Friday

(Thursday 18 September 2025): The annual MindFrame PhotoVoice Exhibition, in which clients of the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI) showcase their art, photography and poetry opens this Friday 19 September from 5-7pm at the Bermuda Society of Arts at City Hall.

The theme MWI clients responded to this year is ‘Comm_nity, where are u?’

Art Therapist, Rhiannon Fletcher, comments, “we are excited to be exhibiting art, photography and poetry from people who are clients of the MWI services, including mental health, addiction and intellectual disability services.

“This exhibition means so much to us and our clients,” she adds. “It brings the community together to appreciate and gain insight into the creativity and expressiveness of people who are journeys of recovery from mental illness or addiction, and those living with intellectual disabilities.”

Rehab Aide Zharia Bean says, “It’s really special to come to the exhibition’s opening night, when clients and their families have the opportunity to see responses to their work, and to feel included and celebrated in a public space. This is a powerful exhibition and if someone can’t make the opening, we encourage them to pop by before it closes on Monday 13 October.

“The comments and narratives that are supplied with the art and photos give an amazing appreciation of the creative power of the human mind,” Zharia adds. “I’d also note that the artists and photographers get a portion of any of their works that are sold, as does the art and photography programme at MWI, which goes back into supplies and putting on future exhibits.”

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