New Community Arts Project Aims to Inspire Connection and Hope Around Male Suicide

A moment of Connection is a new Cumbrian arts project exploring male suicide, connection and hope.

Men with lived experience of suicidal thoughts are invited to help create a major multimedia exhibition across Cumbria. (Event dates, times and locations below).

Every Life Matters has teamed up with four Cumbrian artists to create A Moment of Connection, an Arts Council England-funded project exploring men's experiences of surviving suicide, male connection and finding hope.

The project will work with men who have survived suicide attempts or experienced suicidal thoughts, as well as people who have supported someone they love.

Through photography, moving image, sound and graffiti art, participants will explore the moments that helped them find hope or a reason to keep living. The project will offer a different perspective on how men seek help, talk about difficult experiences and support one another. It aims to challenge the stereotype of the "strong, silent" man who struggles alone.

Facebook: @amomentofconnection
Instagram: @amocelm

Suicide prevention and suicide bereavement support in Cumbria:
every-life-matters.org.uk