CoolTan Arts believes mental wellbeing is enhanced by the power of creativity

PRESS RELEASE CoolTan Arts Midnight Largactyl Shuffle: Summer Solstice Saturday 18 June 2011, 23.45pm for 12:00 midnight start Meet at Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG (main entrance on Holland Street) End at Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ Night time is the time for the Outsider, the sleepless, the restless, and the wanderer. Charles Dickens, an avid nightwalker, asked: Are not the sane and the insane equal at night as the sane lie a dreaming? Join us in the footsteps of past and present nightwalkers; learn about artists and writers who have made moonlit London their own. We will also be celebrating the summer solstice, marking the shortest night of the year, with a look at the magic of pagan midsummer. A previous walker said about the Midnight Walk: It was brilliant, I really liked it. I love the Midnight Walk, its so nice and cool.... Its inspiring to learn about the area I live in. Southwark is not very famous from a touristic point of view and has a bad reputation, but there is so much history. I came to learn new things and liked the quirky stories. Join CoolTan Arts for a guided Summer Solstice Midnight walk, where you can explore the urban psycho-geography of South London and learn about local history and familiar landmarks under the moonlight. Participate in this unique procession from the powerhouse Tate Modern to the home of contemporary psychiatry, the Maudsley Hospital. At the end of the walk, well have the opportunity to rest at the chapel of Maudsley Hospital. Walkers meet at 23.45pm at the main entrance of Tate Modern and finish the walk in the wee hours of Sunday at the Maudsley Hospital, where youll have the possibility to rest at the chapel for a few hours. Feel free to bring sandwiches, tea, coffee for the route (no alcohol please). If you cannot find the group of walkers, please call us on 0798 565 8443. The walk is free but voluntary donations will be appreciated. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a bottle of water. The walk is accessible to wheelchair users and people with disabilities. Additional information
CoolTan Arts has an Open Day and Mad Hatters Tea Party on 11 June 2011, 1pm-5pm at CoolTan Arts, Unit B 237 Walworth Road, London SE17 1RL. All welcome! The Largactyl Shuffle is named after the oldest anti-psychotic drug chlorpromazine, sold as Largactil in Europe, which has severe side effects. CoolTan Arts exists to inspire the well-being and creative participation of a diverse range of people through the production of quality art. Reg. Charity Nr. 1064231 We are proud to have as Patrons: Maggi Hambling, Sokari Douglas Camp, Ali Smith, Clare Allan and Rosemary Shrager. Further information is available from: Kathrin Kirrmann, Communications Officer kathrin@cooltanarts.org.uk, or Susan McNally, Largactyl Shuffle Development susan@cooltanarts.org.uk, www.cooltanarts.org.uk CoolTan Arts, 020 7701 2696 Manager,