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Too Good to Eat – 3D Jelly Art by Siamy Tan!

Mental Ideas has been going wobbly for 3D Jelly Art enthusiast Siamy Tan‘s incredible jelly cakes! The level of artistry in her lifelike flower creations is mind-blowing! Then, once you’ve … Continue Reading Too Good to Eat – 3D Jelly Art by Siamy Tan!

Reimagining Mental Health with Resolve!

Mental Ideas has been working with the phenomenal Resolve Foundation on their 2022 fellowship program empowering future community leaders, which this year is on the timely theme of Wellbeing Reimagined. Mentalist Sadie … Continue Reading Reimagining Mental Health with Resolve!

Submissions Open for Anthology Imprint 21!

Submissions are open until April 21, 2022 for women poets, writers and artists to submit their poems, illustrations and short stories (2000 words) to the Women in Publishing Society‘s annual … Continue Reading Submissions Open for Anthology Imprint 21!

Price’s Price – Chris Maden

Price’s Price is set in a time and place – Hong Kong in the 1960s to 80s – where mental health issues were more often dismissed than discussed.  The main … Continue Reading Price’s Price – Chris Maden

Eugenia Kim Curates Multi-Media Art Exhibition ‘As The Ship Sails On’

Dark skies. Back pain. Heavy bags of salt crystals dissolving in the gutter. These are my memories of dismantling the demo for my VR work Lithium Hindsight 360 in October … Continue Reading Eugenia Kim Curates Multi-Media Art Exhibition ‘As The Ship Sails On’

Juliana Kung Connects With Her Inner Hero!

For 26 year old bipolar artist Juliana Kung, art is a way of connecting with her inner hero. Here she shares some of the hidden meanings behind her captivating artwork! … Continue Reading Juliana Kung Connects With Her Inner Hero!

Friday Night Muffin Run!

Wow – we are BLOWN AWAY by the incredible generosity of our rapidly expanding team of volunteers @HomeKongKitchen following the SCMP‘s article about it in last week’s Post Magazine! Hongkongers … Continue Reading Friday Night Muffin Run!

A Poem A Day by Proverse!

The first in a month-long series of poetry readings by authors and poets published in the 2018 Proverse Poetry Prize Anthology, Mingled Voices 3, has just been released on YouTube, with … Continue Reading A Poem A Day by Proverse!

NOT TODAY – #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

To mark #2020 World Suicide Prevention Day, Mental Ideas is proud to premiere short film NOT TODAY. The powerful short about fighting back was born out of an idea by … Continue Reading NOT TODAY – #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Home Kong Kitchen

With most of our planned summer projects postponed, Mental Ideas has been on a roll and making serious dough! Thanks to the team effort of volunteer bakers Ying, Moira, Emma, Raquel, … Continue Reading Home Kong Kitchen

Entries Open: The Proverse Prize

The Proverse Prize is an annual international literary competition for unpublished book-length works of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Established in 2008 by Proverse Publishing, Hong Kong, the competition is open to … Continue Reading Entries Open: The Proverse Prize

Writer Unblocked!

Writer Unblocked showcases original short stories and spoken word to unlock and unblock Hong Kong’s creative art and soul. Join familiar and debut voices from the Hong Kong Writers Circle as they attempt … Continue Reading Writer Unblocked!

Opportunity: RTHK Poetry Competition

RTHK Radio 3 have launched their annual English Poetry Competition! Whether you’re an experienced poet or a debut dabbler, if you live in Hong Kong then you won’t want to … Continue Reading Opportunity: RTHK Poetry Competition

Transference: A Bipolar Love Story selected for Arizona and Buenos Aires International Film Festivals

Even though the chance of any festival happening this year seems pretty remote at present (and we all have far greater concerns on our minds) you have to acknowledge and appreciate … Continue Reading Transference: A Bipolar Love Story selected for Arizona and Buenos Aires International Film Festivals