  the articles: Refashion for Life: Meet the Charities Refashion for Life: Meet the Designers still don't have tickets to Re-Fashion for life? Please Click Here for Tickets *Thank you to Slow Fashioned for their support, coverage, and enthusiasm for this event. Take some time to learn about this new online magazine and its mission. It is an honor to be included in their efforts. Add Comment  i am still coming down from the awesome event/fundraiser for the Denver Zine Library and Sent(a)Mental Studios that was held this past monday nov. 8th, 2010 - at the 27 social centre. we had such a great turnout... so many people came out to hear great music, bid on awesome donations, and reconnect with friends - while supporting these local projects. thank you so much for coming out. your continued support is so essential to the projects of sent(a)mental studios to continue... and i know some much needed supplies will result from this. i will update soon with the outcome, etc. until then... "be kinder than necessary, for everyone is fighting some kind of battle." love, dylan ps. we are still accepting donations. please consider making one today. donations can be mailed to : Sent(a)Mental Studios PO Box 2537 Denver, CO 80201  PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW :) ************************************************* Dear friends of Sent(a)Mental Studios and the Denver Zine Library, Pull out your calendars and grab a pen! This is an event you won’t want to miss! 4th Annual Silent Auction to benefit the Denver Zine Library and Sent(a)Mental Studios Monday, November 8, 2010 from 7-9pm 27 Social Centre: 2727 West 27th Avenue, Denver (entrance around right side of building) Art, zines, live music, mind-blowing auction items and super awesome special guests! The list of auction items and donors will be available at www.denverzinelibrary.org and will be updated as they come in. We’re still accepting donations, so contact Kelly at denverzinelibrary@gmail.com with your items and ideas! The Denver Zine Library is a non-profit, volunteer run, lending library located inside the 27 Social Centre. Founded in December 2003, our library consists of over 9,000 zines cataloged and available for loan to the public. We hold open hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5 pm and by appointment. More info available at www.denverzinelibrary.org. Sent(a)Mental Studios houses three projects: The Sent(a)Mental Project is a collection of creative works about, by, or for individuals or groups affected by suicide. The Youth Project facilitates the reclaiming of creative voices in a safe and supportive environment for Denver-area youth. Mental (St)ealth is a collection of creative works by psychiatric survivors. Open studio hours are Wednesday 1-4 and Saturday 12-5 as well as holding a variety of suicide prevention classes running throughout the week. More info available at www.sentamentalstudios.com. Please spread the word and we’ll see you on November 8th! Love, Dylan Scholinski at Sent(a)Mental Studios and The Denver Zine Librarians Ps. if you cannot make it to the event please consider sending donations or gift cards to - Sent(a)Mental Studios PO Box 2537 Denver, CO 80201 with Auction in an attached note please help support dylan scholinski, the founder/witness of sent(a)mental studios - along with his partner maggie - in their latest project.... The launch/opening show of benjamin ballerina: pretty tough clothing for kids a portion of sales goes to support Sent(a)Mental Studios - which in addition to a memorial project to suicide - offers a youth project that has been working with young people and suicide prevention for over 20 years - offering a safe space to a variety of youth to help facilitate a reclaiming of creative voice and exploring difficult emotions and experiences through creativity.   Post Alternatives 2010 10/10/2010
Alternatives was a great success. I met so many wonderful mental health activists, advocates, and survivors. What an awesome opportunity for Sent(a)Mental Studios and the Mental (St)ealth Project. We received over 50 submissions to the Mental (St)ealth Project and I hope to be uploading images of some of that artwork soon. In the meantime here are a couple photos from the Open Studio the Sent(a)Mental Studios helped facilitate. love, dylan    a found can and recent attention to suicides 10/07/2010
 10.07.10 (c) dylan scholinski i love accidents, mistakes, random creative acts, etc. i am always collecting beautiful (wabi sabi) type things... that some may call garbage. while it is true that a lot of the things i collect for this series are "throw-away" objects or collected images of what many disregard in there travels - what i see is treasure, beauty, transition... opportunity. valuable objects that are worthy of a 2nd look/chance. today i found this can and thought i'd just try scanning it rather that taking a photo. this is what i got... and i love the random selections of light and focus. i have been thinking and feeling a lot recently in regards to the recent attention drawn to suicide, bullying, queerness and youth. i am moved by peoples sudden and long overdue interest. however this is not a new phenomena and the solution is not that we need people to sweep in and save us from ourselves. from where i have been sitting on this subject - as a survivor of multiple attempts and thought of suicide over the years - my feelings as a "throw away" youth - and more currently as the witness/founder of the sent(a)mental studios memorial to LGBTIQA suicides and youth projects - we not only need witnesses that will see the value of us as ourselves... but that will also participate in reflecting that value back to us... AT ALL TIMES. protect us from the bullies, celebrate us in our schools and communities, advocate for uni-sex bathrooms... and don't wait for someone to come out as queer or kill themselves in your community to feel its time to start this process. BE AN ALLY NOW. so i think about this can that i found... and if everyone would witness it as the beautiful thing that it has become - and stop projecting this idea of it being garbage and less valuable... but to see the value of it as itself.... well, wouldn't that be great. love to everyone. dylan ALTERNATIVES 2010 “Promoting Wellness Through Social Justice” "Promoviendo Bienestar por medio de Justicia Social" The national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers and survivors will be held Wednesday, September 29 - Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency, 11999 Harbor Blvd., Anaheim/Garden Grove, California 92840 (Hyatt reservations - 800-233-1234). Each Alternatives conference offers in-depth technical assistance on peer-delivered services and self-help/recovery methods. Beyond the exchange of knowledge and networking, Alternatives offers a rich social, artistic, and healing environment. Said one attendee: “The conference transformed me so I can transform the system.” ********************************** on friday... Mental (St)ealth: The Vision and Art of Transgender Activist Dylan Scholinski (Garden 2) - Dylan Scholinski Dylan Scholinski, Founder/Witness of Sent(a) Mental Studios, artist, and author of the award- winning memoir The Last Time I Wore a Dress, will talk about how he healed through art and service. Learn about his projects, including a memorial to LGBTIQA suicide and work with at-risk youth. Stay and create some art with Dylan! Friday and Saturday, he will be conducting an “Open Studio” in the Laguna Suite (Check the door for times). Big Updates Coming... please read. 09/13/2010
hello all, i am so sorry i've been so out of touch. there has been much going on with having moved the studio, beginning a new school year with students, settling into new space, and much more. so here i am putting finishing touches on the new space and putting off posting because i have so much to say, don't know where to start - and then fear another month will go by. so please bear with me... over the next couple of weeks i will post many different bits of info, photos,updated wish-lists, etc... so check back. thanks so much love, dylan          Teen Art Exhibit and Benefit Helps Prevent Teen Suicide Teens Choosing Life, Choosing Hope Voz y Corazón - meaning voice and heart- is a suicide prevention and mentoring program designed to change how Latina youth think and feel about themselves. And it is working! Alarming national statistics indicate that Hispanic high school girls are most likely to seriously consider and attempt suicide. Latina youth in Denver are no exception. Voz y Corazón is a free, culturally responsive support, education, and prevention program designed for Latina youth. It teaches them how to recognize and respond to signs of suicide in themselves and their peers. Volunteers mentor the teens and help them with self-expression through artwork and with developing a healthy bi-cultural identity. Teens are trained as gatekeepers' to support their peers who may be in trouble. "I have many friends that need help and do drugs and try suicide. I want to help them," says one teen participant. Voz y Corazón Teen Art Show and Benefit gives the teens a chance to showcase their art work and creativity. The teen's art work will be professionally displayed at the Red Line Art for viewing and certain pieces will be available for purchase. The public is invited. All donations support this important program. What: Voz y Corazón Teen Art Show and Benefit When: Saturday, June 12, 2010 Time: 5:30-10:30pm - Dinner, Dancing and Silent Auction 17 and under are free. Adults $40, Couples $70 Where: Red Line Art 2350 Arapahoe Street Denver, Colorado 80205 More details on the Voz y Corazón Teen Art Show and Benefit can be found at http://www.mhcd.org/Service/VozYCorazon.html Voz y Corazón is a collaboration of the Mental Health Center of Denver, Girls, Inc., Sisters of Color United for Education, Lowry Family Center, Denver Health and Denver Public Schools. DYLAN GEARING UP FOR OPEN STUDIOS 06/09/2010
Dylan gearing up for a full day of OPEN STUDIOS... pictured here getting his favorite cup of coffee at Salvagetti on Platte Street, Denver. Click on the photo below to read a recent neighborhood blog (Riverfront Park - thanks chris) posting about good coffee, bicycles, and sent(a)mental studios.  | TOO BLUE
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