'On The Borderline' - An Exhibition of Artwork created by individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Favorite 

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Dec 1 2017

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V12 Artspace, Derby, UK

An Exhibition by talented Artists, giving an insight into their experience of life with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Many people find BPD difficult to understand. This exhibition endeavours to being to change this by creatively sharing firsthand experiences of the condition through art and creativity. This show exhibits art from BPD sufferers and carers of sufferers from time to time. The purpose of this is to reduce stigma about BPD and to enable some really talented artists to get their message about the diagnosis out there in a media that, for some, says much more than words can.

About Borderline Arts
Borderline Arts is a not-for-profit charity based in Derby established in March 2013. Borderline Arts is the only charity in England that focuses specifically on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). We use the arts to raise awareness of BPD - a severe and enduring mental health condition. Through increasing understanding of the condition, we of course educate people, but also break down the stigma surrounding it. 1% of the population have a diagnosis of BPD and 1 in 10 individuals with BPD die from suicide. Despite this, very few people know what BPD is or how to effectively support those with the condition. We want to help change that and that is why we exist!

External sources: 

https://www.borderlinearts.org/exhibitions
https://www.borderlinearts.org/single-post/2018/08/12/exhibition-review-on-the-b…
https://v21artspace.com/on-the-borderline?rq=borderline
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Effectiveness

How does this project help?

Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign.  Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.

Timeframe For change

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear long-term goal. Long-term goals tend to be things like: end racism; end homophobia; make the sun stand still in the sky. A campaign with a long-term goal also needs to have some kind of theory of change.
1% of the population have a diagnosis of BPD and 1 in 10 individuals with BPD die from suicide. Despite this, very few people know what BPD is or how to effectively support those with the condition. This organization wants to help change that and that is why we exist! The purpose of this show is to reduce stigma about BPD and to enable some really talented artists to get their message about the diagnosis out there in a media that, for some, says much more than words can. 1% of the population have a diagnosis of BPD and 1 in 10 individuals with BPD die from suicide. Despite this, very few people know what BPD is or how to effectively support those with the condition. Borderline Arts wants to help change that and that is why they exist. ​

Notes

https://www.borderlinearts.org/single-post/2018/08/12/exhibition-review-on-the-borderline This is a review for the exhibition. In this review, the measurement of effectiveness is addressed. Over 94% felt that it helped to decrease the stigma attached to BPD Over 80% said that it either increased or hugely increased their knowledge of BPD Over 83% said that it either increased or hugely increased their awareness of how it might feel to live with BPD Over 79% said that it either increased or hugely increased their understanding of the behaviour of individuals with BPD Over 48% said that it increased their confidence to effectively support someone with BPD Over 40% said that they rarely attend art exhibitions, but 100% of those people said that after attending ‘On The Borderline’, they would be more likely to attend other art events.