ORGANISATIONS and groups across Ayrshire are being urged to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination through the arts.

See Me, Scotland's programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination, has opened the fourth year of its Anti-Stigma Arts Fund.

The fund is accepting applications from constituted groups or organisations.

The first Anti-Stigma Arts Fund was launched in 2021, with See Me receiving applications from a range of organisations and individuals across Scotland.

Its successful first year meant the programme was able to fund another round in 2022 and 2023, and is now seeking 2024-25 projects.

The grants will range between £500 and £5,000 (Image: See Me) A diverse range of inspiring arts-based projects have been produced with the help of the grant.

For 2024-25, proposals are encouraged from organisations and constituted groups working in Scotland who will create a participatory creative project.

Grants of between £500 to £5,000 could be awarded to the chosen proposals.

Multiple arts based projects have been created using the grant (Image: See Me) The deadline to apply is midnight on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

Projects must meaningfully engage with people with experiences and impacts of poverty and should focus on the experience of racialised communities, physical disabilities, and people with experience of mental illness.

More information on the application process and the previous projects can be found at https://www.seemescotland.org/.