an ALL FOR CHARITY arts for mental health campaign

Be Fear-Less! The Poetry Cooperative in collaboration with musician Gerald Cosgrove and many others, as well as Art in Mind Galway, is launching a drive to promote the arts as a means of maintaining good mental health. 

The project is a brainchild of Gerald Cosgrove, who, pre-Covid, staged many fundraising events under the banner “The Language of Music”. Gerald’s intention is to inspire people who are struggling with mental health issues to play music while raising funds for mental health charities. Neither the venue nor any musicians involved took any payments for their efforts.  Now that venues are open again, Gerald is organising fundraising gigs once again. 

Fear-Less – The Book

As an extension to Gerald’s project, the Poetry Cooperative and Art in Mind, Galway put out a call for submissions for poems and visual art. The “Fear-Less” book is to inspire people to write and engage in visual arts for mental health. The proceeds of the sale of the book will go to Art in Mind, Galway, and Jigsaw. Both charities are helping us with the logistics of this fundraising campaign.

Order Your Copy Now

If you would like to purchase a copy of the book, please click on the image below:

Fear-Less Live @ The Riverside Hotel,

Sligo 13 July 2023

Thanks to the generosity of the Riverside Hotel in Sligo, we are thrilled to announce our next Fear-Less live music and poetry event.

We are raising money for the amazing Sligo mental health charity Havin a Laugh.

Please come along and bring your friends and family! And if you would like to perform, please contact us by emailing submissions@poetrycooperative.org.

Other Ways to Get Involved – Music, Venues, Donations

If you are a musician or venue owner and would like to get involved, please contact us at support@poetrycooperative.org. You can also get in touch if you have other ways to support us.