The Rendezvous with Madness Festival (RWM) is the first and largest mental health festival in the world. The festival presents local, national and international work exploring themes of mental health and addiction issues.
RWM is a multidisciplinary event that includes visual art, performance, music, theatre and dance in addition to its core emphasis on media arts, panel discussions and in-conversation events.
RWM 2020 will take place October 15-25. The call for submissions for performance and installation is now open. Click here for more information. The call for submissions for films will open in spring 2020. To receive notification when the film call opens, subscribe to our newsletter.
Rendezvous With Madness 2019 took place October 10 – 20. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this one of our best festivals to date! To learn more about RWM19, browse the 2019 Festival schedule, view our Opening Night photos or watch a video of one of our panel discussions.
The RWM 2020 calls for submissions will be announced shortly. Please check back soon, subscribe to our e-newsletter, or join us as a Friend of Workman Arts.
Interested in RWM 2020 sponsorship? Click here to download our sponsorship package or contact Sara Kelly, Communications & Development Manager, for more information.
In Sickness & In Health, But Mostly in Sickness, by Sarah Trad, Making Mad exhibition. Photo by Aj Dissanayake.
Q&A for Foxy & Artists' Health Alliance Shorts screening
Psychosis, Ronald Taylor Dance, photo by Colin Medley.