Terminology

Most of the projects showcased in this exhibit were initiated and completed by people who identify as psychiatric survivors, though some don’t use that label. A few prefer to be described as consumers, a term that does not fit the activist, engaged history we tell here. Others connected to the exhibits, most notably the young artists involved in the Crazymaking project, don’t identify with any specific mental health term. We chose to use the word “survivor” not because it is perfect, but because it is perhaps the best descriptor among those available.