CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle: Celebrate Mad Heritage October 9, 2010

Join in a celebration of ‘mad’ culture, explore the past, present and future of “Madness and Contemporary Psychiatric Innovation” with CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle, a guided cultural walk from Maudsley Hospital to Tate Modern.
5 bio-degradable disposable sculptures made by CoolTan participants will be placed along the route of our walk and will highlight the work of innovators such as Michael Faraday, Charles Babbage, Sir Peter Mansfield, Octavia Hill and David Morris.
This walk is part of the Story of London, a London-wide festival organised by the Mayor that celebrates the capital both as a place of heritage and culture and as a cutting-edge city of change and new ideas.

The walk finishes at Tate Modern where walkers will have the opportunity to relax, have refreshments, get to know each other and view or buy CoolTan Arts’ recently published poetry book ‘Anthropology’.
The walk is 5 miles and it is suitable for people with disabilities and wheel chair users – do as much as you can. Our friendly CoolTan guides will be there to help you.

CoolTan Arts staff, volunteers, participants and supporters will fundraise money for the charity on this walk. Any contributions will be much appreciated. Or you can sponsor our walkers on http://www.justgiving.com/cooltanartslargactylwalkers.

Official Website: http://www.cooltanarts.org.uk/