Coast Mental Health Foundation is a non-profit private organization that supports recovery from mental illness. One aspect of Coast Mental Health Foundation is the resource centre on Seymour St. A vital part of this resource centre is the art studio. It is structured as an all day open drop in art studio with volunteers in attendance five mornings a week. There are a number of members that come regularly to make art. None of these artist have formal visual art training but are committed to producing art on a regular basis over the long term and have successfully completed, collages, paintings and three dimensional pieces.