The affluenza exhibition is a group of works from over thirty international multidisciplinary visual and performing artists which aims to inspire an open debate about the destructive impact of consumer values on our emotional well-being and our integrity as human beings.

In collaboration with the Samaritans, talented photographer Hege Sæbjørnsen is organising this exhibition with an aim to promote "creative self-expression as a powerful tool to develop an understanding of ourselves and the world around us".

The call for artists has been launched, and entries will be selected by a prominent panel of judges, including Jonathan Barnbrook, author Oliver James and the Design Museum's Michael Czerwinski.

The Affluenza project is the first one of many initiatives and events that marry artistic self-expression with emotional well-being and provide a context for developing awareness and insight, and get people talking.

The deadline for submissions is 30th January 2009 and the events are scheduled to begin in March. For full details about the project visit the website below, and you can also join the exhibition's group on Facebook.