The relationship between art and substance use has often been depicted as one reliant on the other. In South Africa, many artists who use drugs have been forced to sell their work at significantly reduced prices to fulfil their immediate needs for basic food and shelter. This, in turn, has impacted the sustainability of their small businesses. Additionally, the inability to afford art equipment has affected their creative processes, confidence, and outputs. This project aims to empower artists who use drugs by initially providing them with the necessary resources to establish themselves and, in the long term, offering them business skills and the confidence to pursue working and selling in their chosen medium.

Below are some images of the initial pieces of art and crafts the networks of HarmLess service users are making in Tshwane and Mbombela. These will be developed and become saleable items that will be sold at urban markets and from other appropriate places.