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The Cultural Cooperation Service of the Girona Provincial Council is organizing a virtual workshop to give voice and visibility to unique health arts projects in the Girona region. The workshop also aims to serve as a meeting and networking space for forging future alliances with organizations in our regions that carry out these types of initiatives. Various organizations will participate, sharing their experiences with this perspective on culture and health through their projects.

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This project aims to offer young people a creative platform to share their graphic works and spark conversations about sexual health and care culture. Art is used as a transformative tool, not only to express personal perspectives but also to foster dialogue and collective reflection. Participants experiment with different techniques—drawing, digital illustration, collage, or comics—to explore themes such as consent, body diversity, gender identities, and the importance of relationships based on respect and mutual support.

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An exhibition of mobiles created by users of mental health organizations as part of the Natura és Cultura project, under the direction of multidisciplinary artist Quim Moya, held at the CAP and the Avinyó Library. The project also includes a participatory activity with local residents, students from Barnola School, and mental health organizations, supported by the Avinyó City Council. The objectives are to improve the emotional well-being of people living with mental health conditions, raise awareness among the general population, identify at-risk students, and combat the stigma associated with mental illness.

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Christian Budgen, director of Pallapupas, will present a vision of how art can act as a strategic tool for health and well-being in the healthcare setting in a lecture at the University of Barcelona. Through his experience documenting and studying the impact of the arts on healthcare, Budgen will share evidence demonstrating how artistic initiatives can improve both the patient experience and the well-being of healthcare professionals.

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Intensive one-day session to discover how humor can become a powerful tool for well-being and self-care. Through participatory dynamics, theatrical games and creativity exercises, we will explore clowning, laughter and human connection as resources to improve mood, reduce tension and promote emotional well-being. An experiential and participatory day, where all exercises are done with respect and at the personal pace of each participant. No previous experience is necessary: just a desire to play, laugh and share.

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The Maricel Museum in Sitges will host the conference "Art and Aesthetic Experiences as a Tool for Promoting Health and Well-being," by Vincenza Ferrara, professor at Sapienza University of Rome. In this presentation, Ferrara will highlight the role of the arts and aesthetic experiences as essential tools for improving health and well-being.

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Drawing and Printmaking Workshop for Children of All Ages. The activity is organized by the Museum of Tortosa.

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Artistic Couples, creative experiences for mental health, consists of the creation and subsequent exhibition of works made by artistic couples formed by an artist linked to mental health resources and an artist external to mental health services. The production process takes place in the community context. The exhibition is the public presentation of the works and the culmination of the work carried out. Project supported by BBVA and Fundació Antiga Caixa Manlleu

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ESMUC is holding a special event reviewing ten years of the International Arts and Health Conference. It will review the project and present the program for the next edition of the Arts and Health Conference, which will take place on November 14 and 15. Finally, it will feature a performance by the chamber ensemble from the Supercapacitats project.

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Hospital Clínic presents an Art and Health program in collaboration with the MNAC (National Museum of Contemporary Art), focusing on the potential of the arts as a tool to improve overall well-being in the healthcare setting. Through disciplines such as music, dance, visual arts, theater, and literature, the aim is to promote more humane, empathetic, and comprehensive care.

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The exhibition "Narrated Body Maps in Chronic Pain: Unique Experiences, Collective Narrative" brings together works created by people with chronic pain who, using the technique of body mapping, have been able to capture their bodies at real scale and narrate their life stories, marked by pain. Narrated body maps are a tool that explores the experiences, experiences, and interactions of the individual with their environment from a unique and experiential perspective.

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