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A proposal aimed at the university community of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), offering a space to pause, connect with oneself, and explore new creative tools inspired by the collections of the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC).

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Artistic Pairs: Creative Experiences for Mental Health involves the creation and subsequent exhibition of artworks produced by artistic pairs, each consisting of an artist connected to mental health services and an artist external to these services. The creative process takes place within the community context, and the exhibition serves as the public presentation of the works and the culmination of the collaborative effort. The project is supported by BBVA and the Fundació Antiga Caixa Manlleu.

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The Shape of Dreams is a collaborative project that brings together the Catalan Language and Literature degree program at the University of the Balearic Islands, users and professionals from the Tramuntana Region Mental Health Department (INCA), the Nuestra Voz association of family members and mental health users, and other creators and professionals who have joined the various projects carried out. It is an interdisciplinary project that focuses on the emotional well-being of different sectors of the population (with and without a mental health diagnosis) from a creative, literary, artistic, inclusive, and innovative perspective. It creates a dialogue between the academic world, the literary field, the social sphere, and the hospital environment, opening them up to society. It has generated creative, publishing, and theatrical projects. It has generated a territorial network in the Raiguer region for inter-institutional collaboration at the regional and national levels in the space of creation and research associated with the links between art, health, and well-being.

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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. This presentation offers an opportunity to reflect on the transformative power of art and culture in well-being and emotional care, with concrete examples and a critical look at the future of their integration into healthcare systems.

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Art therapy is a powerful tool for promoting inclusion and emotional well-being for all adults and children. Our approach is an experiential workshop where education professionals, artists, healthcare workers, teachers, and peers will have the opportunity to experience how art can help unlock emotions and promote expression and communication with children and young people with emotional difficulties, ASD, or other mental health needs. Through this art therapy approach, participants will be able to reflect on their emotions and experience how art, from an art therapy perspective, is a powerful resource for improving understanding, support, and inclusion of children and young people.

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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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This activity offers a presentation of the Control'Art project, a health arts initiative promoted by + Your Support Foundation designed to make knowledge about epilepsy accessible and address the challenges of its management in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), a group often neglected in healthcare. To this end, an adapted illustrated book was co-created in an easy-to-read format with a strong emphasis on images. It clearly explains what epilepsy is, how it manifests, how it is managed clinically, how to live with it, and what to do in the event of a seizure.

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The Sitges Museums offer a tour of their places of well-being. This itinerary invites you to connect art with health.

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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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This participatory workshop uses dance and creative movement as tools to place well-being at the center, with a focus on enhancing the emotional and physical health of ICS professionals, other healthcare workers, and the adult population. Dance is Health! invites participants to set aside gender roles and stereotypes, focusing instead on what each body needs to express, share, and coexist in a more inclusive and respectful way. In dance, there is no judgment, no error — only creativity and the opportunity to reconnect with the body in a sensory, expressive, and playful way, beyond analytical thinking. The workshop will be held in the main hall of the Catalan Health Institute (Barcelona) and led by Sílvia Cepero Domínguez, professional dancer, facilitator, and founder of the contemporary dance company El Desvío. ICS and El Desvío previously collaborated on the pilot arts-in-health project “Dance and Emotional Support in Situations of Gender Violence”, which engaged female ICS professionals in the first half of 2025

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“Let’s Make a Museum” is an annual cultural initiative launched in 2009, whose main purpose is to bring the world of art closer to socially excluded groups, specifically people with intellectual disabilities. Let’s Make a Museum is a space for collective creation, demonstrating that art does not recognize “disability”. It is a space to build a fairer and more inclusive society, based on mutual trust and the renewing power of imagination. Over the past fifteen years, the project has worked toward the democratization of culture, with the support of local organizations and artists who contribute both guidance and quality to the experience. This initiative shows that everyone can be an artist and creator, without prejudice or limitations, and that art can serve as the perfect tool to bring together two worlds that often turn their backs on each other, fostering dialogue and mutual enrichment. To make this project possible, it is carried out in close collaboration with the Citizenship Area of the City Council and the Sant Cugat Disability Council.

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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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