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This project aims to provide a new perspective on grief through culture, exploring its potential to improve the health and well-being of those who suffer or have suffered from this situation. Through personal experience, the reading of book excerpts, and the screening of documentary and film clips, the stages of grief are explained and tools are provided to understand and overcome this process. In this way, the talk aims to bring culture closer to health and demonstrate how art allows us to express emotions and feelings and helps overcome adversity. In parallel with the talk, seven images taken by the authors of the grieving process as a healing means of expression will be exhibited, accompanied by various writings. This photographic collection, "Grief in Images," showcases their life stories.

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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.

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The conference will offer a practical perspective on circus as a tool for social transformation and will facilitate connections between circus professionals, cultural, educational, and social organizations. The program will include presentations, experience-sharing dialogues, funding information, a networking space, and a hands-on activity exploring social circus. This event is part of the Circus Promotion Plan 2023–2026 of the Department of Culture of the Generalitat of Catalonia, under the Community Circus II initiative, managed by Ateneu Popular 9 Barris. Its aim is to encourage the creation of social circus projects across the country, with a focus on youth engagement and gender perspective. A must-attend event for anyone interested in exploring circus as a tool for social intervention.

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The conference "Music Therapy in Mental Health: The Case of Ritmes en Companyia" is the initiative of Artes en Salud at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. It will begin with an opening lecture by Simon Procter, Professor of Creativity and Mental Health at St. John's University in York. This will be followed by a presentation of the music therapy project "Ritmes en Companyia" with the organizers, researchers, healthcare professionals, music therapists, and users.

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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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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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The Brain Film Fest is an international film festival dedicated to reflecting and discussing the brain, its health and the related social challenges. On the occasion of its 15th anniversary, it arrives in Mollet del Vallès, its hometown, with the support of the Mollet City Council, the Mollet Health Foundation and the Abelló Museum. With the aim of bringing reflections on the brain, creativity and health to the public, the program will include several activities.

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Incertesa Park is a text-based theater performance that reflects the concerns of people with Parkinson’s, written and directed by Montse Butjosa, with the active participation of occupational therapist Montse Gabaldà. The performance arose naturally from the participants’ needs after beginning theater workshops. It has a duration of 50 minutes and is followed by a post-show discussion. The performance is staged by people with Parkinson’s and is based on interviews and collaborative work sessions with the participating actors during a theater workshop in 2023. The project was initiated thanks to the LLetra Prize (Prudenci Bertrana) 2022 Edition awarded to Sofía Malagón, a nurse and Parkinson’s patient who spearheaded the initiative.

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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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Workshop aimed at people with intellectual disabilities and open to social and healthcare professionals and anyone interested, with the aim of improving quality of life and emotional well-being through music. Organized by the Fundació Orfeó Lleidatà in collaboration with +Tu Fundació de Suport. During the workshop, participants will experience music as a tool for emotional expression, social integration, and co-creation, fostering inclusive connections and spaces. The workshop is part of the "Vive la música" project, which promotes music as a means of inclusion, personal development, and guaranteed opportunities for all groups. At the end of the rehearsal, the project leaders will explain the details and share the positive impact of music on mental health and social cohesion.

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A panel of health arts experiences at the San Juan de Dios Health Park in incarcerated settings and a screening of the audiovisual "Five Days to Dance," which showcases the community-based creation of a dance-theater performance at the Brians 1 Penitentiary Center (including a discussion with its director).

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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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