"Artistic Practices and Care"

I would like to share about the recent discussion on "Artistic Practices and Care" in which I talk together with the psychologist Helena Samperio, as part of our project CREATE, PARTICIPATE, CELEBRATE. CULTURE AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH. A session to explore the connections between artistic practices and community mental health created by La Ortiga Colectiva.

​The project CREATE, PARTICIPATE, CELEBRATE: CULTURE AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH focuses on exploring the links between cultural practices and community mental health. With a program that combines online meetings with in-person workshops, it seeks to focus attention on the creation of new narratives and scenarios that enhance, on the one hand, the vital, social, and emotional dimension of culture and, on the other, community mental health as a context for reflection and action in the face of contemporary eco-social challenges. Furthermore, throughout the process, an action-research is proposed, which positions participants as active agents able to participate in the collaborative creation of a cultural toolkit prototype, with the aim of identifying, supporting, and increasing the visibility of resources and practices concerning community mental health.

During this online session, only the interventions of the invited speakers were recorded, not the discussion space that took place afterward with the people who connected, with the aim of creating a friendly space for relaxed conversation. Here you have the link to watch this conversation in Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYXSU8vVlKk

Seila Fernández Arconada Multidisciplinary artist and researcher whose practice centers on contemporary socio-ecological uncertainties. Through situated collaborations, her (eco)socially engaged practice addresses transdisciplinarity, systemic thinking, ecosocial justice, conflict management, and trauma-informed practices, among others. This work is situated at the intersection of artistic practices, formal and non-formal education, and ecological/humanitarian practices. She has directed numerous multidisciplinary projects, workshops, and interventions internationally. She is currently working on several projects such as: "Dnipro River: Ecosocial Belonging in Wartime" and is a mentor for the Art Therapy Force project in Ukraine.

Helena Samperio Licensed in Psychology from the University of Deusto. Collegiate General Health Psychologist CA-474. Couple and Family Psychotherapist accredited by FEATF. Disseminator of systemic relational methodology among professionals and institutions. Co-director of the Encuentrax program for judicial measure psychotherapy in the open setting of the Government of Cantabria. She has participated in national and international congresses.

Organized by: La Ortiga Colectiva
Funded by: Fundación Santander Creativa

More information about the project: https://laortigacolectiva.net/crear-participar-celebrar-cultura-y-salud-mental-comunitaria/

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