Culture Eases Trauma

Various state cultural Institutions in Rybnik, but also private organisations, including several local centres for culture, have come together to provide an offer for child refugees from Ukraine. These include animation workshops, film screenings, concerts, and dance workshops at the Rybnik Theatre. The following institutions are also offering art therapy workshops: Galeria Sztuki Zakamarek w Gliwicach, Klub Pracowników Politechniki Śląskiej w Gliwicach, Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego Filia Politechniki Śląskiej w Rybniku oraz Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach. Ukrainian refugee children benefit from meetings others in their situation, building social skills, taking their mind off trauma and negative emotions and learning new cultural skills.