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Project/initiative|Chile|Local

Know My World: Hallucinating Visual Artistic Expressions

Project title

Conoce mi Mundo: Alucinando Expresiones Artísticas Visuales

Description of initiative

An exhibition at the Casa del Castellano presents work from art workshops at the Valdivia Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center, promoting the inclusion of mental health beneficiaries within their community.
Valdivia Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center is currently providing specialized services for thirty beneficiaries, focusing on promoting the integration of people with mental disabilities in the Los Ríos Region community, through the development of their rights and the reduction of social stigma. Artistic expressions are recognized as a means to increase the well-being and health of people, using the visual arts as a tool to strengthen the skills of emotional expression and social interaction of users with mental health problems. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center is organizing various craft, literature and photography workshops, which provide opportunities for inclusion and psychosocial rehabilitation for their beneficiaries.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health

Keywords

social inclusion, literature, photography, craft, mental health, psychological rehabilitation, museum exhibition

Target group

Not targeted to a specific group

Cultural field

Crafts | Literature | Multimedia, new media, digital | Museums | Visual arts

Timeframe

2019 - 2019

Sources of funding

Museo de Sitio Castillo de Niebla

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

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Organizer(s)

Museo de Sitio Casa del Castellano
Chile
Public / State | Culture