Social Art Projects

Every year since 2013 in hospitals across Lithuania, the project called Art for well-being is organised for the health care staff and consists of silk painting workshops. Health care workers participate in a creative art programmes supervised by professional artists from Kaunas, Panevėžys and Vilnius. The creative results are presented in public exhibitions.
Health care staff face a variety of stressors at work, they experience enhanced fatigue, tension and a burden of responsibility. Participation in arts activities has a positive impact on well-being amongst health care staff, on the quality of services they provide, and on their patients’ well-being.

The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania and “Social Art Projects” organization together with the following partners - the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania, the British Council, the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Lithuania, Manchester Metropolitan University and The Bridge Trust Charity Foundation - are organizing an international conference entitled “Art and Mental Health. Creative Partnership - Politics and Practice” which presents the experience of Lithuania, the United Kingdom and Finland in implementing cross-sectoral programs focused on strengthening public health and increasing well-being.

The international event "Access to Art: Museums, Communities and Social Exclusion Groups" focuses on how cultural and artistic creators and organizations can bring change into society. To be a community center, a museum must first become a learner and, further, a participatory organization which knows if it is part of its audience's life, stimulates interest, and strengthens the audience's emotional connection to culture. The museum's self-analysis and search for ways to communicate can offer ways for individuals facing the social exclusion to enjoy cultural values, participate in creative processes, and get to know themselves and others through art.
The International event, “Accessible Arts: Museums, Communities and Socially Excluded groups” is organised by NGO “Socialiniai meno projektai“ with the support of the European Commission and Lithuanian Council for Culture, and in a partnership with the National Gallery of Art, Nordic Council of Ministers office in Lithuania, Lithuanian Museums Association, Lithuanian Counties Association and Arts for Health at Manchester Metropolitan University.