University of Madrid

A project about art and health developed from the temporary exposition of Cai Guo-Qiang at the National Museum of Prado (2017). The program consisted of a development of a visit to the National Museum of Prado, and also artistic creation workshops at the Municipal Communitarian Health Center. The objective was to improve the health and generate psychosocial wellbeing with a group of women enabling their participation and implication in the cultural life of the city of Madrid. 15 users with an average age of 57 years participated in the development of the interventions. They belonged to two Municipal Communitarian Health Centers: Usera and Villa de Vallecas.

In the last ten years, the Complutense University of Madrid and the autonomous body of the Madrid City Council, Madrid Salud , have maintained a close collaboration through the project Art, Health and Care, highlighting the importance of using art and artistic creation at the service of health. Professionals from Madrid Salud, teachers and graduate and master students from the Faculties of Fine Arts and Education have collaborated in the project, creating a stable network of agents and shared knowledge.
To face the challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and seek creative and artistic solutions hand in hand with health experts the project aimed to carry out specific training and tutoring in art, health and care for the students of the Faculty of Education in such a way that, during their internship period in schools, they can be active agents facing situations derived from Covid-19 from a creative and multidisciplinary perspective.