Sensory impressions, shared experiences, the joy of discovery – the Lähde! parks invite you to experience art and nature!
Sensory impressions, shared experiences, the joy of discovery – the Lähde! parks invite you to experience art and nature! The ideas regarding an environment that supports wellbeing, collected using inclusive, artistic methods from people recovering from psychiatric problems and intellectually disabled people are at the core of the Lähde! park concept. The first Lähde! park is will be built in Suvantola, in the municipality of Ii on the riverside area behind the health centre and will be expanded to also cover the
interior public spaces of the nearby buildings. The obstacle-free design of the park facilitates access to the nature, artworks and activities.The Lähde! park concept includes the physical environment that supports welfare and utilises art and plans for functional programming, piloting and guidelines for the mobilisation. The concept development is carried out as multi-professional cooperation between Oulunkaari joint authority, the technical sector of the municipality of Ii and specialists from the field of arts.
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Employment path
The experience of success is at the heart of the art activities supporting the individual employment paths of young people and immigrants. Arts provide a way to look at yourself and your goals from new perspectives.
Outcomes
Lähde! Empowering daily life with art project aims to develop models for cultural wellbeing. This is done trough service design that supports the core values of Inclusion and multi-professionalism.