What happened when an artist moved into a group home
How could artists’ skills contribute to the improvement of wellbeing in a community and outside it? In what ways could art be delivered to those who rarely leave their homes? The workshop organised by Palvelumuotoilu Palo contemplated the forms and possibilities of social art residence activities. The participants of the workshop included clients and employees of social housing as well as artists.
Dramaturge Jukka Heinänen and comics artist Jyrki Mäki shared their experiences from their residence periods at Startti, a group home for intellectually disabled people and we also heard one participant speak on how the activities introduced by the artists in residence had helped to forget anxieties related to other aspects of life, for example.
See also
In the Language of Fans
Artist Raquel Sakristán and producer Rafael Agudo, Startti group home, December 2017: Studies on the language of fans and material experimentation
The Adventures of Ville and Visiting Santa's Village Christmas Magazine
Comics artist Jyrki Mäki, November 2017 and dramaturge Jukka Heinänen, October 2017, Ii, Startti group home.
Theatre to think
Eduardo de Albar Vera worked with the customers of Oulunkaari mental health services in Pudasjärvi and Ii.
Condensed Conversation -environmental art exhibition
Face of the Space
Arjen aines
Suitcase Radio
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Inner Mirror