From 27–30 June, Lviv will host the Arts and Health Congress, bringing together representatives of government and international institutions, as well as professionals from the healthcare, education, and cultural sectors working at the intersection of arts and health.
The programme will feature keynote talks, facilitated discussions, and collaborative working sessions.
The Congress aims to strengthen cross-sector collaboration, share research and practical experience from Ukraine and beyond, and develop recommendations for the Ministries of Culture, Health, and Social Policy, as well as relevant departments of the Lviv City Council. These recommendations will focus on integrating arts-based approaches, including arts on prescription, into healthcare and psychosocial support systems.
We welcome artists, educators, healthcare and social care professionals, policymakers, and representatives of international organisations to join the conversation.
Registration: https://forms.gle/2p93vXHUQFEygDrA9
Please note that places are limited. The organisers reserve the right to make the final selection of participants.
Location: Lviv City Council, Rynok Square, 1
17:00–17:30 – Registration
17:30–19:00 – Opening. Keynote speeches by organisers and guests
19:30-20:30 – Showcase event / “The Lift Manager” / The Unbroken Theatre and First Theatre production / Courtyard of the City Hall
Register for the performance: https://forms.gle/2tdC2jJCAVSrxzxn8
Location: Hotel “Dnister” (Park Hall), 6 Yan Mateyko Street
09:30–10:00 – Registration
10:00–10:30 – (key note) Ameer Shaheed, consultant, Arts and Health, World Health Organization / Jameel Arts & Health Lab
10:30–11:15 – Presentation: “Mapping Culture and Health Assets in Ukraine. Building Arts and Health Capacity (BACH) to mental and physical health and well-being in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine”
11:15-12:00 – Book presentation: “Support through Creative Practice: A Methodology for Artists Working in Humanitarian Contexts”
12:00–12:30 – Coffee break
12:30–14:30 – Panel 1: “Evidence-Based Practices of Innovative Methods of Arts Integration into Medicine”
14:30–15:30 – Lunch
15:30–17:30 – Workshop 1: “Mapping Stakeholders in the Process of Implementing Arts and Health Policies”.
18:30–19:30 – Showcase event / Audio Walk “Callsign: Odyssey” / Starting point: Lviv City Hall
19:30–21:00 – Showcase event / A conversation with Yurko Vovkohon, Kateryna Mykhalitsyna, and Bohdan Kordoba as part of the exhibition “Novellas of the Characternyk Cat.”/ Stefanyka Street, 11
Register for the audio walk: https://forms.office.com/e/FHCgRmguTh
Location: Unbroken Centre, 25d Hetmana Mazepy Street
10:00–10:30 – Registration
10:30–11:30 – Tour of the Unbroken space
11:30–13:00 – Panel 2: “Arts and health in European frameworks”
13:00–14:00 – Workshop 2: “What international experience is the most relevant for adaptation to the Ukrainian context?”
14:00–15:00 – Lunch
15:00–15:15 – Keynote (Charlotte Osborn-Forde)
15:00–16:00 – Panel 3: “Arts on Prescription. Complementary Arts and Social Practices for the Healthcare System”
16:00–17:00 – Presentation of arts and health initiatives
17:00–18:00 – Presentation of opportunities in Arts and Health: Ukrainian and international organisations (British Council, UAx, ЗMIN Foundation, ZDOROVI Agency)
18:00–18:30 – Coffee break
19:30–20:30 – Showcase event / Concert on the Unbroken terrace featuring veterans, the Lviv Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, and the INSO Symphony Orchestra
Location: Hotel “Dnister” (Park Hall), 6 Yan Mateyko Street
09:30–10:00 – Registration
10:00–11:30 – Workshop 3: “Arts on Prescription” in Ukraine: from global experience to a national model. Effectiveness indicators for implementing the “Arts on Prescription” programme: criteria of relevance for Ukraine.
11:30–12:00 – Book presentation: “Trauma-Attuned Arts Framework”
12:00–12:30 – Coffee break
12:30–13:30 – Panel 4: “Responsibility to Be: Cultural Practices of Healing, Imagination, and Presence”
13:30–15:00 – Presentation and discussion of congress outcomes (Anna Valensa)
15:00–15:30 – Closing remarks. Congress closure / Photo
17:00–18:00 – Showcase event / Screening of the film “This is also Ukraine” / Dzyga Gallery
The Arts and Health Congress is part of Healing Arts Ukraine — an arts and health campaign to support military health, veteran recovery and civilian resilience in times of conflict.
Healing Arts Ukraine is implemented by Art Therapy Force as part of the global Healing Arts initiative by Jameel Arts & Health Lab, with the support of the WHO Regional Office for Europe under the Health Resilience in the Eastern Partnership programme, funded by the European Union. It is delivered through a national coalition of organisations working at the intersection of culture, healthcare, education, and policy, including the Lviv City Council, Lviv Radio Municipal Enterprise, the Institute of Culture Strategy, the UNBROKEN rehabilitation centre, and King’s College London.