The war is a challenge for our society. The conscious use of art and creative practices is critically significant for recovering the psychoemotional state of Ukrainians.

The “00. ART THERAPY FORCE” project contributes to the institutionalization of this work. It aims to restore our society through the training of professionals and direct work with children, adolescents, students, volunteers, and veterans. We use modern academic methodologies to restore the psychoemotional health of society. The project involves different areas of work, including education and art therapy.

Our main products include:

• Art projects based in Ukrainian hospitals, shelters for displaced persons, children’s shelters, and art institutions.
• Collaboration with universities. We partner with seven universities to deliver lecture courses on music therapy and trauma-informed art, in collaboration with Nigel Osborne and other British specialists.
• Collaboration with hospitals. We work with the Unbroken Center and other hospitals in Lviv and Kharkiv, providing music therapy sessions for children, displaced people, and military personnel.
• Development of innovative approaches to psychosocial recovery and emotional well-being.
• Educational programs. Lectures, workshops, retreats, and schools focused on art therapy and trauma-informed art.
• An online platform featuring a library of articles, lectures, and methodological materials on art therapy.

We implement projects on both local and national levels and in collaboration with international partners. Our regional initiatives are active in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kropyvnytskyi, and Odesa.

The project is implemented by the NGO “ART DOT”.

Our partners: Ulysses, Terre des Hommes, Opera Circus, King’s College London, Razom, British Council, Insha Osvita, Unbroken Center, X-System, Ukraine Pooled Fund (UPF), Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts, Ukrainian Catholic University, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Volodymyr Vynnychenko Central Ukrainian State University, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, NGO “Tempo”, Urban Camp Lviv, NGO “Street Culture”, Vitsche e.V., NGO Sklad 2.0.

ART DOT

ART DOT is a public organization that aims to conduct artistic and educational events to stimulate civic activism and create an ecological space for implementing social improvements and responsibility. We emphasize performing arts as a mediator of the level of consciousness of civil society and a nonviolent instrument of inclusion and social tension. We integrate contemporary Ukrainian culture into the context of world art.

In 8 years of existence, the organization has conducted numerous cultural programs and events, released educational materials on the work of art institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and organized networking programs for librarians in district centers of Kharkiv region. One of the most important programs is “Parade-fest” – a cross-sectoral festival about the right to the city, which, through education, art, and social initiatives, promotes harmonious democratic changes in civil society and raises the level of cultural leaders. Through its activities, the NGO “ART DOT” shapes a new identity for Ukrainians, and addresses issues of inclusion, media manipulation, and human rights.

Would you like to create something together? Contact us at arttherapyforce@gmail.com.