Culture and Health: Time to Act
This event has endedA joint event by ARTS for HEALTH AUSTRIA (AfHA), the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS) and Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG ) to mark the presentation of the new EU report "Culture and Health: Time to Act".
The report "Culture and Health: Time to Act" is the first EU policy document that systematically brings together culture and health-related measures. It was developed by the Culture and Health Group with experts from all EU Member States between February 2024 and June 2025. And it concludes that it is time to recognize cultural engagement as health-promoting behaviour and integrate it into the healthcare system.
Time to Act / Zeit zum Handeln: The key findings of the report, including recommendations for cross-sector collaboration, will be presented at the event. In addition, international examples of good practice - including social prescribing and arts on prescription - will provide an insight into current developments. In addition to contributions from experts, discussions and artistic interventions, there will be a focus on the mental health of young people.
The event also marks the 5th anniversary of ARTS for HEALTH AUSTRIA and kicks off the call for project submissions for the 2026 National Call of the Creative Europe project CultureAndHealth Platform. Artists who received funding through the 2025 National Callwill also present their work on this day.
Program Highlights:
- Presentation of the report "Culture and Health: Time to Act" and European good practices with experts from France, Latvia, Austria and the European Commission.
- Social Prescribing in Austria and Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region followed by a discussion in the audience
- Keynote: Mental health of adolescents with Prof. Dr. Paul Plener, Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Meduni Vienna.
- Panel discussion Youth Mental Health with leaders of cultural projects in Austria and the UK
- Artistic project presentations from the National Call of the CultureAndHealth Platform 2025
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- MusiCare: Music on the Ward
- Claudia Auzinger: Dance Lab 60+
- Darrel Toulon and Jonatan Salgado Romero: The Needs of NEETS
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Further artistic contributions by Jennifer Davison, Kirin España, Katy Geertsen, Bea Robein and pupils from the 8th grade of the BRG / BORG Lessinggasse under the direction of Matthias Rankov.
Participation is free of charge. Language: English / German.
Participants in the event have free access to the exhibitions in the Haus der Musik.
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