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Programme|Finland|National

Access to Arts and Culture

Project title

Taiteen ja kulttuurin saavutettavuuden

Description of initiative

The project was developed to improve the accessibility of basic art education and children's culture in the different parts of the country, promote the creativity of children and young people, and improve the accessibility of art and culture promoting the beneficial effects art has on well-being. It is done by increasing the number of arts and crafts classes in schools, encouraging them to create and view arts. The objective is to reinforce the sense of belonging in the school community and increase children’s equal opportunities to have hobbies. The project also aims to improve the accessibility of art and culture, thereby promoting the beneficial effects art has on well-being. The purpose is to create an operational method that helps facilitate the procurement of art and culture-related services in the social and health care system, and including more services from different areas of art and culture in the care and customer services provided by social and healthcare services (hospitals, services for older people, and child welfare).

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Physical health
Quality of social relations

Keywords

art, national programme, youth, art education, well-being

Target group

Children | Early age | Youth

Cultural field

Crafts | Visual arts

Budget

€2.000.000

Timeframe

2016 - 2018

Sources of funding

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Ministry of Education and Culture

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

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Organizer(s)

Arts Promotion Center Finland
Finland
Public / State | Culture

Partner(s)

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and Ministry of Education and Culture
Finland
Public / State | Health