Art Mentoring

The Art Mentoring in Mental Health Structures project is a continuation of the successful innovative Art Residencies in Mental Health Structures program, which has been implemented since 2016. As part of the Art Mentoring in Mental Health Structures action, from October to December 2021, ten ASKT artist students visited five mental health facilities (special schools and healthcare day centers) and under the supervision of the therapists, they involved participants into artworks co-creation activities. The co-creation activities were developed in several stages: in the first phase, each artists proposed a concept on which the group is working; in the second phase, the artists through direct contact and co-creation with the participants tries to get to know him/her better, recognizing the needs of the trainee and discovering the techniques that are suitable for the participant; in the third phase the artists is providing to the trainee materials and artistic means through which he/she can express, in order to find his personal style and then create his own artworks.