The conference on Arts on Prescription (AoP) is organized as a side event to the NDPHS 17th Partnership Annual Conference. It marks the Grand Finale of the Interreg-funded Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region project, which united partners from Denmark, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden to investigate how cultural activities can enhance mental health and wellbeing.

Attendees will hear from AoP participants and facilitators about their experiences, learn about pilot projects from across the Baltic Sea Region, and discover research findings on the effectiveness of arts-based interventions. The day will feature presentations from experts and project partners, policy discussions with high-level representatives, interactive artistic activities, and many opportunities for networking.

Registration: https://ndphs.org/acting-on-health-the-role-of-arts-in-well-being-registration/

Programme

Moderator: Nils Fietje, WHO Regional Office for Europe

09:00 – 09:30 Registration and morning coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Overture: Welcome and introduction to the event theme

10:00 – 10:45 Act 1

• Keynote addresses
  • Mildred Mary-Jane Kealy-Jensen, Link Worker, Odense
  • Karsten Auerbach, Artistic Facilitator, Odense
• Artistic engagement by Karsten Auerbach

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break and mingle

11:15 – 12:00 Act 2

• Presentations of AoP pilot projects in Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Poland, and Sweden

12:00 – 13:45 Intermission: Lunch and poster exhibition

13:45 – 15:45 Act 2 and Act 3

• Panel discussion of AoP piloting partners
• Artistic engagement by Helēna Kozlova
• Presentation Funding health promotion initiatives
  • Lina Parpatyte, Project Coordinator EuroHealthNet

 Act 3

• Presentation of AoP project results
  • Carsten Hinrichsen, Assiatant Professor, University of Southern Denmark
  • Liisa Laitinen, Advisor, Arts & Health, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  • Ülla-Karin Nurm, Director, NDPHS Secretariat, Sweden

15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break and mingle

16:15 – 17:15 Grand finale

• Event reflections by Bea Walker, Strategic Project Manager, National Academy for Social Prescribing, United Kingdom
• High-level panel
  • Anna Enemark, Director, Danish Cultural Institute in the Baltic States
  • Ülla-Karin Nurm, Director, NDPHS Secretariat
• Artistic reflection on the event

17:15 – 18:00 Guided tour through the library

18:00 – 20:00 Reception

Venue:
National Library of Lithuania, Gedimino pr. 51 ,Vilnius, 01109

The event is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027.