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“Humor and well-being is the main goal of the day. They love to dance, play and propose new situations.”, this is how each session of the pilot course “Theater Therapy” implemented in Bucharest as part of the Culture on Prescription project begins. The “Theater Therapy” course for seniors is implemented by Cuibul Artistilor (https://www.facebook.com/cuibulartistilor), an …

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In March of this year, Christiane Schlang, Matthias Roos, Nora Hauschild and Katharina Popp from the Health Department in Frankfurt am Main, together with ISIS Institut für Soziale Infrastruktur (Institute for Social Infrastructure), offered culture on prescription for people who feel lonely – either for a theatre course or a painting course. While the theatre …

Painting and theatre courses in Frankfurt, Germany Read More »

We are happy to announce that Culture on Prescription has a new associated partner – the Healing Culture Network e.V., whose founding member is, among others, the project partner ISIS Institute for Social Infrastructure. The association was founded on the 14th of April 2023 in an online meeting and acts entirely in the spirit of …

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The Portuguese pilot course of Culture on Prescription project started on April 24th, in Coimbra. Culture on Prescription is an Erasmus+ project, where SHINE is a partner, and that aims to prevent and combat social isolation and loneliness through art and culture prescribing. Once a week, a group of eight participants and two facilitators will …

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On the 19th of April 2023 the first German Social Prescribing Conference will take place online from 13:00-17:00. The aim of this conference is to introduce and discuss the concept of “Social Prescribing“. “Social Prescribing“ means the prescription of social and cultural offers through a personal prescription, which can counteract the isolation and loneliness of …

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“It is fun to learn together how to draw and paint”, states Dutch artist Harmen Kooistra. In one of AFEdemy’s projects, Culture on Prescription, 10 Dutch participants get the chance to draw and paint together under the guidance of Harmen Kooistra starting in May. This project is meant for people who are willing to get in contact …

Successful registrations for paint workshops Read More »

On the 8th and 9th of November, the conference Learning and Implementing Social Innovation took place in Coimbra, Portugal, to discuss smart healthy age-friendly environments as well as social innovation. This conference was co-organised by the Nursing School of Coimbra, SHINE 2Europe, AFEdemy and NET4Age-Friendly and aimed to advance the knowledge and visibility of existing …

Presentation of “Culture on Prescription” at international conference in Coimbra Read More »

On November 8th and 9th, we will talk about Smart Healthy Age-friendly Environments and Social Innovation in Coimbra. This conference is co-organised by the Nursing School of Coimbra, SHINE 2Europe and AFEdemy, and aims to share and discuss approaches, projects and best practices related to Social Innovation and how to implement and develop healthier and …

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The desk research performed by the Romanian partner, GEAC (Education and Action for Active Citizenship), within COPE project indicates that, although the concept of cultural prescription is less known in Romania, and even less operationalized in the practice of providing social services, we really need not only to implement the social/cultural prescription at national level, …

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The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA), the Belgian partner organisation of the Culture on Prescription project, has conducted extensive desk research in the fields of culture, psychology, medicine, and adult education to address the approach of Culture on Prescription.  The research was carried out in three different regions: The Flemish (Dutch speaking), …

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