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Around one in five women have a common mental health problem, such as depression and anxiety. McLean points that even though progress has been made in decreasing the stigma surrounding mental health issues, there is still more work to be done in the field, especially when looking at variations in mental health between genders. The development of mental health issues is usually a combination of genetics and the role and experience the person has in society. Different genders have very different experiences. The combination of the two can influence how mental health issues develop.

We would like to present the e-manual is based on the successful experience of the”Women and Mental Health” seminar, held in May 2025 in Barcelona. Designed to support cultural workers, professionals from social and health sector and open for all audience while promoting awareness about women and mental health, this guide provides step-by-step instructions to help you organize and facilitate similar workshops in your own community.

This workshop is a part of the project INclusive arts for Social Participation, Integration, Resilience and well-being in Europe (INSPIRE), co-funded by Creative Europe program, promoted by Nedomysleno, Fundacja Varszatovnia and l’Altre Festival.

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We are happy to launch new e-manual, based on the successful experience of the “Exploring the Intersection of Participatory Arts Practices and Mental Health” workshop, held in Barcelona in 2024.

Designed to support cultural workers, professionals, and students, this guide provides step-by-step instructions to help you organize and facilitate similar workshops in your own community.

This workshop is a part of the project INclusive arts for Social Participation, Integration, Resilience and well-being in Europe (INSPIRE), co-funded by Creative Europe program, promoted by Nedomysleno, Fundacja Varszatovnia and l’Altre Festival.

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We are happy to share with you a new e-manual called “Inclusive Programming and Audience Development: Exploring Collective Reflection”. This E-MANUAL is based on the successful experience of the “Inclusive Programming and Audience Development” workshop, held in May 2024 in Barcelona. Designed to support cultural workers, professionals, and students while promoting inclusivity in cultural programming, this guide provides step-by-step instructions to help you organize and facilitate similar workshops in your own community.

This workshop is a part of the project INclusive arts for Social Participation, Integration, Resilience and Well-being in Europe (INSPIRE), co-funded by Creative Europe program, promoted by Nedomysleno, Fundacja Varszatovnia and l’Altre Festival.

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The next December 11 at 4pm till 4.45pm join us to participate on the “Narratives around mental health and arts.”

On-line debate to promote reflection on how to treat, create and share narratives and imaginaries around mental health in artistic processesm moderate per Obertament and the participation of artists related to mental health. Join us for free here.

This activity is related to the european project INSPIRE that aims to promote wellbeing of people with and without mental healh problems. Together with the coordinator Nedomysleno from Prague and the polish partner Fundacja Varsztatovniawe prepare different activities related to arts and mental health.

You can also join us to the workshop “New neighbours, difference that unite us” the next Desember 16 at 6.30 pm. Free registration here.

We are glad to annouce that Inspire project continues and presents the activity “Theatre Seminar”, promoted by our partner Fundacja Varsztatovnia from Poland. The seminar will be held during September 21 and 22 in Dom Otwarty in Warsaw. All of the partners will participate remotely to discuss about the Culture and inclusivity from local point of view.

L’Altre Festival will share its experience in Catalonia, talking about three key points, access, participation and sensitization for people in vulnerable situation.

The aim of the project is to empower people with mental health issues, cultural workers and professionals from mental health system to use the arts as a means to promote mental health and create more inclusive communities. This activity is part of the INSPIRE project, co-funded by European Union.

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This workshop explored the intersection of art, mental health and community engagement. What does otherness mean in our society? Participants learnt about the benefits of using participatory art practices to promote mental health and well-being. Through interactive sessions, participants obtained practical skills and knowledge to develop inclusive and participatory art practices that address mental health issues in their communities.

“Discover the Otherness and the Other next to you.”

Parcipants were exploring the concept of Otherness and the importance of empathy and respect. During the workshop there
were recollected more than 400 paintings, representing different views andways of the Otherness and there was held a group discussion at the end: Who is the Other? Where is a difference?

The aim is to empower people with mental health issues, cultural workers and professionals from mental health system to use the arts as a means to promote mental health and create more inclusive communities. This activity is part of the INSPIRE project, co-funded by European Union.

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You know that l’Altre International Performing Arts and Mental Health Festival is coming soon to Barcelona to celebrate 10 years! Take your calendar and save the dates, from May 31 till June 2 in recinte Fabra i Coats!

And if you want to connect with the arts and the mental health, we would like to share with you the FE-ARTY project’s result which we were working together with our 3 partners, from Greece, Italy and Portugal.

We learnt a lot, we ate a lot, we got lost, we discussed, we walked through the last two years all of the 4 teams, learning together, and now we share with you the last part of the project. We hope that you will enjoy it and see you in a few weeks in l’Altre Festival to celebrate 10 years together!

“Poder nutrirse de lo de fuera,
y poder nutrir al afuera con lo que una lleva dentro.”
Laura Bermejo, Fundació Vidal i Barraquer.

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We are happy to annouce that l’Altre International Perfoming Arts and Mental Health Festival will take place in Barcelona on May 31 till June 2, 2024. If you are a company representing people with mental health problems and without, or relatives, or mental health professionals, or friends, or performing arts professionals, or you have a project related to performing arts and mental health, please send us your proposal!

To present your artistic proposal at l’Altre Festival 2024, fill in the application form in the corresponding tab according to the type of company (amateur, non-binary or professional). The call will remain open until January 26, 2024. The selected shows will be announced from February 19, 2024.

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Welcome to l’Altre Festival 2023!

We can loose the thread in our life sometimes.

Join us and see the ninth edition of l’Altre Festival in Fabra i Coats venue, Barcelona. More than 35 shows, theater, music, dance and much more. Looking forward to see you in 2024!

“Art empowers instead of hiding, and increases the possibility of self-awareness and self-understanding, especially in an era of alienation and continuous crises…”

The FEARTY team visited l’Altre Festival 2023 and discovered, among other things, how dance can help us to recover different kinds of mental health problems in our lives. Together with more than 50 youngsters they participated on the workshop related to collective mental health. The workshop was held by the Ukrainian psychologist from the Association Djerelo and Yana Reutova, professional dancer from Ukraine who found her new sheltered home in Prague (the Czech Republic).

“This festival was a great way to see how informality and casualness can work well in gathering people of all kinds in a space that provides safety, respect, diversity and a lot of fun. Definitely a useful event to keep in mind on how to approach art, mental health and youth.”

The FEARTY team is composed by 4 partners: ISPS Italy, Festival MENTAL from Portugal, EDRA from Greece and l’Altre Festival from Spain.

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Women and Mental Health

Exploring the Intersection of Participatory Arts e-manual

Inclusive Programming and Audience Development: Exploring Collective Reflection

Narratives around mental health and arts

Inclusivity seminar INSPIRE

Otherness: exploring the intersection of participatory arts practices and mental health

FE-ARTY documental

Call for proposals 2024

L’Altre Festival 2023 video

How Performing Arts can help to heal the collective Mental Health

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