Društvo Asociacija v sodelovanju s partnerji doma in v tujini organizira mednarodno konferenco o povezovanju kulture, zdravja in socialnega predpisovanja z naslovom NE ŽIVIMO SAMO OD KRUHA: Kdo in kako naj v Evropi predpisuje umetnost?. Konferenca bo 8. oktobra 2026 v Kinu Šiška v Ljubljani združila strokovnjake s področij kulture, umetnosti, zdravja, socialnega varstva in oblikovanja politik.
Konferenca bo odprla vprašanje, kakšno vlogo lahko ima umetnost v sistemih podpore zdravju in dobremu počutju ter kako naj se področje kulture in zdravja razvija na sistemski ravni. Raziskave vse bolj potrjujejo pozitivne učinke sodelovanja v kulturnih in umetniških dejavnostih na zdravje, duševno zdravje, dobro počutje, socialno povezanost in vključevanje. Hkrati se v Evropi razvijajo novi modeli povezovanja kulture z zdravstvenimi in socialnimi sistemi, med njimi tudi socialno predpisovanje ter predvsem model “Umetnost na recept”.
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Program
Toda večja vključenost kulture v področje zdravja odpira tudi pomembna vprašanja: kdo določa, katera umetnost je »zdravilna«, kako naj se takšni programi izvajajo in vrednotijo, kdo jih financira ter kako zagotoviti ustrezne pogoje za delo kulturnih delavcev? Konferenca bo zato povezala evropske politike in raziskave s konkretnimi izkušnjami iz prakse ter odprla prostor za razpravo o priložnostih in dilemah povezovanja kulture in zdravja.
Osrednji govorki na konferenci bosta Edith Wolf Perez, zagovornica povezovanja kulture in zdravja, soustvarjalka avstrijske pobude ARTS for HEALTH AUSTRIA in nekdanja sopredsedujoča odprti metodi koordinacije Evropske unije za področje kulture in zdravja (OMC Culture and Health), ki bo predstavila širši evropski razvoj področja in ključna priporočila za njegovo umeščanje v javne politike, ter Vicky Karkou, profesorica umetnosti in dobrega počutja na Univerzi Edge Hill ter direktorica Raziskovalnega centra za umetnost in dobro počutje, ki bo osvetlila, kaj o vplivu umetnosti na zdravje in dobro počutje dejansko kažejo raziskave ter kje so meje dosedanjih spoznanj.
Na konferenci bo sodelovala tudi Inga Surgunte z Latvijske akademije za kulturo in združenja Kultura in zdravje Latvija, ki bo predstavila izkušnje z modeli umetnosti na recept v baltski regiji, ter Simona Staffieri iz italijanskega Cultural Welfare Centra, ki se bo konferenci pridružila na daljavo in predstavila ugotovitve prve nacionalne raziskave umetnosti in kulture na recept v Italiji.
Predstavitve bodo osvetlile evropski razvoj področja, raziskave o povezovanju umetnosti in dobrega počutja, razvoj socialnega predpisovanja ter konkretne prakse iz Slovenije in drugih evropskih držav. V pogovoru s predstavniki kulture, zdravstva in drugih relevantnih sektorjev pa bomo preiskali, kako lahko kulturo vključimo v sisteme podpore zdravju in dobremu počutju.
Program
Objavljamo končni program mednarodne konference Ne živimo samo od kruha: Kdo in kako naj v Evropi predpisuje umetnost?, ki bo v četrtek, 8. oktobra 2026, med 9.00 in 12.00 v Komuni Kina Šiška.
PRENESI PROGRAM KONFERENCE – PDF
Konferenca bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. Zagotovljeno bo simultano tolmačenje iz slovenščine v angleščino in iz angleščine v slovenščino.
PROGRAM
9.00–9.15 | UVODNI POZDRAVI
Društvo Asociacija
Mestna občina Ljubljana
9.15–9.45 | KULTURA IN ZDRAVJE V EVROPI: OD DOKAZOV DO SISTEMSKIH SPREMEMB
Edith Wolf Perez
Kultura in zdravje v Evropi: od dokazov k sistemskim spremembam
prof. Vicky (Vassiliki) Karkou
Umetnost, zdravje in dobro počutje: kaj nam povedo dokazi?
9.45–10.30 | UMETNOST NA RECEPT: OD POSAMEZNIH PRAKS DO SISTEMA
Inga Surgunte
Umetnost na recept: izkušnje iz baltske regije
Simona Staffieri – na daljavo
Dejavniki, ki omogočajo socialno predpisovanje: ugotovitve prve nacionalne raziskave o umetnosti na recept v Italiji
Moderirani pogovor in vprašanja občinstva.
10.30–11.00 | ODMOR
11.00–12.00 | OD PRAKS DO SISTEMA: KULTURA IN ZDRAVJE V SLOVENIJI
Tjaša Jerak
Prisluhni gibu: plesno-gibalna terapija za ljudi s kronično bolečino
Neža Pele & Jaka Škapin
Objem glasu: vokalno-gibalna improvizacija kot prostor skrbi
Moderirani pogovor: Kaj je potrebno za sistemsko povezovanje kulture, zdravja in socialnega varstva v Sloveniji?
Konferenco moderira: Zala Orel
11.55–12.00 | SKLEP KONFERENCE
Konferenca Ne živimo samo od kruha je skupni okvir dogodka. Programski sklop »Umetnost na recept: od posameznih praks do sistemov« poteka v okviru projekta CARE – Lab 3: Culture on Prescription, drugi označeni programski sklopi pa v okviru Culture & Health Platform. Projekt CARE in platformo Culture and Health sofinancira Evropska Unija, aktivnosti projekta Kultura za duševno zdravje Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo RS v okviru javnega razpisa za razvoj in profesionalizacijo NVO in prostovoljstva 2024, aktivnosti vsebinske mreže Asociacija, ki vključujejo tudi medsektorsko povezovanje z zdravjem pa Ministrstvo za kulturo in Oddelek za kulturo Mestne občine Ljubljana.
Društvo Asociacija, in cooperation with partners in Slovenia and abroad, is announcing an international conference atcthe intersection of culture, health and social prescribing, titled WE DO NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE: Who Should Prescribe Art in Europe, and How?. The conference will take place on 8 October 2026 at Kino Šiška in Ljubljana and will bring together experts from the fields of culture, the arts, health, social care and policymaking.
The conference will explore the role art can play in systems supporting health and well-being, and how the field of culture and health should develop at a systemic level. Research increasingly confirms the positive effects of participation in cultural and artistic activities on physical and mental health, well-being, social connectedness and inclusion. At the same time, new models for connecting culture with health and social care systems are emerging across Europe, including social prescribing and, in particular, the Arts on Prescription model.
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Yet greater involvement of culture in the field of health also raises important questions: who decides which art is “healing”, how should such programmes be delivered and evaluated, who should fund them, and how can appropriate working conditions for cultural workers be ensured? The conference will therefore connect European policy and research with concrete experiences from practice, creating space to discuss both the opportunities and the challenges involved in bringing culture and health closer together.
The first of two conference’s keynote speakers will be Edith Wolf Perez, an advocate for bringing culture and health together, co-founder of the Austrian initiative ARTS for HEALTH AUSTRIA and former co-chair of the European Union’s Open Method of Coordination (OMC) group on Culture and Health. She will present the broader European development of the field and key recommendations for embedding culture and health in public policy. Vicky Karkou, Professor of Arts and Wellbeing at Edge Hill University and Director of the Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing, will examine what research actually tells us about the impact of the arts on health and well-being, as well as the limits of current evidence in her keynote.
The conference will also feature Inga Surgunte of the Latvian Academy of Culture / Culture and Health Latvia, who will present experiences with Arts on Prescription in the Baltic region, including referral pathways, cross-sectoral cooperation and the conditions needed to establish sustainable models. Simona Staffieri of CCW – Cultural Welfare Center will join the conference online to present findings from the first national survey of arts and culture on prescription in Italy, examining existing practices and models as well as the factors that enable or hinder their development.
The presentations will highlight European developments in the field, research on the relationship between the arts and well-being, the development of social prescribing, and concrete practices from Slovenia and other European countries. A discussion with representatives from the cultural, health and other relevant sectors will explore how culture can be integrated into systems supporting health and well-being.
Programme
The final programme of the international conference WE DO NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE: Who Should Prescribe Art in Europe, and How?, taking place on Thursday, 8 October 2026, from 9:00 to 12:00 at Kino Šiška – Komuna, Ljubljana, is now available.
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The conference will be held in Slovenian and English. Simultaneous interpretation from Slovenian into English and from English into Slovenian will be provided.
9:00–9:15 | OPENING REMARKS
Asociacija
City of Ljubljana
9:15–9:45 | CULTURE AND HEALTH IN EUROPE: FROM EVIDENCE TO SYSTEMIC CHANGE
Edith Wolf Perez
Culture and Health in Europe: From Evidence to Systemic Change
Prof. Vicky (Vassiliki) Karkou
Arts, Health and Wellbeing: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?
9:45–10:30 | ARTS ON PRESCRIPTION: FROM INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES TO SYSTEMS
Inga Surgunte
Arts on Prescription: Experiences from the Baltic Region
Simona Staffieri – online
Enabling Factors for Social Prescribing: Evidence from the First National Survey of Arts on Prescription in Italy
Moderated discussion and audience questions.
10:30–11:00 | BREAK
11:00–12:00 | FROM PRACTICE TO SYSTEM: CULTURE AND HEALTH IN SLOVENIA
Tjaša Jerak
Listen to the Movement: Dance Movement Therapy for People with Chronic Pain
Neža Pele & Jaka Škapin
Embrace by Voice: Vocal and Movement Improvisation as a Space of Care
Moderated discussion: What is needed for systemic cooperation between culture, health and social care in Slovenia?
Moderated by: Zala Orel.
11:55–12:00 | CLOSING REMARKS
The conference We Do Not Live by Bread Alone brings the different programme strands together under one shared framework. The programme session “Arts on Prescription: From Individual Practices to Systems” is organised within CARE – Lab 3: Culture on Prescription, while the other designated programme sessions form part of the Culture & Health Platform showcase. The CARE project and the Culture and Health Platform are co-financed by the European Union. Activities within the Culture for Mental Health project are supported by the Ministry of Internal Affair and Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia through the 2024 public call for the development and professionalisation of NGOs and volunteering. Activities of the Asociacija thematic network, including its cross-sectoral work connecting culture and health, are supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the Department of Culture of the City of Ljubljana.
