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The project NEFELE

NETWORKING EUROPEAN FESTIVALS FOR MENTAL LIFE ENHANCEMENT


WHAT IS THE NEFELE PROJECT
The project aims to strengthen all kinds of artistic creation connected with the field of mental health seeking to:
- Broaden the cultural activities for the benefit of artists
- Enrich therapeutic procedures and combat stigma for the benefit of those with mental ill health and society as a whole.

NEFELE CORE CONCEPT
- Promoting the establishment of Festivals connecting Arts with Mental health in countries where there is no such activity and an enhancement of those already running Festivals
- Encouraging the participation of artists and the creation of new professional opportunities
- Promoting the participation of relevant local authorities and increasing the level of interest amongst communities.

OBJECTIVES
- Organization of a European pilot art festival focused on mental health in Athens, Greece
- Support to four local festivals organized by the project Partners in each of their countries
- Development of tools for the professional support of artists
- Networking and the promotion of the idea of art festivals focused on mental health in EU wide scale

PROJECT DURATION
01/06/2015- 28/02/2017

Project realised in the framework of the programme CREATIVE EUROPE

More information on the web site indicated below:

Sito web: www.nefeleproject.eu