Can art be an ally of the medical sciences? How can museums and other cultural actors contribute to health and well-being? How can creativity contribute to innovation in health? Using a transdisciplinary approach, this international conference aims to share and reflect analytically and critically on the practices that are at the intersection between art and medicine. Through dialogue between professionals and researchers from different countries and disciplinary fields – from medicine, nursing, and neuroscience to imaging in medicine and microbiology, as well as art, design, and architecture – the aim is to open a debate on the present, but also to look towards the future, seeking to understand how art and science, two areas of knowledge often considered as distinct, can be combined and contribute to change and to a better quality of life.

Throughout the day, there will be several panels with the participation of names such as Elisabeth Ioannides, Stephen Legari, Ab Rogers, Luiza Teixeira de Freitas, Rachel Massey or Juliet L King; and keynotes by Isis Betancourt Torres, Semir Zeki and Daisy Fancourt (who will participate online). The conference takes place on November 10, organized by MAAT, at the auditorium of EDP's headquarters on Avenida 24 de Julho, in Lisbon. With live streaming.

Themes:
— Art, Illness, and Stigma Reduction
— Art and Mental Health
— Art and Neuroscience, Imaging, Neuroradiology
— Healing Environment (colour, light, smell, texture, art, design, architecture)
— Longevity
— Palliative Care
— Art Therapy
— Public Policies and Global Strategies
— Case Studies

PROGRAMME

10/11/2023
EDP, Av. 24 Julho, Lisbon
Onsite + online live streaming
Conference with simultaneous English-Portuguese translation
8.00 – 8.30 | Registration
8.30 – 9.00 | Opening Session
Luís Campos and Joana Simões Henriques (Conference Chairs), João Pinharanda (Director of MAAT)

9.00 – 10.00 | Panel 1: Arts, Neuroscience, and Thinking Strategies
— Cognitive Processes, Emotions, and the Brain-Friendly Museum. Annalisa Banzi (Italy), CESPEB – University of Milano-Bicocca
— Art Therapy, Neuroscience, and Trauma. Juliet L King (USA), The George Washington University
Moderator: Alexandre Castro Caldas (Portugal), National Council for Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
10.00 – 10.30 | Conference: Art in Medical Education
Isis Betancourt Torres (Cuba), University of Medical Sciences of Havana (UCMH)
Moderator: Ana Sofia Torres Baptista, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP)
10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break
Poster presentations from the call for projects
11.00 – 12.00 Panel 2: The Role and the Experience of Museums Towards Healing
— Museums & Art Psychotherapy. Looking at the example of the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens | EMΣΤ. Elisabeth Ioannides (Greece), National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (ΕΜΣΤ)
— The experience of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal. Stephen Legari (Canada), Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Moderator: Joana Simões Henriques (Portugal), MAAT
12.00 – 12.40 | Keynote: The Science of Beauty
Professor Semir Zeki (United Kingdom), University College London
Moderator: Luís Duarte Madeira (Portugal)
12.40 – 14.00 | Lunch Break
Poster presentations from the call for projects
14.00 – 15.00 | Panel 3: Healing Environment in the Hospital
— The Third Carer – Human-centric Hospital Design and its Role in Contemporary Culture. Ab Rogers (United Kingdom), Ab Rogers Design
— The Experience of Manchester University: Lime Arts. Dawn Prescott (United Kingdom), Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Moderator: Luís Campos (Portugal)
15.00 – 16.00 Panel 4: The Role of the Arts in Improving Health
— Embodied and Slow Looking – Building Movement and Music into Museum Practice. Filipa Pereira-Stubbs (United Kingdom)
— Listening to Familiar Music as a Therapeutic Experience. Carina Freitas (Portugal), Child Psychiatrist, University of Madeira
Moderator: Luiza Teixeira de Freitas (Portugal), Operação Nariz Vermelho
16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee Break
Poster presentations from the call for projects
16.30 – 17.30 | Panel 5: Art and Mental Disorders
— Art Therapy, Clinical Processes in the Art Zone. Elsa Scanio (Argentina), Hospital Morón Buenos Aires*
Language: Spanish / English
— Safety, Creativity and Mental Health. Rachel Massey (United Kingdom), Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance
Moderator: Maria Luísa Figueira (Portugal), Lisbon School of Medicine
17.30 – 18.10 | Keynote: The Population Health Benefits of Arts and Cultural Engagement
Daisy Fancourt (United Kingdom), World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Arts & Health, University College London*
Moderator: Catarina Alvarez (Portugal), Associação Alzheimer Portugal
18.10 – 18.30 | Closing Session
Luís Campos and Joana Simões Henriques (Conference Chairs)
19.00 – 21.00 | Tour & Cocktail at the Plug-in exhibition, MAAT
Guided tour with the artist Joana Vasconcelos of the Plug-in exhibition and networking cocktail with fellow attendees and fellow speakers.
(with Conference + Tour & Cocktail ticket)
Note: Guests marked with an asterisk (*) will take part online.

TICKETS

Conference ticket
Gain access to all conference panels and keynote speakers
Early Bird Price until 20/10/2023 = 30€
Early Bird online participation = 20€
Full price* = 40€
Full price online participation = 30€
*Discount ticket: exclusive 50% discount for students, senior citizens (+65 years), unemployed individuals, and MAAT members.
Conference + Tour & Cocktail ticket
Get an exclusive guided tour to the exhibition Plug-in with the artist Joana Vasconcelos.
Enjoy a special networking cocktail event with fellow attendees.
Early Bird Price until 20/10/2023 = 50€
Full Price* = 60 €
*Discount ticket: exclusive 50% discount for students, senior citizens (+65 years), unemployed individuals, and MAAT members.
Programmme and Coordination
Luís Campos (Physician and Artist, Portugal), Joana Simões Henriques (MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Portugal), João Pinharanda (MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Portugal).
Organising Committee
Carina Freitas (Child Psychiatrist, Portugal), Elisabeth Ioannides (Education Curator, Art Psychotherapist, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Greece), Inês Correia de Sampaio (MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Portugal), Luiza Teixeira de Freitas (Curator, Portugal).
Scientific Committee
Alexandre Castro Caldas (National Council for Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa), Ana Jorge (Provider of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Portugal), André Valente (Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal), Carina Freitas (Child Psychiatrist, Madeira), Elisabeth Ioannides (Art Psychotherapist, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Greece), Filipa Aniceto (Manicómio and Alzheimer Portugal Association, Portugal), Helena Canhão (NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal),Luís Jerónimo (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal), Luís Duarte Madeira (Psychiatrist, Portugal), Luiza Teixeira de Freitas (President of Operação Nariz Vermelho, Portugal), Myriam Taylor (Humanity Summit, Portugal), N’Gunu Tiny (The Emerald Group, Angola), Sandro Resende (Manicómio, Portugal), Catarina Gomes (Manicómio, Portugal), Rosário Zincke (Alzheimer Portugal Association, Portugal), Catarina Alvarez (Alzheimer Portugal Association, Portugal).
Organisation
MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal

Institutional Partners
Conselho Português para a Saúde e Ambiente, EDP, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Forum of Internal Medicine (FIMI), NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Full programme and tickets at: https://www.maat.pt/en/event/international-conference-art-and-health