The Arts4Care project responds to the growing challenge of dementia across Europe by enhancing the capacity and well-being of formal and informal caregivers through artistic expression. The project introduces a creative, non-clinical care model that integrates five art forms —storytelling, visual arts, music, theatre, and photography—as tools to foster emotional connection, cognitive stimulation, and social inclusion for both caregivers and people living with dementia.
To support this model, Arts4Care will develop two key digital resources: a multilingual Creative Care e-book and a user-friendly Needs Identification Tool, enabling caregivers to tailor activities to individual abilities and preferences. These tools will be piloted and validated across three countries—Romania, Greece, and Portugal—ensuring both practical usability and cross-cultural relevance.
Through transnational workshops and curated public exhibitions, the project not only builds caregiver skills but also raises awareness and challenges the stigma surrounding dementia. By promoting the visibility and agency of people living with dementia through co-created art, Arts4Care contributes to a more inclusive and empathetic society.
The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Duration: 2 years
Implementing partners
- • Bucovina Institute for Social Partnership (Romania) (Leader)
- • KAINOTOMIA & SIA E.E. (Greece)
- • Association for Regional Development and Mental Health – EPAPSY (Greece)
- • Federation of Non-governmental Organizations for Social Services – FONSS (Romania)
- Irmandade da Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Amadora – SCMA (Portugal)
Associate partners
- Asociația Regională de Educație a Adulților – Suceava (AREAS) (Romania)
- Asociația Consultanților în Dezvoltare Comunitară (ACDC) (Romania)
- Centrul Regional de Resurse pentru Organizații Neguvernamentale (CENRES) (Romania)
- Centrul Școlar de Educație Incluzivă „Sf. Andrei” Gura Humorului (Ρουμανία)
- Centrul Județean de Resurse și Asistență Educațională Suceava (CJRAE SV) (Ρουμανία)
- Comidom Press (Greece)
