SOCIETY

ART4MORE is an innovative International Arts Festival, linking contemporary Art with Mental Health and raises awareness on social and mental health issues. The annual festival is conducted by K.S.D.E.O. “EDRA” since 2007, in celebration of World Mental Health Day (10th October). Each year the festival explores a different central social awareness issue through contemporary international artworks, including visual arts, music, film, drama, dance, architecture, new media and design. (URL: www.art4more.org)

ART4MORE  during time:

1st ART4MORE

6 October, 2007 – Dutch Institute

The 1st Festival was organized by K.S.D.E.O. "EDRA", motivated by the disastrous fires in the Peloponnese and the difficult consequences on the psyche of the people.

• Photographic exhibition from the area

• Presentations from realized interventions

• Discussion for ways of intervention and psychological support of vulnerable groups

D.I.Y. - ART4MORE 2015, 10 & 11 October, Impact Hub Athens

• Workshops on 3D poster, Linocut, Zine, Silent Short Film, Street Art Stencil, Character Design, Social Collage, Digital Sculpting, κ.α.
• Exhibition of Street Craft
• Handmade activism, within the movement D.I.Y.

TAILS OF THERAPY - ART4MORE 2014, 18-19 October, VRYSAKI

• Exhibition of animal assisted therapy: animals contribute to the healing process of people with mental health problems
• Original artworks by contemporary artists for pets
• Photographic portraits of artists with pets
• Audiovisual material

VISUAL STORYTELLING - ART4MORE 2013, 12-13 October, ΒΡΥΣΑΚΙ

Visual storytelling, art, communication and learning, especially for children with learning difficulties.

• Social Infographics & works with various narrative possibilities
• Children's workshops
• Children Laboratories
• Live sculptures
• Performances.

TACTILE FESTIVAL- ART4MORE 2012, 12-14 October, Pop-Up123

Contemporary art forms are being explored with all senses; operating therapeutic in psychosocial rehabilitation and improving accessibility to culture for new target groups.

"TACTILE" Exhibition, with tangible projects and projects accessed via different senses:

• Soft Sculptures
• Ready-mades and Fittings
• Tactile-Visual Sculpture
• Pop-up Books
• Engineering of Paper
• Books for visually impaired
• Puppets
• Synaesthetic works.

Volunteer escorts sighted, trained by National Blind Association.

NON-PLACE ART - ART4MORE 2011, 7 - 9 October, The HUB Events

Non-Place Art Exhibition: 100 works of Greek artists and mental health units in post-its, white pages, moleskines, calendars and any other surface. Return to primary forms and experimental art, as the art of "mentally ill" and development of a spontaneous "picture language" as a way of expression and alternative therapeutic mental health recovery means.

• Parallel happenings
• Dj Performance with electronic violin sounds
• Acrobatic Dance.

Therapeutic Architecture - ART4MORE 2011, 7 - 9 October, The HUB Events

Workshop and Exhibition on Therapeutics Architecture projects in Mental Health Structures

SOCIAL DESIGN - ART4MORE 2010, 9-10 October, Yoga Bala / Art Gate

• Social Design Exhibition: "socially sensitised» posters that create social change in daily life. Great collection of works by the distinguished designer Luba Lukova, works of Greek Artists
• Lecture and interactive poster exhibition "A Land Without People for a People Without Land": Nuno Coelho and Adam Kershaw
• Overview of Creative Waves of Greek Graphic Designers Association
• Adult Toys’ Exhibition for equality and human rights
• Roundtable discussion on social design
• Dance theater, musical events

REPRESENTATIONS OF DIVERSITY - ART4MORE 2009, 9 - 11 October, Art House

Film, theater and visual representations of diversity, involving the aspect of Greek and foreign artists.

Collaboration: International Film Festival RENDEZ VOUS WITH MADNESS (Canada) International Alternative Mediterranean CORTO DEL MED Festival (France).

ART4MORE 2008, 3-4 October, Art House

Two-day event: public awareness campaign, theatrical performances, film screenings and music events.