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The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
26.03.2024
On both campuses of the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) will be held a three-day community art project -event during the national Student’s Mental Health Week. The aim is to give students a creative break with art and culture for their study day by creating community art together.
The event is held from Monday to Wednesday 8.-10.4. in Joensuu in Metria Lobby each day from 12 pm to 3 pm and in Kuopio in Snellmania Lobby each day from 11 am to 3.30 pm. Students can join creating art freely on any day and for how long they wish. There will be materials covered by the organiser and also student volunteers or ISYY Board Members to help and guide students joining the project.
The event is based on the project by Finnish Student Health Service’s (FSHS) Eastern Area’s Kuopio’s Health Working Group, which is the organiser of this event in Kuopio. The event in Kuopio is organised in cooperation with UEF, ISYY and Cultural Space ‘Kulttuuripaja Luode’. The event in Joensuu is organised by ISYY and POKA.
The Student’s Mental Health Week is a national campaign week coordinated by Student’s Mental Health Association Nyyti ry. The week is held this year 8.-14.4.2024. This year the theme of the week is equality, especially social accessibility. Social Accessibility means an accepting and appreciative attitude towards diversity.
Come and join creating community art and take a break from your study day. From the end of this page you’ll find the campus specific event pages with more detailed info.
The purpose of the FSHS Eastern Area’s Kuopio’s Health Working Group’s project called ‘Equal Community Art on campuses’ is to bring the effects of art and culture in one's well-being as a perspective into the student’s well-being work. During the event, student’s will get to join creating the community art work together at the campus lobby. There will be all needed materials and the student volunteers will be there to help and guide.
Until now, the well-being work in higher education institutions is mainly focused on giving information and on sports themed projects. Effects of culture and art to one’s well-being are now seen more and more as a part of furthering well-being and mental health. According to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), art activities are in the center of involvement and communality and the feeling on involvement is an important factor in one’s wellbeing. With artificial and cultural methods we are enriching the day-to-day communication with each other, we aim to get our senses and mind to move and also to tempt our experiences and feelings to rise up.
Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Mental Health Week’s Community Art Project in Joensuu
Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Mental Health Week’s Community Art Project in Kuopio
Joensuu: Jasmin Tuomi, Member of the Executive Board, Social Policy, Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), jasmin.tuomi(at)isyy.fi, tel +358 44 576 8408
Kuopio: Laura Appelqvist, Member of the Executive Board, Social Policy, Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), laura.appelqvist(at)isyy.fi, tel. +358 44 576 8407