UVic-UCC in the Healing Arts Barcelona

Healing Arts Barcelona is the first edition in Spain of the global Healing Arts & Health movement. From 20 to 26 October 2025, it will be held in Barcelona and Catalonia, led by the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) and the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization. The event seeks to integrate the arts in health into public policies to improve physical, mental and social well-being, bringing together institutions, professionals and communities to foster collaboration and drive systemic change.

Motto of the Healing Arts: The arts take care of us, culture is health.

At the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), we are proud to contribute to this transformative initiative through a cluster of activities that explore the intersection of arts, health, and research:

• Conference: Creative Pathways to Health: Research and Practice in Arts-Based Interventions

  • Date: 23 October 2025, from 9.30 to 14.30
    Location: Vall d’Hebron Research Institute Auditorium.
    More info → This research symposium brings together international scholars and practitioners to share evidence, methodologies, and experiences in arts-based health interventions. Coordinated by UVic-UCC, the event highlights the growing body of research that supports the role of the arts in promoting health equity, emotional resilience, and community well-being.
  • REGISTRATIONS HERE.

• Building an Arts & Health Ecosystem.

  • A research team from the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, New York University, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Vic will conduct a comprehensive mapping of the Arts in Health ecosystem in Catalonia. The study will systematically document and analyze the diversity of existing initiatives and actors, and will become a vital resource for guiding public policy, strategic collaborations, and community engagement processes. This evidence base should facilitate the sustained integration of the arts into the country’s health systems.

• Participació, Cultura i Salut a Osona i Catalunya Central.

  • How does participation in cultural and artistic activities impact health, well-being, and social cohesion? Research aims to identify key factors and barriers to foster more inclusive cultural engagement.
  • The results of this study will be presented on the 24th at the Segimon Serrallonga Room in University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia.

• The Vic HAB PROGRAM: Activities in Vic and Osona during Healing Arts Barcelona.

  As part of Healing Arts Barcelona, the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) is promoting a week of activities (October 20–26) featuring dance, music, poetry, visual arts, theater, and photography. The program brings together cultural, social, academic, and health organizations from Vic and Osona, uniting people and groups committed to improving health and well-being through art and culture.

  • Social theater “Pots ser tu, puc ser jo“

  • Photography “Desvetllem la memòria“

  • Plastic arts “Retrat personal“

  • Visual arts: Parelles artístiques

  • Sensitive museum: Sent l’art medieval

  • Dance: La dansa s’apropa a la UVic

  • Dance: Samba-Teràpia amb Alegria

  • Choir concert: Vine “Narinan” i marxa Cantant

  • Social dance “Vine a ballar swing a la UVic“

  • Literary route: Natura i salut al voltant de Verdaguer

From the M₃O, this cluster of activities is developed by the Research Line 2 on “Social and Emotional Wellbeing, Bioethics, Arts and Humanities”