European inventory of
societal values of culture

ART THERAPY

Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that utilises art-making processes and creative activities to support individuals’ emotional, psychological, and overall well-being. This form of therapy typically involves trained art therapists who facilitate the therapeutic process and provide appropriate support. Art therapy can enhance people’s well-being in a variety of ways. While not a substitute for other forms of mental health treatment, it can be used together with different therapeutic approaches and interventions to support an individual’s overall mental health journey.

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COMMUNITY ART

Community art, also known as participatory or collaborative art, involves the creation of art projects or initiatives that actively engage and involve community members. It emphasises collective participation, collaboration, and integrating artistic practices with community development and social change.

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CULTURAL WORK AND PRECARITY

The word ‘precariousness’ was used to describe the working conditions of the working classes as early as the beginning of the industrial revolution. However, the use of the term on a broader scale has become much more prevalent since the late 20th century, and in particular after the 2008 financial crisis. This is also when the notion became common in the field of arts and culture.

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VOLUNTEERING IN CULTURE

Volunteering in culture started to be institutionalized after WWII in the Anglo-Saxon context. In a wider European context, it gained the full attention of cultural policymakers only in the 1990s and onwards. Definitions of volunteering in culture vary, but most of them refer to an activity or engagement within the field of culture carried out by free will and by free choice. This activity benefits the larger society, but those engaged in it are not remunerated in market terms.

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ART INTERVENTIONS

Art interventions have received increasing recognition for their positive impact on well-being. These interventions use various art forms, such as the visual arts, music, dance, drama, and literature, to promote and improve psychological, emotional, and social well-being. The effectiveness of arts interventions on well-being may vary from person to person, and different art forms may affect individuals differently. Additionally, art interventions cannot replace professional mental health treatment when needed, but they can be valuable complementary approaches to support overall well-being.

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INVENT conference Barcelona

Arroyo, C. & S. Albertí (May 2023). INVENT conference Barcelona

What Culture Can Mean for Well-Being

Holla, S. & C. Arroyo (2023, September). What Culture Can Mean for Well-Being

Culture Below The Surface: The Cultural Iceberg Analogy

Karels, A., Holla, S. & C. Arroyo  (2023, September). Culture Below The Surface: The Cultural Iceberg Analogy – INVENT Culture

Cvetičanin, Petrić & Koludrović - Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook

Cvetičanin, P.,  M. Petrić & I. Tomić Koludrović (2023). Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook. INVENT publication.

INVENT Newsletter I (2021)

Janssen, S., (Ed.) (2021). INVENT Newsletter I.

INVENT Newsletter II (2022)

Holla, S., Karels, A., & Janssen, S. (Eds.). (2022). INVENT Newsletter II.

INVENT Newsletter III (2023)

Karels, A., Janssen, S., & Holla, S. (Eds.). (2023). INVENT Newsletter III.

INVENT Policy Brief I

Janssen, S., Katz-Gerro, T., Rössel, J., Cvetičanin, P.  & M. Verboord (2021). INVENT Policy Brief I. 16 pages.

INVENT Policy Brief II

Janssen, S., & S. Holla. (2023). INVENT Policy Brief II – Culture’s contribution to health and wellbeing. 22 pages.

» NEW! » Council of Europe - Involving citizens and communities in securing societal progress for the well-being of all

Council of Europe. (2011). Involving citizens and communities in securing societal progress for the well-being of all. ISBN 978-92-871-6888-7

» NEW! » Lynn Kapitan - Art Therapy in Action: Culture and Community

Lynn Kapitan - Art Therapy in Action: Culture and Community. 2017.

» NEW! » Carol Hammal - Art therapy: a world beyond creative expression

Carol Hammal - Art therapy: a world beyond creative expression. 2015.

» NEW! » Cathy Malchiodi - Cultural Appropriation, Cultural Humility, and Expressive Arts Therapy

Cathy Malchiodi. Cultural Appropriation, Cultural Humility, and Expressive Arts Therapy. 2022.

» NEW! » Judy Rubin - Art Therapy in Action: Then and Now

Judy Rubin. Art Therapy in Action: Then and Now. 2017.

» NEW! » Case, Dalley & Reddick - The Handbook of Art Therapy

Case, C., Dalley, T., & Reddick, D. (2022). The Handbook of Art Therapy (4th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003197850

» NEW! » Clift & Camic (eds.) - Oxford textbook of creative arts, health, and wellbeing

Clift, S., & Camic, P. M. (Eds.). Oxford textbook of creative arts, health, and wellbeing: International perspectives on practice, policy and research. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-19-968807-4.

» NEW! » Golub - Social Action Art Therapy

Deborah Golub EdD, ATR-BC, LMHC (2005) Social Action Art Therapy, Art Therapy, 22:1, 17-23, DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2005.10129467

» NEW! » Malchiodi (ed.) - Handbook of Expressive Arts Therapy

Malchiodi, C. A. (Ed.). (2022). Handbook of Expressive Arts Therapy. The Guilford Press. ISBN 9781462550524

» NEW! » Kapitan - Social Action in Practice

Lynn Kapitan (2015) Social Action in Practice: Shifting the Ethnocentric Lens in Cross-Cultural Art Therapy Encounters, Art Therapy, 32:3, 104-111, DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2015.1060403

» NEW! » Kaplan (ed.) – Art Therapy and Social Action

Kaplan, F. F. (ed.) (2007). Art therapy and social action. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN: 9781843107989

» NEW! » Levine & Levine (eds.) - Art in Action

Stephen K. Levine and Ellen G. Levine (eds.) (2011).  Art in Action Expressive: Arts Therapy and Social Change. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN: 9781849058209

» NEW! » Kapitan, Litell & Torres - Creative Art Therapy in a Community's Participatory Research and Social Transformation

Lynn Kapitan, Mary Litell & Anabel Torres (2011) Creative Art Therapy in a Community's Participatory Research and Social Transformation, Art Therapy, 28:2, 64-73, DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2011.578238

» NEW! » Karcher - Sociopolitical Oppression, Trauma, and Healing

Owen Paul Karcher (2017) Sociopolitical Oppression, Trauma, and Healing: Moving Toward a Social Justice Art Therapy Framework, Art Therapy, 34:3, 123-128, DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2017.1358024

» NEW! » Talwar - An Intersectional Framework for Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Art Therapy

Savneet Talwar MA, ATR-BC (2010) An Intersectional Framework for Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Art Therapy, Art Therapy, 27:1, 11-17, DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2010.10129567

» NEW! » Hogan - Art Therapy Theories

Hogan, S. (2015). Art Therapy Theories: A Critical Introduction. Routledge. eISBN 9781315738055

» NEW! » Carey & Sutton - Community development through participatory arts

Phil Carey, Sue Sutton, Community development through participatory arts: Lessons learned from a community arts and regeneration project in South Liverpool, Community Development Journal, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2004, Pages 123–134.

» NEW! » Claire Bishop - Is Everyone a Performer?

Claire Bishop - Is Everyone a Performer? 2016.

» NEW! » “Sign Your Art” Community Project

“Sign Your Art” Community Project. 2015

» NEW! » Jeff McAulay - Community art as DIY social science

Jeff McAulay. Community art as DIY social science. 2017

» NEW! » Kate DeCiccio - Art as Activism

Kate DeCiccio. Art as Activism. 2017

» NEW! » David Koren - FIGMENT: Participatory Art in the Public Realm

David Koren - FIGMENT: Participatory Art in the Public Realm. 2011

» NEW! » Chapple & Jackson - Arts, Neighborhoods, and Social Practices

Chapple, K., & Jackson, S. (2010). Commentary: Arts, Neighborhoods, and Social Practices: Towards an Integrated Epistemology of Community Arts. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 29(4), 478-490.

» NEW! » Crehan - Community Art

Crehan, K. (2011). Community Art: An Anthropological Perspective. Routledge.

» NEW! » Jokela, Hiltunen & Härkönen - Art-based action research

Jokela, T., Hiltunen, M., & Härkönen, E. (2015). Art-based action research – participatory art for the north. International Journal of Education through Art, 11(3), 433-448.

» NEW! » Kelaher et al. - Evaluating community outcomes of participation in community arts

Kelaher, M., Berman, N., Dunt, D., Johnson, V., Curry, S., & Joubert, L. (2014). Evaluating community outcomes of participation in community arts: A case for civic dialogue. Journal of Sociology, 50(2), 132-149.

» NEW! » Lowe - Creating Community: Art for Community Development

Lowe, S. S. (2000). Creating Community: Art for Community Development. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 29(3), 357-386.

» NEW! » Madyaningrum & Sonn - Exploring the meaning of participation in a community art project

Madyaningrum, M. E., & Sonn, C. (2011). Exploring the meaning of participation in a community art project: A case study on the Seeming project. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 21(4), 358-370.

» NEW! » Polloc & Sharp - Real participation or the tyranny of participatory practice?

Pollock, V. L., & Sharp, J. (2012). Real participation or the tyranny of participatory practice? Public art and community involvement in the regeneration of the Raploch, Scotland. Urban Studies, 49(14), 3063-3079.

» NEW! » Swindells et al. - Eudaimonic well-being and community arts participation

Swindells, R., Lawthom, R., Rowley, K., Siddiquee, A., Kilroy, A., & Kagan, C. (2013). Eudaimonic well-being and community arts participation. Perspectives in Public Health, 133(1), 60-65.

» NEW! » Precarious workers in Italy’s cultural sector

Precarious workers in Italy’s cultural sector . 2023

» NEW! » Precarious Workers Brigade at ARE ARTISTS RICH?

Precarious Workers Brigade at ARE ARTISTS RICH?  2012

» NEW! » CHC talks: independent in precarity

CHC talks: independent in precarity. 2021

» NEW! » Existing In-Between: Spatial Precarity in Literature and Art

Existing In-Between: Spatial Precarity in Literature and Art. 2021

» NEW! » Critical Approaches to Precarity: Work, Subjectivities and Movements

Critical Approaches to Precarity: Work, Subjectivities and Movements. 2021

» NEW! » The ‘Mastery’ of the Swipe: Smartphones and Precarity in a Culture of Narcissism

The ‘Mastery’ of the Swipe: Smartphones and Precarity in a Culture of Narcissism. 2017

» NEW! » Alacovska & Gill - De-westernizing creative labour studies

Alacovska, A., & Gill, R. (2019). De-westernizing creative labour studies: The informality of creative work from an ex-centric perspective. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 22(2), 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877918821231

» NEW! » Banks - The politics of cultural work

Banks, M. (2007). The politics of cultural work. Springer.

» NEW! » Cohen - Cultural Work as a Site of Struggle

Cohen, N. S. (2015). "Cultural Work as a Site of Struggle: Freelancers and Exploitation". In Marx and the Political Economy of the Media. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004291416_004

» NEW! » Comunian & England - Creative and cultural work without filters

Roberta Comunian & Lauren England (2020) Creative and cultural work without filters: Covid-19 and exposed precarity in the creative economy, Cultural Trends, 29:2, 112-128, DOI: 10.1080/09548963.2020.1770577

» NEW! » de Peuter - Creative Economy and Labor Precarity

De Peuter, G. (2011). Creative economy and labor precarity: A contested convergence. Journal of communication inquiry, 35(4), 417-425.

» NEW! » de Peuter - Beyond the Model Worker

De Peuter, G. (2014). Beyond the model worker: Surveying a creative precariat. Culture Unbound, 6(1), 263-284. DOI:10.3384/cu.2000.1525.146263

» NEW! » de Peuter - Confronting Precarity in the Warhol Economy

Greig de Peuter (2014) Confronting Precarity in the Warhol Economy, Journal of Cultural Economy, 7:1, 31-47, DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2013.856337

» NEW! » Murray & Gollmitzer- Escaping the precarity trap

Murray, C., & Gollmitzer, M. (2012). Escaping the precarity trap: a call for creative labour policy. International journal of cultural policy, 18(4), 419-438. DOI:10.1080/10286632.2011.591490

» NEW! » Volunteer Management in the arts

Volunteer Management in the arts. 2015

» NEW! » Count Me In: Volunteers in Museums

Count Me In: Volunteers in Museums. 2014

» NEW! » Volunteering Teams in the European Solidarity Corps - The inclusive potential in practice

Volunteering Teams in the European Solidarity Corps - The inclusive potential in practice. 2023

» NEW! » ESC Volunteers in Conversation: Preparing for your volunteering journey

ESC Volunteers in Conversation: Preparing for your volunteering journey. 2023

» NEW! » Fair Museum Jobs Summit: Volunteering in Museums and Heritage

Fair Museum Jobs Summit: Volunteering in Museums and Heritage. 2021

» NEW! » Removing class barriers to heritage volunteering

Removing class barriers to heritage volunteering. 2023

» NEW! » Reimagining Volunteering Panel Discusion

Reimagining Volunteering Panel Discusion. 2021

» NEW! » Arts and Public Health — Daisy Fancourt

Arts and Public Health — Daisy Fancourt. 2020

» NEW! » Arts 'on Prescription' — Daisy Fancourt

Arts 'on Prescription' — Daisy Fancourt. 2019

» NEW! » Helen Marriage - Art interventions

Helen Marriage: Art interventions. 2019

» NEW! » Cantillon & Baker - Serious leisure and the DIY approach to heritage

 Zelmarie Cantillon & Sarah Baker (2020) Serious leisure and the DIY approach to heritage: considering the costs of career volunteering in community archives and museums, Leisure Studies, 39:2, 266-279, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2019.1694571 

» NEW! » Hewlett - Volunteering in libraries, museums and archives

Hewlett, S. (2002). Volunteering in libraries, museums and archives. Cultural Trends, 12(46), 39-66.

» NEW! » Holmes - Experiential learning or exploitation?

Holmes, K. (2006). Experiential learning or exploitation? Volunteering for work experience in the UK museums sector. Museum Management and Curatorship, 21(3), 240-253.

» NEW! » Holmes - Volunteers in the heritage sector: a neglected audience?

Kirsten Holmes (2003) Volunteers in the heritage sector: a neglected audience?, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 9:4, 341-355, DOI: 10.1080/1352725022000155072

» NEW! » Connolly & Tate - Volunteers and Collections as Viewed from the Museum Mission Statement

Connolly, R. P., & Tate, N. B. (2011). Volunteers and Collections as Viewed from the Museum Mission Statement. Collections, 7(3), 325-345. https://doi.org/10.1177/155019061100700307

» NEW! » Pryce - The Role of Organisational Culture in Sustaining Volunteers in Heritage Attractions

Pryce, J. (2021). The Role of Organisational Culture in Sustaining Volunteers in Heritage Attractions. In: Holmes, K., Lockstone-Binney, L., Smith, K.A., & Shipway, R. (Eds.). (2021). The Routledge Handbook of Volunteering in Events, Sport and Tourism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367815875

» NEW! » Smith - Literary enthusiasts as visitors and volunteers

Smith, K.A. (2003), Literary enthusiasts as visitors and volunteers. International Journal of Tourism Research, 5: 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.419

» NEW! » Smith & Lockstone - Involving and keeping event volunteers

Smith, K. A., & Lockstone, L. (2009). Involving and keeping event volunteers: management insights from cultural festivals. In: T. Baum, M. Deery, C. Hanlon, L. Lockstone,  K. Smith (eds.) People and work in events and conventions: A research perspective (pp. 154-167). Wallingford UK: Cabi.

» NEW! » Camic & Chatterjee - Museums and art galleries as partners for public health interventions

Camic PM, Chatterjee HJ. Museums and art galleries as partners for public health interventions. Perspectives in Public Health. 2013;133(1):66-71. doi:10.1177/1757913912468523

» NEW! » Belfiore & Bennett – Beyond the “Toolkit Approach”

Eleonora Belfiore & Oliver Bennett (2010) Beyond the “Toolkit Approach”: Arts Impact Evaluation Research and the Realities of Cultural Policy‐Making, Journal for Cultural Research, 14:2, 121-142, DOI: 10.1080/14797580903481280

» NEW! » Crone et al. - ‘Art Lift’ intervention to improve mental well-being

Crone, D.M., O'Connell, E.E., Tyson, P.J., Clark-Stone, F., Opher, S. and James, D.V.B. (2013), ‘Art Lift’ Intervention to Improve Well-Being. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 22: 279-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00862.x

» NEW! » Coholic et al. - Arts-based interventions for youth with mental health challenges

Coholic, D., Schinke, R., Oghene, O., Dano, K., Jago, M., McAlister, H., & Grynspan, P. (2020). Arts-based interventions for youth with mental health challenges. Journal of Social Work, 20(3), 269-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017319828864

» NEW! » Darewych & Riedel Bowers - Positive arts interventions

 Olena Helen Darewych & Nancy Riedel Bowers (2018) Positive arts interventions: creative clinical tools promoting psychological well-being, International Journal of Art Therapy, 23:2, 62-69, DOI: 10.1080/17454832.2017.1378241 

» NEW! » Dunphy et al. - Creative Arts Interventions to Address Depression in Older Adults

Dunphy, K., Baker, F. A., Dumaresq, E., Carroll-Haskins, K., Eickholt, J., Ercole, M., Kaimalm G., Meyer, K., Sajnani, M., Shamir, O. Y. & Wosch, T. (2019). Creative arts interventions to address depression in older adults: A systematic review of outcomes, processes, and mechanisms. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 2655.

» NEW! » Fancourt - Arts in Health

 Fancourt, Daisy, Arts in Health: Designing and researching interventions (Oxford, 2017; online edn, Oxford Academic, 20 July 2017), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198792079.001.0001

» NEW! » Huet - Literature review of art therapy-based interventions for work-related stress

 Val Huet (2015) Literature review of art therapy-based interventions for work-related stress, International Journal of Art Therapy, 20:2, 66-76, DOI: 10.1080/17454832.2015.1023323 

» NEW! » Jensen & Bonde - The use of arts interventions for mental health and wellbeing in health settings

Jensen, A., & Bonde, L. O. (2018). The use of arts interventions for mental health and wellbeing in health settings. Perspectives in public health, 138(4), 209-214. DOI: 10.1177/1757913918772602

» NEW! » Martin et al. - Creative Arts Interventions for Stress Management and Prevention

Martin, L.; Oepen, R.; Bauer, K.; Nottensteiner, A.; Mergheim, K.; Gruber, H.; Koch, S.C. Creative Arts Interventions for Stress Management and Prevention—A Systematic Review. Behavioral Sciences 2018, 8, 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs8020028 

» NEW! » Moula, Powell & Karkou - An investigation of the effectiveness of arts therapies interventions on measures of quality of life and wellbeing

Moula, Z., Powell, J., & Karkou, V. (2020). An investigation of the effectiveness of arts therapies interventions on measures of quality of life and wellbeing: A pilot randomized controlled study in primary schools. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 3591. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.586134

» NEW! » Schall et al. - Art museum-based intervention to promote emotional well-being and improve quality of life in people with dementia

Schall A, Tesky VA, Adams A-K, Pantel J. Art museum-based intervention to promote emotional well-being and improve quality of life in people with dementia: The ARTEMIS project. Dementia. 2018;17(6):728-743. doi:10.1177/1471301217730451

» NEW! » Wikström - Social interaction associated with visual art discussions:

Wikström, B. M. (2002). Social interaction associated with visual art discussions: A controlled intervention study. Aging & Mental Health, 6(1), 82-87. DOI: 10.1080/13607860120101068

» NEW! » Durrer et al. (eds.) - Cultural Policy is Local

  Victoria Durrer, Abigail Gilmore, Leila Jancovich & David Stevenson (eds.) (2023). Cultural Policy is Local: Understanding Cultural Policy as Situated Practice. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. ISBN 978-3-031-32311-9

» NEW! » Woddis - Acting on Cultural Policy

Jane Woddis. (2023). Acting on Cultural Policy: Arts Practitioners, Policy-Making and Civil Society. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. ISBN 978-3-031-11161-7