ZETgeneration – Smile, Empathy, Theraphy

The project “ZETgeneration – Smile, Empathy, Therapy” aims to facilitate access to culture and to develop the capacity for self-knowledge and establishing a healthy relationship with oneself and with others, of children aged between 10 and 15, generation Z, affected by disorders of depression, with the help of art and art therapy.
The project is also addressed to their parents, teachers, members of local communities and the general public, but also to the participants in the “manifesto” art, produced by the project.
ZETgeneration proposes a set of integrated actions, which will be implemented in Romania (Iași city) and Norway (Oslo), which will contribute to achieving the proposed objectives.
Through the project, 4 new contemporary art productions will be realized: one medium footage, a „PsychicFormance” show, two Art Installations – one made in Romania and one in Norway (in a mirror experiment) and one new service will be developed: workshop of art therapy (performing arts and visual arts).
All these productions will have the proposed theme: depression disorders among generation Z.
The PsychicFormance show will have 10 performances on the stage of the Iași Athenaeum. The (art) installation from Norway will be exhibited in 3 different spaces.
The Romanian installation will be exhibited at the National Athenaeum in Iași for 12 months and toured in several public spaces in the country.
The medium footage will be broadcast within the Installation in Romania and, in Norway, within a workshop.
The film will also be disseminated through other media channels and sent to organizations in Romania that deal with Z generation problems.
The project contributes to the development of the public`s appetite in Romania and Norway for various forms of art, exploiting, at the same time, their therapeutic potential, in order to improve the quality of life (socio-emotional) of at least 1,350 children (1,200 from Iasi and 150 from Norway, Oslo).
Access to culture will also be facilitated for at least another 2,550 people (2,300 from Romania and 250 from Norway) – parents, teachers and the general public.
DAC Music Performance, the Norwegian partner, will provide musical direction for all 4 new contemporary art productions. He will make an (art) Installation in Norway – Oslo city, mirroring the one in Romania, in collaboration with a plastic artist from Norway.
The Norwegian partner will also organize an exchange of experience with the partner from Romania, which will include a set of activities: viewing the installation in Norway, broadcasting the footage and the show made in Romania, a workshop and work visits.
The project also aims to improve the skills of 6 professionals and develop the creative skills of a plastic artist; create 3 new jobs; promote the cultural heritage, especially the „Mica Pinacoteca din Jassy”, located in the foyer of the Iasi National Athenaeum, an exhibition that includes over 200 works of art made by famous Romanian painters.