Creative Practices in Crisis and Conflict Response | ZMINA:Resiliece Capacity Building #12
Événement par: Malý Berlín, IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives.
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Artists are often among the first to respond to crisis — creating spaces for expression, connection, and collective processing where institutional frameworks have yet to reach. But working with communities affected by armed conflict requires more than artistic skill. It requires an understanding of trauma, clear professional boundaries, and the capacity to hold emotionally safe space without assuming a clinical role.
This training session addresses the practical and ethical dimensions of creative work in humanitarian contexts. What can an artist offer that other professionals cannot — and where does that role end? How do we design participatory activities that strengthen resilience rather than risk re-traumatisation? How do we sustain ourselves as practitioners working inside the very conditions we are responding to?
We will begin with a conceptual framework for understanding the artist's position within the humanitarian response system, followed by a participatory exchange where participants reflect on their own practice, share approaches, and collectively explore solutions.
🗣️ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿: Veronika Skliarova
Veronika Skliarova is the founder of Art Dot NGO and Art Therapy Force — one of Ukraine's leading organisations developing arts-based approaches to trauma recovery in war-affected communities. Co-author of the Trauma-Attuned Arts Framework (King's College London, 2026), Adviser on Arts and Health to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. Initiator of the Healing Arts campaign in Ukraine, which includes congresses, showcases and educational programmes for practitioners.
📌 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:
𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀: the difference between therapeutic effect and therapy — where the artist's responsibility begins and ends.
𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆: principles for creating participatory activities that support emotional regulation and social connection in crisis settings.
𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺: recognising re-traumatisation risks and building referral pathways with mental health professionals.
𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: approaches to self-care and emotional capacity when working from within a crisis context.
The training session will be held in English.
📅 Wednesday, 25 November | 13:00 – 15:00 CEST 👉 registrations: https://platform.izolyatsia.org/en/events/creative-practices-in-crisis-and-conflict-response-zminaresilience-capacity-building-workshop-12/
ℹ️ For more information check out zmina.eu
📧 You can also receive all the latest news about ZMINA:Resilience directly in your inbox – sign up at https://zmina.eu.
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𝗭𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔:𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 is a cooperation between IZOLYATSIA (UA), Malý Berlín (SK) with support of Trans Europe Halles (SE).
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Co-funded by New Democracy Fund / Danish Cultural Institute.
This training session addresses the practical and ethical dimensions of creative work in humanitarian contexts. What can an artist offer that other professionals cannot — and where does that role end? How do we design participatory activities that strengthen resilience rather than risk re-traumatisation? How do we sustain ourselves as practitioners working inside the very conditions we are responding to?
We will begin with a conceptual framework for understanding the artist's position within the humanitarian response system, followed by a participatory exchange where participants reflect on their own practice, share approaches, and collectively explore solutions.
🗣️ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿: Veronika Skliarova
Veronika Skliarova is the founder of Art Dot NGO and Art Therapy Force — one of Ukraine's leading organisations developing arts-based approaches to trauma recovery in war-affected communities. Co-author of the Trauma-Attuned Arts Framework (King's College London, 2026), Adviser on Arts and Health to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. Initiator of the Healing Arts campaign in Ukraine, which includes congresses, showcases and educational programmes for practitioners.
📌 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:
𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀: the difference between therapeutic effect and therapy — where the artist's responsibility begins and ends.
𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆: principles for creating participatory activities that support emotional regulation and social connection in crisis settings.
𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺: recognising re-traumatisation risks and building referral pathways with mental health professionals.
𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: approaches to self-care and emotional capacity when working from within a crisis context.
The training session will be held in English.
📅 Wednesday, 25 November | 13:00 – 15:00 CEST 👉 registrations: https://platform.izolyatsia.org/en/events/creative-practices-in-crisis-and-conflict-response-zminaresilience-capacity-building-workshop-12/
ℹ️ For more information check out zmina.eu
📧 You can also receive all the latest news about ZMINA:Resilience directly in your inbox – sign up at https://zmina.eu.
▪ ▪ ▪
𝗭𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔:𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 is a cooperation between IZOLYATSIA (UA), Malý Berlín (SK) with support of Trans Europe Halles (SE).
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Co-funded by New Democracy Fund / Danish Cultural Institute.