Creative Economy, Well-Being and Territory The CREAT Research Chair team is pleased to invite you to its Conference Creative Economy, Well-Being and Territory, to be held on November 4-6, 2024, at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau. The event will feature eight (8) thematic sessions on November 4 and 5, bringing together researchers […]
Arts, culture société et santé : à la rencontre du sensible The report on the third edition of Summer School 2024, which took place under the theme Arts, Culture, Société et santé: À la rencontre du sensible, prepared by the CREAT Arts and Health Axis, is now available.
Creative Economy, Well-being and Territory For several years now, society has been in a state of flux, and organizational methods are constantly evolving. The creative economy offers an opportunity to rethink the way we work, by rethinking the way we relate to each other and contributing to the well-being of society as a whole. By […]
The CREAT team has created a directory of videos, guides, podcasts, training courses, websites, books and conferences produced or offered by the Chair’s managing institutions, the FRQ, the SSHRC and the Universités du Québec (UQ) network. The directory is divided into five (5) sections: inclusive communication, inclusive recruitment and management, inclusive work and study environments, […]
As part of its Conference to be held November 4–6, 2024 at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), the CREAT Chair will be awarding a prize in recognition of the outstanding contribution of a practitioner in the field of the creative economy and well-being. Nominations must be submitted by October 21, 2024.
The Arts, Culture, Society, and Health Summer School, organized by Université de Montréal and Professor Olivier Beauchet, head of the Arts and Health Axis, was held from August 26 to 30, 2024, at the Centre de recherche de l’Institut de gériatrie de l’Université de Montréal (CRIUGM). Entitled “À la rencontre du Sensible”, this third edition […]
The header of the Arts and Health Axis participated in the Grande consultation sur le financement des projets arts-sciences, an initiative of the Direction des grands défis de société of the Fonds de recherche du Québec. As part of these days of reflection, Professor Beauchet answered the following question: ”Can science be built on intuition […]
Culture and Local Governance / Culture et Gouvernance locale, in partnership with the CREAT Chair, is preparing a special issue on the theme of the “Creative Economy, Well-Being, and Territory”. This special issue aims to explore the connections between these three concepts. Publication is scheduled for autumn 2025..
Dr. Julia Chabot, geriatrician at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal and member of the Arts and Health Axis, has initiated an innovative project funded in part by the CREAT Chair, in collaboration with Florence Troncy, Executive Director of SAMS (Société pour les Arts en Milieu de Santé), and Dr. Olivier Beauchet, head of the Arts […]
Following the success of the first two editions, the Université de Montréal (UdeM) and the AgeTeQ laboratory at the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal are proud to present, with the support of Axis 2. Arts and Health, the third edition of the Arts, Culture, Society and Health Summer School. Continuing in the footsteps of […]
On February 6, 2024, the scientific results of the research project “Co-développement et déploiement d’un cycle de visites muséales pour lutter contre l’isolement social des personnes aînées montréalaises” were presented by Prof. Olivier Beauchet, header of Axis Arts and Health of the CREAT Chair. The half-day conference brought together a large number of people keen to learn […]
translated by CREAT from author: Mario Girard, LaPressesource: https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/chroniques/2024-02-03/meme-virtuel-l-art-ameliore-la-sante.php I’ve got my hands on a very interesting study, to be unveiled this week, on the impact of art on the elderly. Basically, it shows that simple virtual visits to a museum, during which people are exposed to art, have a direct and positive effect on […]
Program: Le Café show, Ici Radio-Canadasource: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/le-cafe-show/segments/rattrapage/472107/musee–sante-mentale-olivier-beauchet?isAutoPlay=1 Visiting a museum or spending time in nature can, according to some studies, improve our physical and mental health. These visits can now be prescribed by a doctor through the Prescri-Nature program. We spoke to Dr. Olivier Beauchet, full professor in the Department of Medicine at the Université […]
translated by CREAT from author: Camille Langlade, Francopresse.casource: https://francopresse.ca/societe/2024/01/11/des-visites-au-musee-sur-ordonnance/ FRANCOPRESSE – More and more studies are showing the benefits of museums for mental and physical health. So much that some doctors are prescribing visits to their patients. “Art that feels good, art therapy, has been around for a very long time,” says Olivier Beauchet, full […]
translated by CREAT author: udemnouvellessource: https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2023/10/04/et-si-les-musees-jouaient-un-role-dans-la-promotion-de-la-sante-physique-des-aines/ A study led by Professor Olivier Beauchet of UdeM’s Faculty of Medicine shows that museums could play a role in maintaining the physical health of the elderly. Older people who take part in creative workshops in a museum move more than those who don’t. It’s a La Palice truth, […]
You can now consult the report on the summer school’s Arts, culture and health: what relationships? What are the benefits? Initiated and organized by the AgeTeQ laboratory and the Université de Montréal, this second edition was part of the training activities of the research chair CREAT. The Arts and Health Axis, headed by Dr. Beauchet […]
The CREAT Chair presented a symposium on May 11 and 12, 2023, as part of the 90th edition of ACFAS. Cartographier, médier et favoriser l’activité créative au Québec pour le mieux-être citoyen was part of the project to create a brand new FRQSC research chair on the theme of the creative economy and well-being. The […]