ARTErapia: Rede de desenvolvimento de atividades artísticas para amenização de efeitos da pandemia da COVID-19.

Art works as an instrument of expression and intervention for promoting health and quality of life, covering the most diverse languages. C. G. Jung, an influential Swiss psychiatrist (analytical psychology), stated in 1920 that art is the purest expression for the demonstration of the unconscious of each one. Therefore, based on the psychological concept of "Art Therapy," the main idea of the ARTErapia Extension Project was to establish a network for carrying out activities that involved creativity in different aspects of art. The multidisciplinary team included professors and researchers that contributed with activities different from those they usually develop, in addition to psychology professionals, artists, photographers, and students, among others, who, in joint, felt the need to collaborate in some way during the isolation period of the pandemic. The activities included traditional and digital arts developed with digital web conferencing tools. The total audience reached by the project was 428 people aged between 18 and 55 years. Half of the participants were university students, and the rest were community members. There were 19 events, including photography, psychology, labor market, drawing; music; woodcut; painting, and ceramics. Greater participation was observed for events about drawing and photography. The events were accomplished, with the participation of the university public, as well as the general public, interested in dialoguing, learning, or improving their knowledge about something new, thus collaborating to provide best mental health conditions and bringing the university closer to the community, in addition to promoting free information and training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]