Terapia Artis
What is Terapia Artis?
Terapiaartis.fi is a free, safe and anonymous visual art platform for people living with mental health issues. Terapia Artis publishes paintings, drawings and sculptures, both digital and handmade. No registration or fees. No art studies or diagnosis required. The platform offers its users the opportunity to share their own art without much effort.
The Association
Terapia Artis is a small association that operates from Tampere, Finland, since 2022. At our Association, we always observe the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination.
Our mission is to create a platform that promotes visual art, outsider art and cultural expression, inspiring people recovering from mental health issues to produce visual arts, and to provide a gallery so that they can exhibit their work free of charge, regardless of their age or place of residence.
Outsider art is an art style that has a naive quality and is often done by people who are not trained as artists. Outsider art has its roots in the art made by psychiatric hospital patients from the 19th century.
Terapia Artis – Background
It can be difficult to talk about one’s mental illness, symptoms, thoughts or feelings. Sometimes it is easier to express them through visual arts. This we have learned through our personal experiences.
Objectives
The objectives of the Association are:
The platform offers also peer support. Users can see the work done by others and realize that they are not alone with their thoughts or mental illness. Art displayed on the platform will stimulate discussions, whether in peer groups or in general, about mental health problems and alleviate the shame associated with them.
