Arts on Prescription (AoP) in the Baltic Sea Region – Qualitative evaluation of the 24 pilot AoP programmes
Laitinen, Liisa; Linnossuo, Outi (2025)
Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
2025
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The Arts on Prescription (AoP) in the Baltic Sea Region project was carried out as a collaboration between 13 European partner organisations from 2023 to 2025. The project aimed to develop, pilot and evaluate Arts on Prescription (AoP) programmes within the Baltic Sea Region. A total of 24 pilot programmes were implemented over three pilot rounds in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Latvia and Poland.
This evaluation report presents the qualitative evaluation of the 24 AoP pilot programmes. The evaluation focuses on the changes in mental and social wellbeing experienced by AoP participants. Further, the aim is to understand how and why AoP works for the participants, as well as those aspects of taking part that participants experienced as negative or adverse. The report also briefly discusses what could be viewed as special about the arts in AoP, as well as the various factors that influence how the arts are received and the potential changes in wellbeing that may occur.
The project was co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme.
This evaluation report presents the qualitative evaluation of the 24 AoP pilot programmes. The evaluation focuses on the changes in mental and social wellbeing experienced by AoP participants. Further, the aim is to understand how and why AoP works for the participants, as well as those aspects of taking part that participants experienced as negative or adverse. The report also briefly discusses what could be viewed as special about the arts in AoP, as well as the various factors that influence how the arts are received and the potential changes in wellbeing that may occur.
The project was co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme.