Actions of Occupational Therapy in the territory of culture: a cooperative experience between the Museum of Contemporary Art of USP (MAC USP) and the Laboratory of Studies and Research in Art, Body and Occupation Therapy

Abstract

This article's aim is to report a collaborative experience, started in 1996, between the Laboratory of Studies and Research in Art, Body and Occupation Therapy and the Museum of Contemporary Art of USP (MAC USP), by focusing on some actions and their unfolding for the construction of Occupational Therapy practices in the cultural field. For 10 years, joint actions in teaching, researching and extending services to the community were developed. The experience made it possible to follow up groups of elderly people and people in vulnerability, in proposals that articulate doing art, appreciate and contextualize artistic practices in art history. It made possible, also, deepen studies on contemporary art and the comprehension of occupational therapists' role to build up the access of vulnerable populations to the artistic-cultural field.