Art, Dance, Music, Theater, Poetry
Help Us Heal

The Arts not only lead us toward a more rich and fulfilled life, but also help us SURVIVE the toughest of times. 

Make More Art: The Health Benefits of Creativity

HuffPost, 12/23/2015

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-clear/make-more-art-the-health-benefits-of-creativity_b_8868802.html

How Art Heals the Wounds of War

By Andrea Stone, for National Geographic
PUBLISHED February 15, 2015

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150213-art-therapy-mask-blast-force-trauma-psychology-war/

Dancing and the Brain

Havard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute
Scott Edwards

http://neuro.hms.harvard.edu/harvard-mahoney-neuroscience-institute/brain-newsletter/and-brain-series/dancing-and-brain

This is your brain on music

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN
Jan 23, 2018

https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/health/brain-music-research/index.html

New NEA Research Report Shows Potential Benefits of Arts Education for At-Risk Youth

Youth Have Better Academic Outcomes, Higher Career Goals, and Are More Civically Engaged

March 30, 2012

https://www.arts.gov/news/2012/new-nea-research-report-shows-potential-benefits-arts-education-risk-youth