The Benefits - Art Health and Healing
“Studies show that incorporating the arts in our healing strategies can save money and improve well-being and experience of both the patient and physician.”

-Rachel Hajar, MD

“Connecting art with wellness, health, and healing, I want to use art for that purpose and put people in a different state of mind.”

-Paul Braswell, Registered Nurse, Art Collector

IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH ART IS A LARGELY UNTAPPED RESOURCE

The value of art therapy in health and healing is well known among health care providers. And, it’s now known that patients can achieve benefits not only by creating art but also simply by consuming it. Emotional, physical, and general well-being can be improved using the healing powers of art that can advance therapeutic outcomes and strengthen results.
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VIEWING ART IMPROVES OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING

Setting aside a few hours to stroll through a gallery, or to attend an art exhibit at a museum, has a proven link to good health and life satisfaction. Experiencing art can also help lower anxiety, alleviate depression, and improve critical thinking, delivering positive consequences with significant results for all of us.

The clever healing mechanism of art, regardless of subjectivity of beauty or topic, is that art can engage our brain’s reward system. Simply viewing art can lead to the release of dopamine, a
Art may free the brain from the limitations of reality, allowing it to forge new emotional and cognitive associations. Consequently, introducing art into patients’ environments can help patients’ brains be more relaxed and potentially stimulate more healing and quicker recover.

Clinical Benefits of Arts & Crafts

Emotional Benefits of Arts & Crafts

“Artistic work, taken as the effective conveyance of emotions, is vital for human beings as a means of catharsis, communication, knowledge, joy and pleasure, both at an individual and a collective level.”

-Carlos G. Musso, MD and Paula A. Enz, MD

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