Artquility

Resources

Study Says Making Art Is Good For Your Brain, And We Say You Should Listen
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/08/how-art-changes-your-brain_n_5567050.html

Science Shows Art Can Do Incredible Things for Your Mind and Body
http://mic.com/articles/106504/science-shows-that-art-is-having-fantastic-effects-on-our-brains-and-bodies#.auS6xgGLO

Art Can Be Good for Mental Health
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-friedman-lmsw/art-mental-health_b_1562010.html

More than a Feeling: How the Arts Affect Your Health
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2008/June/docs/01features_01.htm

Music and Art – Good for Your Soul and Your Lifespan
http://brainblogger.com/2011/07/05/music-and-art-good-for-your-soul-and-your-lifespan/

http://www.nextavenue.org/why-love-arts-will-help-your-brain-age-better/

Peer reviewed academic literature on the arts and healing:

The Connection Between Art, Healing, and Public Health: A Review of Current Literature
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804629/

New research by neurologists Anne Bolwerk and Christian Maihofner observed “a significant improvement in psychological resilience" as well increased levels of "functional connectivity" in the brain amongst participants of a visual art group:

http://www.nextavenue.org/why-love-arts-will-help-your-brain-age-better/

A new study, published by the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, reports that visiting museums, attending concerts, playing an instrument, and creating art are associated with happier lives. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2011/05/04/jech.2010.113571