Minnesota teens, through their art, spark conversations about youth mental health
Discover how Minnesota teens are using their art to spark vital conversations about youth mental health and social media, shedding light on the importance of community support and the challenges of internet addiction.
How the art of bonsai can help to boost mental wellbeing
Discover how the ancient art of bonsai transcends mere gardening to become a transformative tool for mental wellbeing, offering a unique blend of creativity, mindfulness, and connection with nature.
Breaking The Cycle Of Homelessness Through Art
Discover how "Breaking The Cycle Of Homelessness Through Art" reveals the transformative power of art in offering dignity, healing, and a path towards stability for those experiencing homelessness, through the inspiring work of Art From the Streets.
GN and Soundly Launch Digital Art Campaign for Hearing Health Awareness
Discover how GN and Soundly's "Inside the Ear" campaign is revolutionizing hearing health awareness through the captivating power of digital art, blending science and creativity to inspire and educate.
How writing, art and community can help military caregivers overcome loneliness
The article from VA News highlights how Community Building Art Works (CBAW) uses expressive writing and art making in free online workshops to support military caregivers in overcoming loneliness and building connected communities, aligning with the goals of making arts accessible to everyone.
Tucson's Borderlands Theater gets $100K to highlight arts-health connection
Borderlands Theater has won a $100,000 grant to do what it does best: making immersive, community-based theater.
Work on renovating old Belk building into community center gaining momentum
The Harlan County Community Foundation is renovating an old Belk building into a mixed-use community arts center set to open in July 2024 alongside a theater production and arts festival promoting community health and showcasing local culture.
Innovative arts-literacy program shows promise in reducing youth depression and anxiety
A study on the Pre-Texts arts-literacy intervention has shown significant potential in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms among Kenyan adolescents through an arts-based program.
Combining arts and humanities to improve health equity
The article "Combining arts and humanities to improve health equity" highlights a new fellowship program that supports artists and scholars using arts and humanities to enhance health equity.
NYC Health + Hospitals Unveils New Community Mural at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
The unveiling of the "Roots of Medicine" mural at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, part of the largest public hospital mural program since the 1930s, reflects the mission of Arts for Everybody in using art to foster healthier communities and enhance healthcare environments.
Americans for the Arts reveals 10 reasons arts are necessary in our hometowns
wdbj7.com details a presentation on the "National Arts and Economic Prosperity 6" study, emphasizing the arts' significant role in community unification, economic growth, and individual well-being, a mission that aligns with ArtsForEveryBody.org's efforts to leverage art for community health and engagement.
Could creativity transform medicine? These artists think so
Exploring the intersection of art and healthcare, highlighting how creative approaches can humanize and innovate in medicine, paralleling the mission of Arts for EveryBody, which demonstrates the beneficial impact of the arts on health and community well-being through collaborative projects.
Seniors drawn to art by health benefits
Catholic Review, 11.15.23
Alina Kurbiel, a parishioner at St. Joseph in Fullerton, says taking art courses not only allows seniors to tap into their creative side, but it all has some important health benefits.
New creative arts program for dementia wellness
Noosa Today, 11.13.23
Noosa Regional Gallery and Noosa Council have introduced a new creative arts program supporting quality of life and well-being for people living with dementia.
Local initiative aims to use art to inspire action for environmental justice
NBC Chicago, 06.15.23
The fence surrounding Semillas de Justicia Garden near the intersection of 27th Street and Troy Street is all decked out with a community mural entitled "Little Village Dreams."
“Mend, Broken, Yet Whole” — Art as the beginning of healing with Tanya Gill
Chicago Sun-Times, 08.26.23
“So many people have disabilities and trauma that aren’t visible. So if I make that visible, it gives us a starting place for that conversation.”
Women Veterans Healing Art Program Offers Self-Expression And Community
The article is about how a woman veteran found healing and community through a free art program offered by a nonprofit organization in Southern Maryland. Read more about her inspiring story and the benefits of art therapy for veterans.
Some dementia patients begin to create art. We may now know why.
Discover the surprising link between dementia and art, and how some patients unleash their hidden creativity due to brain changes.
Chicago Chooses 10 Local Artists for New Job Training Program That Bridges Arts and Health in Communities
A new program that connects local artists with mental health clinics and a national initiative that uses art to heal and connect communities are featured in this article by WTTW News.
Borderlands Theater Awarded 100k To Participate In One Nation One Project
Leveraging the power of the arts for the wellbeing of all.