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  • Just Dance: A Prescription for Mental Wellbeing

    In a village on the east coast of China, a farming couple and their “rural-style shuffle dance” has gone viral on TikTok. Their dancing is joyful and upbeat, sometimes taking […]

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  • PTSD and the Arts: A Path to Healing Our Healers

    More than two months into the pandemic, experts are raising concerns over the long-term mental health implications for healthcare and other frontline workers. Behind the hospital ward weddings, standing ovations […]

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  • Why a Dose of Nature Is Essential to Your Mental Health

    When was the last time you went out and soaked up some nature? Even in pre-pandemic times, most American adults spent 93% of their time indoors. Now, with social distancing […]

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  • 5 Weekend Art Activities to Bust Quarantine Fatigue

    Lockdowns are easing in some areas of the world, but large public gatherings and trips to a museum, library or concert are mostly off-limits.  Still, you can get your daily […]

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  • Can the Arts Help Us Heal Our Grief?

    While the COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide, there is no running tally of the millions left behind to grieve for their loved ones. The […]

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  • Worried About Closed Schools and Learning Loss? The Arts Can Help

    child and parent drawing

    Typically at this time of year, we start to hear and read news stories about the dreaded “summer brain drain” or “summer slide” for students. What exactly is sliding and […]

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  • How Art Brings Humanity and Healing to the Patient’s Bedside

    Child patient reaching for tree art

    Healthcare professionals are under extreme pressure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is putting their medical training and resourcefulness to the test daily. Many are going above and beyond the […]

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  • Why Is Everyone Baking and Gardening Under Lockdown?

    Kneading dough

    It’s not just out of boredom. In the midst of the pandemic, many have found themselves gravitating to their kitchens, gardens or knitting needles.  In fact, so many people have […]

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  • Feeling Frazzled Working from Home? These Design Tweaks Can Help Your Brain

    Remember when working from home was a big perk? In search of a more balanced life, the number of people working from home has been steadily rising for decades. Some […]

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  • How Giving Back Artfully Can Give Your Teen a Boost

    The teen years. They’re a rollercoaster of changes that come fast and furious as the brain and body struggles to adapt to a new world order. Sound familiar? Even for […]

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