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How art helps us develop healthier minds

WEBIn North Queensland, arts educator Sandy Guy has launched a six-week course, Sculpt Your Mind, using art to help people develop a healthier mindset. To …

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Why staying healthy in the arts is so hard

WEBNegative or stressful thoughts accumulate in the mind, and become reflected in the body. Yoga and meditation are practices that can promote the development of …

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Culture as a protective factor

WEBA nationally representative study, the research finds that most people agree that engaging in the arts can have a positive impact on their health and well-being, …

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The case for artists in hospital settings since COVID

WEBOne of Australia’s longest running arts health programs. Flinders Medical Centre’s Arts in Health program is one of the country’s most prominent examples of the …

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Can the arts and Medical Humanities prevent burn out

WEBJ. Shapiro and J. Shallit talk about how a museum visit as part of a Medical Humanities program is ‘far from being “a waste of time,’ in their text, A Night at the …

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Healing art in hospitals and communities

WEBInsideout Gallery – a professional studio and gallery space for artists impacted by mental health experiences and located within Macquarie Hospital – has …

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The power of youth arts

WEBIn terms of mental health, it has long been known that participating in artistic activities has been shown to improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety. This is …

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Artist burnout is not a mental health issue – it is a labour issue

WEBBerardi notes that our psychological and economic processes naturally interweave. As the economy gains speed and the labour force is rendered temporary, we feel overwhelmed, …

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Chocolate for the brain

WEBImage via Knowing Neurons. The comment that sparked increased programing and study into the arts for people with dementia came from the man credited …

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Why we’ll need great art more than ever after COVID-19

WEBOnce the restrictions are lifted, a vaccine is in place and we can gather again, the effects of COVID-19 will still be with us and great art is what will help us reflect and …

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Targeting dance injury at the source

WEBNew research is tackling the health literacy of Australian dancers in a bid to lessen the soaring rates of career-altering injury. While dance remains one of the most …

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Our new resource for arts wellness

WEBArtsHub is launching the Wellness and Recovery Resource (WRR) – a tailored suite of articles written for artists and arts workers to see readers through coping …

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How ‘mental health’ has been reimagined in the workplace

WEBAnd there’s the keystone to this story – my concept of mental health is inextricably tied to a mental illness . A diagnosed mental illness includes a bunch of intersectional traumas …

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Taking action for cultural safety

WEBCultural safety offers a well-developed language and layered approach to critically reflect, discuss and act on issues of privilege, power and difference. It connects …

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Mental health issues surge for performing artists

WEBMENTAL HEALTH STRESSORS. COVID-19 exacerbated social, economic and mental health problems long-recognised throughout the performing arts sector. In …

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Why creative people are more prone to depression (from the …

WEBStudies of artists and writers collated in Scientific American confirm that artists and writers are up to 20 times more likely to suffer from bipolar disorder (also called …

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Arts offer the armour to battle Australia’s mental health crisis

WEBMcClean said that Australia is currently in a mental health crisis, one that is costing in the region of $70 billion every year. The Productivity Commission Inquiry …

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New Mental Health First Aid training for the screen industry

WEBThe shocking mental health crisis in Australia’s entertainment industry was brought to light in Ben Steel’s 2019 documentary The Show Must Go On, produced by …

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