Let’s Art About It LLC is excited to partner with Mitsubishi to introduce you to Art Therapy through our 11/9/21 workshop, and through the resources in this online portal! This page contains articles and studies explaining how Art Therapy may impact your brain and help manage stress. It also dives into areas we aim to develop through our workshop, and how you can prepare. Post-workshop follow up information, including a full pdf of our presentation, will be available 11/10)
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
HOW TO PREPARE
In this one hour workshop, you will need a minimum of one sheet of paper and pen to participate. You are optionally welcome to use any other supplies you may have access to, such as colored markers, crayons, or pencils. Try to think of the exercise as more about making marks with the supplies rather than creating “artwork”. The appearance of your work does not matter, but rather the mental health benefits of engaging in the experiential.
BUILDING CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
One of the aims of the experiential learning component of this workshop is to help build cultural sensitivity by guiding you through art therapy based strategies that can increase empathy, open-mindedness, flexibility, and other areas known to impact inclusivity and belonging.
DEVELOPING RESILIENCE
Learn about the eight core components of resilience as identified in research that our workshop aims to help you develop through art therapy based strategies, to cope with change and build hope in times of uncertainty.
Science of Art Therapy
EFFECTS OF ART THERAPY ON STRESS AND ANXIETY
The findings of this study suggest that art therapy is a preventive measure for a person to understand stress situations and to manage their anxiety, react adequately, and cope with stress, thus improving the quality of life by creative means.
HOW MAKING ART HELPS YOUR BRAIN
For a lot of people, making art can be nerve-wracking. What are you going to make? What if it ... sucks?
Studies show that despite those fears, "engaging in any sort of visual expression results in the reward pathway in the brain being activated," says Kaimal. "Which means that you feel good and it's perceived as a pleasurable experience."
BRAIN RESEARCH SHOWS ARTS PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health issues affect nearly half of the global population, at some point, by age 40. Add to that, recent challenges of the pandemic for maintaining mental wellness, managing fears and uncertainty, and one thing is clear: it’s time to think differently when it comes to how we engage our minds.
Post-Workshop
WORKSHOP GALLERY
Add a photo of your creation from the live workshop (or a later time when you’ve tried the exercise again on your own) and see your colleagues’ work too!
PRESENTATION
Download the powerpoint presentation from our workshop. We hope you’ll continue to use this resilience exercise for stress relief and creating hope during times of change and uncertainty, or anytime you need it. Remember, you don’t need to set time side to do this. Try it in under a minute for a breather during your work day!
FEEDBACK
Thank you for being a part of our workshop! We would love to hear what the experience was like for you.