Resource: Arts engagement supports social connectedness in adulthood: findings from the HEartS Survey (BMC Public Health)
Evidence-based research on arts and feelings of social connectedness.
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Resource: Toolkits – TACLA (The Asian Canadian Living Archive)
A page detailing The Asian Canadian Living Archive (TACLA) and its ongoing efforts to create inclusive toolkits and documents. Currently shares an Artist Agreement.
Resource: CultureCase: A resource for the cultural sector (Kings College London)
CultureCase comprises a vast array of carefully selected academic research from universities and scholars around the world that can add value to the work of the cultural sector.
Resource: Qualitative findings from a systematic review: Visual arts engagement for adults with mental health conditions (University of Brighton)
Evidence-based research on arts and mental health.
Resource: Opera – Civic Impact Framework (The Association for Opera in Canada)
A civic impact framework that would allow its member companies across Canada to better understand and articulate the difference that these activities are making in the lives of individuals and in their communities more widely.
Resource: Arts, Health and Wellbeing: The Need for Robust Appraisal of Research in the Field (Colouring in Culture)
Much-needed (though understandably contentious) debate needed about the robustness/rigour of some arts and health research. Dr Stephen Clift is a veteran of the field here in the UK who is willing to speak out.
Resource: The Benefits of Writing on Mental Health (Mindless Doodle)
Interview discussion regarding the benefits of having a writing practise can have on our mental health and wellbeing.
Resource: FDA Approves Prescription Video Game for ADHD (Very Well Mind)
The FDA has officially granted marketing authorization to the first game-based therapeutic.
Resource: Meditative Live Coding and Musicological Hindrances (Matthew Tift)
But if live coding is to become a meditative experience that
cultivates mindfulness, then we can start by recognizing how our ideas about musical works, music, and interpretation affect our experiences.