Painted Brain co-founders Dave Leon, Rayshell Chambers and David "Eli" Israelian know what it's like to struggle with mental illness. Through their peer-run organization, they've found community ...

By understanding how art engages the brain and emotions, we can harness its power to promote mental well-being. Whether through creating, observing, or reflecting on art, we open pathways to self ...

I was drowning. My mind raced, thoughts tangled so fast I couldn’t catch them. School felt like a battlefield, and every day, I lost. Teachers gave up, calling me lazy, distracted, too much to handle.

Art sparks dopamine, the brain’s happy juice, per a 2022 Journal of Neuroscience finding. It’s a natural mood lifter; ... In 2025, with mental health a priority, art is your move.

The relationship between the arts and mental health is well established in the field of art therapy, which applies arts-based techniques (like painting, dancing and role play) as evidence-based ...

For this event, titled "Threads of the Mind," Art and the Brain partnered with Coulture Magazine and several local up-and-coming designers to showcase mental health disorders through fashion ...

BILL: WELCOME BACK. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF THERAPIES OUT THERE TO TREAT DIFFERENT MENTAL DISORDERS. ONE THERAPIST CALLS ART THERAPY THE BRAIN CHILD OF FINE ARTS AND PSYCHOLOGY. JULIE: CREATIVE ...