Is your mental health suffering from a disconnect from your creative soul? Do you remember how much joy you experienced the last time you painted, saw a play, or wrote a song?

Art for Your Heart creates and implements creative, artistic curricula and programs to enhance the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

Let us help you discover your creative outlet that enhances your brain's feel-good chemicals, allowing you to have a more enjoyable life.

Did you know, that viewing or participating in art activities like painting or playing an instrument has been shown to:

reduce stress
improve mood
express emotions
builds community
enhance well-being
increase confidence

improve cognitive function
increase resiliency
increase self-awareness
inform on health initiatives
reduces loneliness

Creative activities can include visual art, music, writen expression, dance, performance, and magic! You don't have to be an expert to benifit from participating in artistic activities!

WHAT IS

ARTS IN HEALTH?

Arts in Health is a field dedicated to using the power of the arts to enhance health and well-being in diverse institutional and community contexts. Comprised of many subfields and affiliated fields, arts in health supports health as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” — Art, Health, & Well-being in America, NOAH, 2017

An Arts in Health Collaboration with RAF Mildenhall's Resiliency Office

A summer spent creating art with the military community gave me the chance to engage with a wide variety of people in the community. There were three aspects to the program: Gear Up, a creativity session for newly arrived Airmen; Airmen Art Attack, an open studio for the adult military community; and Kids Art Attack, a parallel program for military kids. Over about eleven weeks I logged workshops, festivals, and studio visits, and along the way I learned as much about the peo

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Arts in Health: Military Spouse Well-being Study Overseas

When 35 military spouses registered for my watercolor workshop within 24 hours, I knew we'd tapped into something urgent. These women—facing isolation, unemployment, and constant relocations overseas—needed more than an art class. They needed connection and hope. Six weeks later, the data told a powerful story: an average 10.4-point jump in well-being scores. What I witnessed was even more remarkable: women walking in heavy, leaving light.

Dec 5, 20254 min read