Mrs. Soto HS Art

Why take Art?

• "Engaging with art is essential to the human experience. Almost as soon as motor skills are developed, children communicate through artistic expression. The arts challenge us with different points of view, compel us to empathize with “others,” and give us the opportunity to reflect on the human condition. " Brookings Institute

• Improved well–being by decreasing negative emotions and increasing positive ones”

• “Improved medical outcomes, trends toward reduced depression”

• “Reductions in stress and anxiety; increases in positive emotions”

• “Reductions in distress and negative emotions”

• “Improvements in flow and spontaneity, expression of grief, positive identity, and social networks”  - James Clear 

• "Creating art relieves stress, encourages creative thinking, increases brain plasticity, and imparts other mental health benefits. And anyone can do art. "   -Be Brain Fit