BASTA! listen, learn, and grow

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Did you know...

• Artistic activity helps with self-expression and communication.

• Painting and drawing supports the memory, and other cognitive functions.

• Artistic expression can decrease anxiety and depression.

"Maria's BASTA! class was an ideal environment for meaningful discourse, because painting expresses what cannot be said with words". -M. Ivich

Pictured: "Listening" by M. Ivich

One class was prompted to explore the artwork of Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamín.

Pictured to the right is a student painterpretation of Guayasmín.