Artists create beautiful works of art = Artists share their art with others = People feel better after viewing art
Whew… Are you feeling stressed about stress now?
Well you can relax, because the act of making art actually lowers stress levels.
A 2016 study showed that simply creating art lowered stress. In the study “participants provided saliva samples to assess cortisol levels before and after 45 minutes of art making… Results indicate that art making resulted in statistically significant lowering of cortisol levels (the stress hormone).” Artists are Awesome!