Research about the positive effects of making art.

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An article by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman explaining how America is entering a creativity crisis and how to develop child creativity.

https://immagic.com/eLibrary/ARCHIVES/GENERAL/GENPRESS/N100710B.pdf

This article is specifically confined to the benefits of drawing for students.  It explains how drawing is a valuable way for students to learn visual mapping and be able to interact with and create tangible models of their ideas.

http://theconversation.com/why-is-teaching-kids-to-draw-not-a-more-important-part-of-the-curriculum-60379

An article detailing how children taking art classes have higher writing scores and tend to be more compassionate.

https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2019/02/12/study-arts-education-boosted-compassion-and-writing-scores/

Positive findings from the Drawing Gym, a place where employees at the Center for Healthy Minds may attend weekly to draw and express themselves free from judgment.

https://centerhealthyminds.org/join-the-movement/the-power-of-the-arts-new-pathways-to-well-being?utm_source=Center+for+Healthy+Minds&utm_campaign=06aef8c79b-Feb2019_NonDonorNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cce2315563-06aef8c79b-8672441