Health Update: Engaging with art can reduce stress and help you live longer – What Experts Say

The Art Fund has partnered with Dr Anthony Woods, researcher at King’s College London and an expert on the benefits of art for mental health, to dive deeper into this fascinating correlation. 

“Engaging with the arts is proven to help reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, and will enhance overall mental health,” Woods says, “What’s more, there’s even scientific evidence to suggest that engaging with art may help you live a longer and more fulfilling life.”

Whether it’s a quick visit to a local gallery before a coffee with a friend or a weekend trip to a historic house (I’ll take one that also features in a Jane Austen film adaptation, please). Making time for art could be the wellness boost we need to introduce to our weekly or monthly routines, one that focuses on getting us out and experiencing the world and all the beauty art has to offer.