45-55% decrease in risk of cognitive decline.
Engaging in both craft- and social-based artforms has been shown to decrease your risk of developing cognitive impairment and decline as you get older.
The arts improve your critical thinking by up to 18%.
Just looking at art improves your ability to think critically. Students from high-poverty schools, according to one study, experience an 18% effect-size improvement in critical thinking about art after a 1 hour tour of a museum.
3.5x more performance with creativity.
Creativity makes businesses better. Companies that foster creativity are 3.5 times more likely to outperform their peers in terms of revenue growth.
73% said the arts provide meaning.
The arts provide meaning in our lives. In a 2016 public opinion poll, 73% of Americans said that the arts provided meaning in their lives and were a positive experience in a troubled world.
10 weeks of arts participation to a stronger brain.
The arts literally make your brain grow. Participating in the visual arts for as little as 10 weeks has been shown to increase the resiliency and neural connectivity of the brain, making for increased self-awareness and better memory processing.
Creative companies are 3x as likely to outperform their peers.
Companies that foster creativity among their workforce are 3.5 times more likely to outperform their peers on key indicators of success.
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