20Time Annotated Working Bibliography1 

 
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1. Agency. “Art Does Heal: Scientists Say Appreciating Creative Works Can Fight off Disease.” T
​ he Telegraph​, Telegraph Media 
Group, 10 Feb. 2015, 
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11403404/Art-does-heal-scientists-say-appreciating-creative-works-can-fight-off-disease.ht
ml​. 
 

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11403404/Art-does-heal-scientists-say-appreciating-cr
eative-works-can-fight-off-disease.html 
 

Summary: ​Describe the key points of the source, including at least three key quotes. 

Art is good for your future health:​ “a​ rt boost the immune system by lowering levels of chemicals that cause
inflammation that can trigger diabetes, heart attacks and other illnesses.”

​Art influences your life experience in a healthier perspective. ​"​That awe, wonder and beauty promote
healthier levels of cytokines suggests the things we do to experience these emotions - a walk in nature,
losing oneself in music, beholding art - has a direct influence upon health and life expectancy."

Having positive emotion while working on art will leave you in good health​ “​Our findings demonstrate positive
emotions are associated with the markers of good health."

Assessment: ​Evaluate how the source responds to your research question. What does this source 
offer that other sources do not offer? Is the information reliable? How do you know? Is the source 
biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 

From this source, I have learned the good health benefits when engaging with art. This connect to 
my research project because it shows how art is good for the human body and more people should 
engage with it when they suffer a downside. This source offered different health problems that were 
improved when working with art. The source is reliable because it was researched in a university in 
the UK. 

Reflection: ​How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful? If so, how? How does it help 
to shape your understanding of the controversy you are researching? How can you use this source 
in your project? 

This source fits in my research because it showed me how art is a good outcome for those who 
engage with it. It is helpful since it stated different problems that were solved when working with art. 
This helps shape my research by showing the good outcomes of art. This source can be used for my 

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 project since it is a reliable source with good information about the affects art does on the human 
body.  
 
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2. “Art Therapy.” ​Psychology Today​, Sussex Publishers, 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/art-therapy 
. 
 

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/art-therapy 
 

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“Art therapy helps children, adolescents, and adults explore their emotions, improve ​self-esteem​, manage
addictions, relieve ​stress,​ improve symptoms of ​anxiety​ and ​depression​, and cope with a physical illness or
disability.” ​This evidence shows the use of using art for therapy. It can help people out during difficult times
and also help those who suffer from disorders.

“. Art therapists work with individuals, couples, and groups in a variety of settings, including private
counseling, hospitals, wellness centers, correctional institutions, senior centers, and other community
organizations.” ​This supports the key point of the source because it shows where you can get help when you
consider art therapy. There are many different places to get help when you are looking for it.

“ The roles that color, texture, and various art ​media​ can play in the therapeutic process and how these tools
can help reveal one’s thoughts, feelings, and psychological disposition.” ​This shows what components are
used during art therapy.

Assessment: ​Evaluate how the source responds to your research question. What does this source 
offer that other sources do not offer? Is the information reliable? How do you know? Is the source 
biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 

This source responds to my research question because it shows how art in used to therapy. There 
are different components that are included. Art therapy is to help out those who might be stress, 
depressed, have anxiety, improve emotions and much more. This source offers the way a therapist 
works with a patient during this session ( and this is not stated in other articles). This source is 
objective since it is written by a American Art Therapy Association and is useful to state how art 
impacts the brain.  

Reflection: ​How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful? If so, how? How does it help 
to shape your understanding of the controversy you are researching? How can you use this source 
in your project? 

This source fits into my research because it shows for what reason art is used as therapy. It also 
states the way a therapist works with a patient and what to expect when someone attends art 
therapy. This helps me shape my understanding about my research due to showing me the way art is 
used in therapy. I will use this source for my project because it states a lot of information about art 
therapy.  
 
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3. “How Engaging With Art Affects the Human Brain.” ​AAAS - The World's Largest General 
Scientific Society​, ​www.aaas.org/news/how-engaging-art-affects-human-brain 
 
 

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https://www.aaas.org/news/how-engaging-art-affects-human-brain 
 

Summary: ​Describe the key points of the source, including at least three key quotes. 

In the beginning of this article, it talked about how different activities were created by professors to 
see the difference after someone engaging with art. This activity was also done on monkeys by using 
shapes and colors.  
 
“​Artists are known to be better observers and exhibit better memory than non-artists. In an effort to
see what happens in the brain when an individual is drawing and whether drawing can increase the
brain's plasticity, Tyler's colleague Dr. Lora Likova, a scientist at Smith-Kettlewell, developed a way
to capture an individual's drawing during an fMRI scan so that she could study it in congenitally
blind individuals. Subjects explored raised-line tactile images with their fingers and spent a week
learning to draw from memory alone, Tyler explained.” T ​ his source shows the outcome after
engaging with art. People who work with art have a easier way to remember than those who are not
artists. Blind people were also tested to see how their skills increase while working with art.

"When you're doing art, your brain is running full speed," Vikan said. "It's hitting on all eight
cylinders.” ​People who work with art have more brain activity going on. Brain activity is good
because that means that you keep learning and are able to figure out how to deal with different
obstacles.

"Art accesses some of the most advanced processes of human intuitive analysis and expressivity
and a key form of aesthetic appreciation is through embodied cognition, the ability to project oneself
as an agent in the depicted scene," said Christopher Tyler, director of the Smith-Kettlewell Brain
Imaging Center”. A​ ccording to this evidence, art is able to create a good human study of how the
brain works. This means that there are changes shown when engaging with art.
 

Assessment: ​Evaluate how the source responds to your research question. What does this source 
offer that other sources do not offer? Is the information reliable? How do you know? Is the source 
biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 

This source responds to my research question because it showed me that there are changed that 
occur in the human brain after someone engages with art. Those who engage with art have a easier 
way to overcome obstacles and also produce more brain function. Brain function allows you to think, 
create and get through different problems that you might face. This information is reliable because it 
is studied by professors, doctors and a director of a Brain Imaging Center. The goal of this source is 
to shows others this evidence of improvement of the brain when engaging with art.  
 Reflection: ​How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful? If so, how? How does it help 
to shape your understanding of the controversy you are researching? How can you use this source 
in your project? 

Yes, this source does fit in my research because it stated that there is a difference for those who 
engage with art. It helps me and the audience understand that engaging with art is good for the 
brain. You are then easier to solve problems faster and better than those who do not work with art. I 
can use this source by showing the research that was done to people and the outcomes of them.  
 
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4.  
“10 Important Skills to Learn from Art Education.” ​Creatubbles Blog​, 17 Aug. 2017, 
https://stateoftheart.creatubbles.com/2017/02/08/10-important-skills-learn-art-education/ 
 

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https://stateoftheart.creatubbles.com/2017/02/08/10-important-skills-learn-art-education/ 
 

Summary: ​Describe the key points of the source, including at least three key quotes. 

This article talks about how art education is good for developing new skill and techniques. We all 
mostly know that art helps develop our imagination and creativity, however there is much more that 
art has to offer.  
 
“Students must focus on each detail of their painting, sculpture or musical score to create the 
masterpiece as a whole.” ​ When engaging with art, it teaches the student how to focus. There is a lot 
of concentration that is required to create details, colors, shadow, light. Therefore a lot of focus will 
be produced when working with art. 
 
“The student will be able to recognize their own improvements and where their perseverance has
lead them. In this competitive job market, employees must continually improve on their own skills
and even take on new ones to remain successful.” ​Art develops skills that require the learner to
learn from their mistakes. As you become a better artist, you will recognize your improvements.
This skill is very useful especially when you start working because you have this idea of becoming
better than others and create a good product. Perfect for those who want to work in the business
fields.

“They gain confidence in the path to discovery, without fear of the final outcome. It goes without
saying, that having confidence is beneficial for personal and professional relationships, helps
students tackle a harder subjects, nurtures exploration in their own lives.” ​Having confidence is a
good skill all people should try to develop. Not only will it help you right now, but it will also place
you in a positive stage of mind in the future.

Assessment: ​Evaluate how the source responds to your research question. What does this source 
offer that other sources do not offer? Is the information reliable? How do you know? Is the source 
biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 
 This source responds to my research question by showing what other skills are learned when 
working/engaging with art. This source offers the good outcomes of art education. Other sources do 
not state the skills learned in art education. This source is objective because it is written by Tish 
Seabrook who is a writer and former university lecturer. The goal of this source is so inform people 
about the positive outcomes from art education. 

Reflection: ​How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful? If so, how? How does it help 
to shape your understanding of the controversy you are researching? How can you use this source 
in your project? 

This source fits my research because it showed me many new skills that are developed in art 
education that are not stated in other sources that I have researched. By using this source, I found 
the skills that are taught in art and how they affect the brain overtime. These ten skills learned will 
produce more brain function, and create a good outcome and readiness for the future.  
I will be using this source for my project since it states the long time effects on the brain when 
working with art.  
 
 
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5. Schmidt, Lydia Epp. “Creating Art Improves Brain Function.” ​Artnet News​, Artnet News, 8 July 2014, 
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/creating-art-improves-brain-function-57197 
 
 

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https://news.artnet.com/art-world/creating-art-improves-brain-function-57197 
 

Summary: ​Describe the key points of the source, including at least three key quotes. 

1. “An improvement in “effective interaction between brain regions” in those that actively produced art.”
From the scientific research down by scientists, it shows that those who worked with art had a
improvement in the brain. This is good because it shows that working with art comes to good benefits.

2. “​The increased interaction between brain regions was present in the default mode network (DMN), which is
associated with cognitive processes such as memory, introspection, and self-monitoring.”
The people who working with art, had improvements done in the brain. The brain became more active which
means there is more thinking being done. This can benefit in long term memory in the future and also for better
brain function.

3.​ “The benefits of art for both mental and physical well-being are well known at this point.”
Working with art is good for your health. Study done by University Hospital Erlangen in Germany showed
that working with art can improve our health. It boosts your immune system which makes it harder for the body to
get sick.

Assessment: ​Evaluate how the source responds to your research question. What does this source 
offer that other sources do not offer? Is the information reliable? How do you know? Is the source 
biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 
 This resource helps me with my research question because it showed me that when working with art, 
it creates more brain activity. Brain activity is good for your health because its boosts your immune 
system which makes it harder for the body to get sick. It is also good mentally. This source is reliable 
because it is from University Hospital Erlangen in Germany.  

Reflection: ​How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful? If so, how? How does it help 
to shape your understanding of the controversy you are researching? How can you use this source 
in your project? 

Overall, yes this source is helpful for my project. I will be using this source for my project because 
there is a study that showed how brain function increases overtime when you work with art. Since 
this source is from a University, it is a more reliable source from other resources. This source can be 
used in my project by showed the research that was done on different age goods when 
experimenting with art.  
 
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6. ​https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/psychological-benefits-of-art-therapy  

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https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/psychological-benefits-of-art-therapy  

Summary: ​Describe the key points of the source, including at least three key quotes. 

“Art therapy is used with children, adolescents, adults, older adults, groups, families, veterans, and
people with chronic health issues to assess and treat the following: anxiety, depression, and other
mental and emotional problems; substance abuse and addictions; family and relationship issues;
abuse and domestic violence; social and emotional difficulties related to disability and illness;
trauma and loss; physical, cognitive, and neurological problems; and psychosocial difficulties
related to medical illness.”
This evidence show the good outcomes when working with art. There is no are limit when it comes
to art therapy. Art therapy can be used on everyone for different reasons and different problems
that are trying to be improved on.

“A child receiving therapy is encouraged to develop interpersonal skills”​ When a child works with
art, it boosts there brain function. Brain function is important because it makes you stay active. By
staying active you are more likely to be successful in different skills since you keep learning
everyday.

“ It is capable of helping a child increase their attention-span, while decreasing any festering
​ hen working with art, it allows you to stay patient especially when you really want to
frustrations.” W
make a great art piece. Art allows you to learn patient. It also allows you to stay focused which is a
good skill everyone should know in life.

Assessment: ​Evaluate how the source responds to your research question. What does this source 
offer that other sources do not offer? Is the information reliable? How do you know? Is the source 
biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 

This source helps my research question because it shows me a lot of different ways are is good. Art 
 therapy is used for different problems and helps with different problems that people can face in life. 
Art therapy will benefit each person in a different way. Not everyone will get the same result. I will be 
using this source for my project since it states the long time effects on the brain when working with 
art.  
 

Reflection: ​How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful? If so, how? How does it help 
to shape your understanding of the controversy you are researching? How can you use this source 
in your project? 

Yes, this source was helpful because it stated 20 different ways are therapy is good. It also explained 
how art therapy is used. I will be using this resource when explaining the ways art therapy is good for 
people who need help.  
 
 
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7. ​https://elevationbehavioralhealth.com/9-benefits-art-therapy  

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https://elevationbehavioralhealth.com/9-benefits-art-therapy  

Summary: ​Describe the key points of the source, including at least three key quotes. 

“Loss of control is a c​ ommon side effect of addiction.​ People may prioritize getting high over
personal and professional responsibilities and struggle to balance their addiction with life activities.
Art therapy helps to learn skills to focus, build discipline and live a healthy life.”
Art ​therapy is good for the brain because it helps you with self-management. It teaches you to be
responsible for yourself.

“Art therapy can help foster positivity in people’s lives and provide something to look forward to
every day. It is proven to help combat the​ chemical imbalances in the brain that may lead to
depression​.” ​Art therapy can help get rid of depression. Working with art allows you to be very
patient and focuses therefore you need to take your mind off other stuff in order to be successful in
your art piece.

“De-stressing is one of the top reasons people abuse drugs or alcohol. Heavy daily demands can
take a toll on mind and body. Art therapy helps to convert negative energy into positive habits that
promote lasting health—free of harmful substances.” ​ ​When working with art, it allows you to stay
patient especially when you really want to make a great art piece. Art allows you to learn patient. It
also allows you to stay focused which is a good skill everyone should know in life.
 Assessment: ​Evaluate how the source responds to your research question. What does this source 
offer that other sources do not offer? Is the information reliable? How do you know? Is the source 
biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 

This source responds to my research question by showing what other skills are learned when 
working/engaging with art. This source offers the good outcomes of art education. Other sources do 
not state the skills learned in art education. This source is objective because it is written by Tish 
Seabrook who is a writer and former university lecturer. The goal of this source is so inform people 
about the positive outcomes from art education. 

Reflection: ​How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful? If so, how? How does it help 
to shape your understanding of the controversy you are researching? How can you use this source 
in your project? 

This source fits my research because it showed me many new skills that are developed in art 
education that are not stated in other sources that I have researched. By using this source, I found 
the skills that are taught in art and how they affect the brain overtime. These ten skills learned will 
produce more brain function, and create a good outcome and readiness for the future.  
I will be using this source for my project since it states the long time effects on the brain when 
working with art.  
 
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Summary: ​Describe the key points of the source, including at least three key quotes. 

Assessment: ​Evaluate how the source responds to your research question. What does this source 
offer that other sources do not offer? Is the information reliable? How do you know? Is the source 
biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 

Reflection: ​How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful? If so, how? How does it help 
to shape your understanding of the controversy you are researching? How can you use this source 
in your project?