Experience Live Art
Art is a great spectator activity! Attending the theater, art exhibits, poetry readings, storytelling events, or concerts are a great way to bring the benefits of art into aging. Research tells us that “by passively engaging in the arts, older adults experienced significantly higher quality of life, better perceived health and greater social connectedness as compared with non-art attendees. “ (Hau Yan Ho et al, 2019)
In this section, check out “Now Playing Utah”, the state's comprehensive statewide calendar of events. Find additional tips for viewing art in your community, and the latest research in passive arts engagement.
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Research on Passive Arts Engagement
(Hau Yan Ho, 2019) Passive engagement in the arts was a significant independent predictor of better quality of life , health perceptions , mental health, spiritual well-being and interpersonal support.
(Tymuszuk, 2019). Frequent engagement with certain receptive arts activities and venues, particularly museums, galleries and exhibitions, may be a protective factor against loneliness in older adults.
(Fancourt, 2018) This study demonstrated that going to exhibitions (such as an art gallery or museum) and going to live performances (such as the theater, a concert or the opera) could have benefits for both memory and semantic fluency amongst those of higher and lower cognitive status at baseline, independent of a range of potential demographic, health-related and activity-related variables.