Creativity Workshops - Endless Benefits

When was the last time you challenged yourself to learn something new or expand what you already know for no reason other than ‘you want to’?  What better way to do this than creativity workshops! Who says classes are only for school? Studies show that creative workshops support mental health and improve productivity in ones’ lifework. There is no age limit to the benefits of learning. Creativity workshops are a great way to open up your creative self and meet other creatives in the process. Attending such classes can help get an artist through a creative block of their own or can take their skill to the next level through learning from other artists that they may not get a chance to meet otherwise.   

A study conducted by the School of Human Services and Social Work at Griffith University had a group of participants struggling with a mental illness diagnosis or a complex life event, such as homelessness or unemployment, enroll in a series of creativity workshops and concluded that this experience caused an increase, and change, in the way participants shared their stories of mental illness and recovery through improved confidence and understanding about their illness. Taking a creative workshop that challenges yourself can be an act of self-discovery and ignite a feeling, skill, or a creative process that may not have been discovered otherwise. One simple step of challenging yourself by learning, and switching that creativity switch that is in us all, can be the ultimate tool of knowledge for artists of all ages, and all experience levels.