Art, Community Health and COVID-19: What has happened? What can we do?
Abstract
Arts and health have an established path of collaboration. There are multiple evidences that have demonstrated the importance of the arts in the physical and mental well-being of people. Public health and health promotion have shown that participation in artistic activities improve individual and collective well-being. In the scenario of COVID-19 pandemic, the role of the arts is fundamental in order to supporting individual, collective, political and economic challenges. In the first part of the article, it is collected what has happened in the months of the pandemic, analyzing what art has offered, and assessing the available resources. And in the second part, it is proposed ideas to continue working and offering creative and artistic solutions to the challenges of this pandemic.
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