Viewing art is good for us, but new research may now tell us why — and that therapeutic uses may be better than previously ...

New study examined decades of research, providing for the first time a "clear and comprehensive" overview of when, where and why art viewing is used to promote well-being. The post Study claims ...

In collaboration with Indigenous elders and ritual specialists, archaeologists have shed light on the meaning of ancient rock art from the Amazon rainforest in a study.

Art has a way of disappearing. Will the GSA’s plan to dump federal buildings speed the process?

What it could mean to abandon the government’s huge art collection Art has a way of disappearing. Will the GSA’s plan to dump federal buildings speed the process?

The Carlos has cleverly juxtaposed a large reproduction of the painting behind a display of a Hellenistic terra-cotta mold and a contemporary cast from it to illustrate how the statuettes were ...

Journalist Bianca Bosker infiltrates the secretive art world to understand the science and psychology of why art matters to the human experience.

The simple act of looking at a piece of visual art can boost your wellbeing, a new research study has found, and this benefit can be gained in a hospital setting as well as an art gallery.

Between 1995 and 2023, contemporary art has given investors an annual return of 11.5% – nearly 2% more per year than the S&P 500 over the same 28 years. What about the cost?

Insights about art techniques and materials. People can find meaning in discovering the creative process, techniques, and materials that produced the art.

A recent study sheds light on online art viewing as a source of pleasure and meaning-making that can boost our well-being.