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What art are you engaging with in lockdown? Australians are mostly watching TV — but music, singing and dancing do more for your mood

  • Written by: Frederic Kiernan, Research Fellow, Creativity and Wellbeing Hallmark Research Initiative, The University of Melbourne
What art are you engaging with in lockdown? Australians are mostly watching TV — but music, singing and dancing do more for your moody Kinga Cichewicz/Unsplash

How have you been passing the time during lockdown? Have you been taking an online drawing class, or did you join an online choir? Perhaps you focused on gardening, or finally picked up that guitar in the corner to have a go?

We have long known creative activities help us cope during hard times. Engaging with the arts enhan...

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