World Art Day 2023. April 15th.

FORUM: The role of arts in polarised and divided societies. World Art Day 2023. On April 15th, We will renew our commitment to support environments where artists and artistic freedom are promoted and protected. World Art Day celebrations help reinforce the links between artistic creations and society, encourage greater awareness of the diversity of artistic expressions and highlight the contribution of artists to sustainable development. It is also an occasion to shine a light on arts education in schools, as culture can pave the way for inclusive and equitable education. Follow the conversations with the hashtags, #WorldArtDay, #15April,  #PeaceandBeyond, #Arts.

EVENTS: On April 15th 2023, Join the workshops, Arts work and webinars organized to mark the World Art Day 2023!

 

At the BRITISH COUNCIL: To mark #GFA25, we will host a a week-long international arts and culture programme. Running from 17-21 April, it will bring together 33 delegates from 10 countries, focusing on the role of arts in polarised and divided societies.

Celebrations at UNESCO Headquarters

There is much to learn, share and celebrate on World Art Day, and UNESCO encourages everyone to join in through various activities such as debates, conferences, workshops, cultural events and presentations or exhibitions.

Celebration of Arts, Culture and Humanities Around the World.

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World Arts Day 2021; April 15th

                           

International Arts Education Week: 

Art, in all its diversity, is an essential component of a comprehensive education for the full development of the individual. Today, the skills, values and behaviours promoted by arts education are more paramount than ever. These competencies - creativity, collaboration, and imaginative problem solving - develop resiliency, nurture appreciation of cultural diversity and freedom of expressions, and cultivate innovation and critical thinking skills. As a vector of dialogue in the loftiest sense, art speeds up social inclusion and tolerance in our multicultural, connected societies.

Art brings us closer together. A painting, an artefact, a piece of ancestral music speaks volumes about the history of civilizations and the ties that bind them. It makes us to feel and to understand what unites humanity in the diversity of its cultures and expressions and thus contributing to our bright and sustainable future. 

The awareness of art can be acquired from an early age and maintained throughout life. It is with the conviction that creativity and the arts, and learning about them, contribute to the building of prosperous and peaceful societies that UNESCO encourages its Member States to support arts education, at school and beyond. Arts education is a key to training generations capable of reinventing the world that they have inherited. It supports the vitality of cultural identities by emphasizing their links with other cultures, thus contributing to the construction of a shared heritage. It helps to form tolerant and dynamic citizens for our globalizing world.

According to the decision of the 36th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2011 (Resolution 36/C55), the 4th week of May was proclaimed as the International Arts Education Week.