The importance of art in advocating for the well-being of society
Art is a broad range of activities that people engage in when creating auditory, visual, or in the performance of artworks. The pieces of art express the author’s ideas or the practical talents which are intended to pass a strong message. Art can be classified into three broad areas: painting, the statue as well as architecture. The definition of art is sometimes disputed because of what art is supposed to entail. In this paper, the learning communities discuss five themes of art that were dealing with advocating, collaborating, cultivating, illuminating as well as innovating. The topic of advocacy is going to be given much weight in the discussion. The importance of art in advocating for the well-being of society gets highlighted.
Pieces of art communicate a lot of messages to society at large. The authors of these pieces have something in mind when they decide to do the painting. Art has, in the past as well as the present helped in advocating, championing, and fighting some of the virtues in the world. Around the world, art has helped in fighting gender-based violence, gender equality, and advocate for the respect of human life and championing human rights.
Taking as an example of Afghanistan, pieces of art have helped women share their experiences on gender-based violence and workplace harassment. In Afghanistan, there is a lot of partiality and inequalities at work places. Women get ignored by taking key positions at workplaces. The fight against this discrimination requires more than just legislation; this needs broad cultural awareness as well as social changes. A women organization in this country has deemed it fit to invest in the art to help them communicate their message to a large group of people. The art campaign has helped raise a lot of awareness of women’s discrimination, thereby reducing this vice at a high level.
In conclusion, pieces of art can play a wide range of functions. These pieces of art can are used as beautifying materials in different places. The paper has shown in brief how pieces of art can be used in advocating against some vices in society. Art can also be used in championing the virtues that support the well-being of people.