Why use art for activism?
Curator Huang Du describes On Sharks & Humanity as an exhibition which comes close to Social Sculpture, the concept advocated for by Joseph Beuys. Simply put, Social Sculpture centres around the idea that art can be used to shape society. A social sculptor is an...
Art as Therapy
Previous posts on the Parkview Arts Action website have already explored and discussed the value of art. In recent months, one of art’s most important features (its therapeutic quality) has found a new form: Colouring Books. The therapeutic effect of art has long been...
Art: An undervalued piece of the economy
The insightful 2015 report ‘Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth’ found a positive correlation between well-being, economic growth and the Arts. You can read the report in detail here. Alternately, here’s an important quote from the paper:...