Art brings us
closer together. It makes us to feel and to understand what unites
humanity in the diversity of its cultures and expressions.
As a vector of
dialogue in the loftiest sense, art speeds up social inclusion and
tolerance in our multicultural, connected societies. A painting, an
artefact, a piece of ancestral music speaks volumes about the history
of civilizations and the ties that bind them. Young people must be
taught to love art: it will make them understand each other better.
This 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.
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.