IMAGINE a world without ART
Many children can't imagine
a world with ART
Help Artists Without Borders bring art to children who need it most
"IMAGINATION is more important than knowledge" Albert Einstein
ART heals
Art as therapy...ART THERAPY...healing the untreated, deep, invisible wounds that many children suffer
ART breaks down borders
Peace through art...the expression and sharing of cultural knowledge helps to build a global village, promoting the language of cooperation and peace
ART is a universal language
Great masterpieces throughout history have shown us the way - Beethoven's Ode to Joy, Rodin's Thinker, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa...a common language to remind us of our shared humanity
ART to transform impoverished communities
To transform impoverished communities we must begin with children. We must teach children the creative skills essential for building self esteem, confidence, the skills to communicate and solve problems peacefully. More than ever artists have an important responsibility to create a new path toward peace and prosperity. To give peace a chance we must also give art a chance
Artistic expression has been the foundation of human existence for millenia. We share the need for connection through voice, music, dance, sculpture, drawing. ART is as necessary and nourishing as food and water.
Many children are born into a world without access to arts, without hope, peace, prosperity, expression, JOY. There is a darkness without creativity. Imagine a childhood without colouring...music...stories...dance and music, without artistic expression.
We can start by helping one child at a time. We hope that one day all children have an education that includes the arts.
In accordance with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
To ensure that children everywhere will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling which includes complete access to arts.
United Nations Human Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child
Ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 stated in Article 31 1: Parties recognize the right of the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts.
UNESCO task team post 2015 Development Agenda
Education and the adaptation of knowledge, skills, values is the key lever of sustainable development. As such education is as essential to human development as it is to the development of families, of the local and nationals communities to which they belong, and the world at large. As a fundamental human right enshrined in international frameworks, the right of education enables the realization of economic and cultural rights and is a catalyst for positive change, social justice and peace.
