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Thoughts on the
Value of Art"If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint."
~ Edward Hopper
"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way... things I had no words for."
~ Georgia O'Keeffe
"Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of
a bird?"
~Pablo Picasso
"Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact."
~ William S. Burroughs
“It’s hard to get the news from poems, but men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.”
~ William Carlos Williams
"All art intuitively apprehends coming changes in the collective unconsciousness".
~Carl Gustav Jung
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
~Thomas Merton
"We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form
of truth."
~ John F. Kennedy "What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the
spirit."
~ John Updike
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Value of ArtWhat is the Value of Art
Art, in its many forms, exists in every community, every
culture, and every country. Art has been created since time began, like language and laughter, art is a natural human activity. Art is a fundamental element of human life and important to community well-being. Simply put, art it is part of who we are. SpeakArtLoud
recognizes that art is more than an object or a product; Art is also a
dynamic interaction. Art is action, it is creation, it is communication, thought, expression and insight. Art is work and art is play. Art offers both a way to look inward and a view of the larger social situation. Through art, a basic human activity, we can come to better understand ourselves and others.
How SpeakArtLoud Uses the Arts SpeakArtLoud uses the arts in three ways. - First, we provide an art class to individual women, creating an opportunity for them to explore and express their ideas
- Next, we offer an art show in the community, creating a space and a reason for community members to gather and socialize
- Finally, we exhibit the women's art work in the community, creating a way to share ideas and encouraging communication
Why SpeakArtLoud Uses the Arts SpeakArtLoud recognizes the power of art and how art can positively benefit both individuals and
communities. Creating and viewing art opens us up to new possibilities and
helps us share difficult information.
Art is common to all cultures and communities and can helps us to communicate with one another across barriers.
Here are a few of our reason why we chose to use art in our work. - Art making brings together both
mind and body
- Art requires the artist to be
thoughtful, patient, and to engage their imagination
- Art making builds skills in problem
solving
- Art encourages creativity and
brings about new ideas
- Art helps us to slow down and to be
thoughtful
- Art challenges us to think, to
invent and to vision
- Art provides us an opportunity to
look inward
- Art gives people a reason to come
together and share an experience
- Art gives us a way to explore our
experiences
- Art making can be fun and joyful
- Art provides a community with a
sense of identity
- Art allows us to choose how we
express ourselves
- Art viewing is a social activity
- Art helps to create a space for
people to gather
- Art offers us an opportunity to see
a different perspective
- Art lets us share our point of view
- Art helps us release our feeling
- Art communicates ideas
- Art helps promote diversity
- Art encourages discussion
- Art is a change agent
- Art can be a safe way to share
difficult information
- Art is beautiful
- Art shows us that there are other
ways of seeing the world
- Art tells a story
- Art documents our history
- Art serves as a symbol for
something greater
- Art steps in when words are not enough
- Art viewing can be relaxing
- Art is our common human language
- Art exists everywhere
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