Category: Visual Art
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The Slum Gallery
Written by Meleney Berry-Kriel // In a country with as many well-known, well-publicised challenges as South Africa, it is a challenge in itself to choose the principal of them all. Personally, although I am passionate about preventing and responding to sexual violence, about turning the tide of poverty through education, and about correcting the injustices of…
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Making Art for Hope and Healing
Written by Kit Ripley // Many people think that being an artist is frightening. They are afraid to paint because they hear the accumulated voices of teachers and critics who disparaged their creative efforts until their inborn spark of creativity was smothered by negativity. Some people think that artists are antisocial or emotionally unstable, citing…
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On the Intersection of Art and Justice
Written by Rachel Hammitt // “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Cesar Cruz The visual arts are a funny thing. They confuse. They move. They astound. They bewilder. They are both beautiful and unsettling, arresting and startling. They cause you to wonder and to question. Art takes a variety of forms and many people…
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Theme Overview: Art Out There
The visual arts have the power to move hearts and minds, evoking strong emotion and prompting empathy. Our first thoughts when viewing art are often awe or confusion as to what the artist intended with the work; however, our minds do not always rush to connect the image to society as a whole. The writers…
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