What is the art you can’t live without? How does art make your every day better?

On April 15th, we encourage everyone to take to their social media accounts and share a few words about an artwork or arts-related experience that has meaning for them that they’d like others to know about.

Tag it #WorldArtDayPEI so it can be easily discovered, and tag us @Creative.PEI on Instagram.

Other ways to participate in World Art Day on Wednesday:

• Listen in to CBC’s Island Morning where they are planning to invite listeners to call in about their art experiences to win prizes.
• Read the op-ed “Art is your every day” by Jane Ledwell and Megan Stewart
• Follow debates of the Legislative Assembly from 1:00 p.m. Some arts and culture leaders will be in the public gallery, hoping to encourage mentions of arts and culture in the Legislature.
• Join our Artmobile team at the Maker Space at the Charlottetown Library and Learning centre for an upsized night of creating in community. All supplies provided.
• Take part in the opening reception for the exhibition FANATICS at the Hilda Woolnough Gallery. The show features members of the Peake Street Collective and is hosted by This Town Is Small artist-run centre.

By sharing the value the arts bring into our lives, we hope to raise awareness of the contribution made by local artists and creative sector workers, especially when we are seeing significant reductions in public support for the arts in our neighbouring provinces.

From unesco.org/en/days/world-art. While UNESCO focuses on visual art, why stop there? We are celebrating art in all mediums that mean something to you.

World Art Day, a celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art, was proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019.

Art nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for all peoples across the globe and plays an important role in sharing knowledge and encouraging curiosity and dialogue. These are qualities that art has always had, and will always have if we continue to support environments where artists and artistic freedom are promoted and protected. In this way, furthering the development of art also furthers our means to achieve a free and peaceful world.

Each year, on 15 April, World Art Day celebrations help reinforce the links between artistic creations and society, encourage greater awareness of the diversity of artistic expressions and highlight the contribution of artists to sustainable development. It is also an occasion to shine a light on arts education in schools, as culture can pave the way for inclusive and equitable education.

There is much to learn, share and celebrate on World Art Day, and UNESCO encourages everyone to join in through various activities such as debates, conferences, workshops, cultural events and presentations or exhibitions.