World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April to celebrate fine arts and promote awareness of creative activity around the world.
Context
World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April to celebrate fine arts and promote awareness of creative activity around the world.
History
- World Art Day, observed on April 15, was declared by the International Association of Art (IAA), a partner of Unesco, to promote awareness about fine arts worldwide.
- The day was celebrated for the first time in 2012 after IAA put forward a proposal during its 17th General Assembly in Guadalajara, a metropolis in western Mexico, to declare April 15 as World Art Day.
- The date was chosen in honour of Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday.
- He was chosen as a symbol of world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance, brotherhood and multiculturalism as well as art’s importance to other fields.
- The first World Art Day was reportedly supported by 150 artists from France, Sweden, Slovakia, South Africa and Venezuela, among others.
- On this day, special events like outdoor art exhibitions and cooking demonstrations were held.
- He was chosen as a symbol of world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance, brotherhood and multiculturalism as well as art’s importance to other fields.
Significance
- In order to honour Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday, World Art Day is celebrated.
- As per (International Association of Art) IAA, Leonardo da Vinci was considered the symbol of world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance, and brotherhood.
- World Art Day aims to nurture an artist’s creativity and innovation.
- The day also sheds light on the different varieties that exist in artistic expression.
