Arts Interactive is an interactive group/gathering of those
interested in the betterment of the Visual Arts
The guest speaker will be Jan Willem Jordaan whose topic
will be Art for Humanity (AFH) – The Art
of Human Rights.
South Africa is seen as a leader on the African continent in
attaining democracy and universal franchise for its entire people. On the other
hand the social and economic problems of poverty, deprivation, racism,
xenophobia, discrimination, crime, lack of access to health services, education
and justice remain a blemish and a debilitating obstacle to the future
well-being of all its inhabitants. The present situation represents a clear
indication of South African’s struggle with embracing the values, spirit and
meaning of the South African Bill of Rights.
The arts present a unique and well tested medium to visually
communicate those values central to all human rights, as contained in the
preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the South African
Bill of Rights. The Arts and Human Rights have in common the values of freedom
of expression, respect, equality and heritage. As AFH defines the arts in terms
of these common values we see the arts as an primary instrument to inspire
Human Rights. AFH mobilise artists and poets to create work responding to
various specific Human Rights issues with the objective to contribute to a
future society that embrace both the Arts and Human Rights. AFH employs the art
and poetry resulting from these projects in public human rights advocacy and
educational programmes. (For more information visit www.afh.org.za
The Arts Interactive Meeting will take place on October 8 at
18h00 for 18h30 at the Hellenic Hall, Browns Drift, Durban North in the pub
area – Eat Greek. Tickets R75/head (dinner included). Drinks can be purchased) RSVP
asap for catering purposes on email: npletts@telkomsa.net
NB: Each Arts
Interactive is specifically catered and pre-ordered – so when patrons cancel
just before Arts Interactive or do not arrive, the organisation is liable to
pay for their food.
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