S: Is for Art Showing the way

After 911, I wanted to start a museum called The World Art Project at the Winter Garden. It was to hold art from an adult and a child from every country. The reasoning behind this, was if we don't know of another country and see how they think, then we don't see each other as people and hate can grow out of ignporance. A few days ago I discovered The Hope and Optimism Portfolio. This global art project has no geographical, political or cultural boundaries. Launched in May 1990 and supported by prominent artists and major cultural institutions from all over the world and was started by the late Namibian artist John Muafangejo. The National Gallery, or equivalent body in each country of the world was approached to nominate a leading artist to represent that country. The artist selected contributed a limited edition of two hundred original, signed and numbered graphics in any medium of their choice to a maximum paper size of 56 x 76 cm (22 x 30 ins). There are etchings, screenprints, stone and plate lithographs, linocuts, woodcuts, plastographs, monotypes, photographs, computer generated images, aquatints, collages, handcoloured works and so on. http://www.hopeandoptimism.com

I may not have been able to give The World Art Project a home but this site shows art can change the world and that is a F.A.C.T.