World Art Day, an International Celebration of Art created by the International Association of Art (IAA/AIAP) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is celebrated to promote the development, diffusion, and enjoyment of art on April 15 annually.
Why April 15?
The city of Los Angeles has declared April 15, the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, as World Art Day in Los Angeles.
- The date was chosen to honour Leonardo da Vinci, who is recognised as a champion of freedom of expression, tolerance and brotherhood.
World Art Day 2022:
In April 2022, the US chapter of the International Association of Art decided to host a month-long exhibition of five downtown Los Angeles artists at Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts (GDCA), Los Angeles, United States.
About World Art Day:
It is a worldwide art event organised by the International Association of Art (IAA) to honour the work of all artists and to recognise the significant relevance of art in inspiring and enhancing the lives of all people.
- World Art Day was recognized for the first time in 2012, when the IAA proposed adopting 15 April as World Art Day.Â
- The decision came during its 17th General Assembly in Guadalajara, a city in western Mexico.
The day was proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019.
UNESCO & ART:
i.The ResiliArt initiative, launched by UNESCO, aims to strengthen the resilience of artists and cultural workers in the face of the great obstacles that face them during the pandemic time.
ii.The Government of Mexico will host the UNESCO-MONDIACULT 2022 World Conference from September 28 to 30, 2022.
iii. UNESCO will hold the MONDIACULT 2022 World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development, forty years after the first Mondiacult World Conference on Cultural Policies in Mexico City (Mexico) in 1982 and twenty-four years after the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies for Development in Stockholm (Sweden).
About the International Association of Art (IAA):
The IAA was founded in 1984 during UNESCO’s Third General Conference in Beirut (Lebanon).
- It became an independent organization in 1954 and declared a UNESCO partner.Â
- Its membership is spread over five continents divided into four regions (Latin America, Europe-North America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Arab States).Â
The Los Angeles chapter is the IAA’s first in the United States.
