Nineteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society

Abstract

Art and education are inherently transdisciplinary, rooted in foundations of great civilizations worldwide. Civilization implies societal agreement on upholding human ideals - a balance where emotions are guided by rationality, not opposed. The interplay between civilization and legal culture has often conflicted. Since ancient times, arts have depicted the spectrum of human experiences - collaboration, violence, war - through codes, symbols, languages, acting as cultural messengers and decoders. The field of human rights represents the most comprehensive approach to safeguarding fundamental liberties, rights, and duties (FLRD). It cannot ignore art’s power as a vehicle for expression, learning, and planetary sustainability. Enhancing financial literacy as an educational outcome is equally crucial, empowering individuals and communities. Our vision fosters global behaviors aligned with core FLRD values: radical inclusion, co-responsibility, deliberative democracy, non-violence - humanity’s evolutionary trends. Our mission emphasizes art appreciation methodology’s impact on educational outcomes. Technology must expand this civilizatory model, diagnose and mitigate inequalities engagingly and motivationally, as neuroscience demonstrates. Our interdisciplinary human rights education through arts team shares the Permanent Seminar EnfocARTE methodology. We employ literature analysis, position museums as open universities, utilizing multimedia (films, documentaries, etc.), arts (paintings, music, sculpture) to promote interdisciplinary critical analysis, contextualizing the FLRD model. This flexible seminar strengthens social capital, intergenerational interactivity, and visual analysis, ultimately instilling human rights and legal culture values through art’s transformative power.