What Are Social Healing Arts?
- Social healing arts use arts and culture to address society-wide ills. They bloom in every artistic
genre: dance, music, theater, visual art, storytelling, writing, puppetry, and more, as well as in cultural
vehicles, from traditional ceremonies to electronic media.
- Social healing arts are produced by professional artists, but often they are produced together by a
community, sometimes even with the participation of hundreds or thousands of people.
- Both through their creation and their presentation, social healing arts raise awareness, help those
whose stories are not heard have a public voice, build community, reveal new solutions to social problems,
and inspire people into action.
See examples and a story.