Artists – whether writers, painters, musicians, architects, sculptors, dramatists, dancers, or filmmakers – and artworks – whether poetry, literature, visual arts, solid forms, music, theater works, photography, or cinema – contribute to building peaceful, vibrant societies and can inspire relations among societies and between societies and nature that are characterized by appreciation and harmony. They have vital roles to play in addressing tyranny of all kinds. Presently, art is assigned to “re-enchant” the world.

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