World Art Day 2024: History, Significance, Quotes, Celebration

Every year World Art Day is observed on 15^th of April to promote awareness about the creative activity and its relation with the elements of the society. A proposal was passed at the 17th General Assembly of the International Association of Art in Guadalajara regarding the celebration of World Art Day. The International Association of Art (IAA) decided that from 2012 onward, every year April 15 will be observed as World Art Day. The day was chosen in honor of the great artist Leonardo da Vinci and also marks his birth anniversary. Let us know more about this day like World Art Day 2024 Celebration, World Art Day History, etc from this article.

World Art Day 2024 Overview

History of World Art Day

In order to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide, the first World Art Day was held on April 15^th 2012. A proposal was put forward by the IAA to declare April 15 as World Art Day. The proposal was sponsored by Bedri Baykam of Turkey and co-signed by Rosa Maria Burillo Velasco of Mexico, Anne Pourny of France, Anders Liden of Sweden, Kan Irie of Japan, and many others. Afterwards, it was accepted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly.

The date was decided in honor of the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci was considered as a symbol of multiculturalism, world peace, freedom of expression, brotherhood, tolerance and other important aspect of life that he reflected through his art.

Significance of World Art Day

Art can connect and unite people in many ways and plays a major role in promoting communication and sharing knowledge among people of different heritages. The World Art Day is celebrated to nurture creativity and innovation in the artists all over the globe and to promote unity in cultural diversity.

Art has many other qualities as well and to provide an environment where artists and artistic freedom are promoted and protected, the World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April. The day also promotes awareness about the variety that exists in artistic expressions and highlight the contribution made by various artists towards sustainable development of the society.

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World Art Day Celebration

More than 150 artists from South Africa, France, Sweden, Slovakia and other countries across the globe celebrated the first World Art Day on April 15, 2012 with great enthusiasm. Different artistic events are conducted in different countries but the idea behind the celebration remains the same. Activities such as debates, conferences, workshops, cultural events and presentations or exhibitions are also conducted in various countries on the occasion of World Art Day.

Observance of World Art Day has also been supported by the Google Art Project. Schools and colleges also celebrate this day by organizing various events and activities related to art and students are encouraged to participate in them.

World Art Day 2024 Quotes

Selected World Art Day quotes given by some famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso and others are provided below to lift up your spirit and inspire you.

1. If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced – Vincent Van Gogh

2. A man paints with his brains and not with his hands – Michelangelo

3. If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint – Edward Hopper

4. I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality – Frida Kahlo

5. Painting is just another way to keep a diary – Pablo Picasso

6. Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up – Pablo Picasso

7. Creativity is contagious. Pass it on – Albert Einstein

8. A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art – Paul Cezanne

9. I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way, things I had no words for – Georgia O’Keeffe

10. An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one – Charles Horton Cooley

11. The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance – Aristotle

12. No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist – Oscar Wilde

13. An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision – James Whistler

14. The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity – Walt Whitman

15. Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable – Cesar A. Cruz

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