Art and social change are complementary to each other. One is the heart, the other is the lungs. They both breathe life into the world. Art does not show people what to do, yet engaging with a good work of art can connect you to your senses, body, and mind. It can make the world felt. And this felt feeling may spur thinking, engagement, and even action. The arts and culture represent one of the few areas in our society where people can come together to share an experience even if they see the world in radically different ways. This research paper is an analysis on the general value of arts and culture to society that has long been assumed, while the specifics have just as long been debated. The paper focuses on the humanizing influences of the art, as art in any society is a reflection of the sum total of emotions, beliefs and fears of its people. In my opinion, art can truly influence society and inform human behavior. It is about what happens around the artist that affects him personally that ended up expressed. Hunger, war or human conflict expressed in any form of art is more than enough to effect social change, even in the smallest of communities. This research paper, in detail, talks about the different ways in which art can make a difference in the life of an individual
Art, culture, socialization, communication, innovation
