We are grateful to one of our board contributors Lynne Jessep for this piece. Be sure to click the ‘Read more’ link for the full text.
“Art has so many benefits. Culturally it enriches us. It can make us think deeply about things (Picasso’s Guernica speaks to us of the horror of war in a far more visceral way than, say, a news report for example) or Monet’s Water Lilies gives us tranquillity and connects us with nature and the restorative powers of a beautiful garden.
Art can bring communities together and give those who go unheard in society a voice…