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ISA
ROUNDTABLE MANIFESTO
By
Ademola Olugebefola
We, as
artists of ISA, stand at the epicenter of what we
know as an undeniable truth -- that the global human family has an inherent
deep quest for peace and harmony. As creative representatives of the broad
spectrum of human endeavor, we pledge our efforts to
continue what we as artists have been doing for centuries. But we are now
endowed with new zeal and even deeper conviction that our work has the power to
open portals of new dimensions in human consciousness. The alchemy of colour,
form, movement and mystery inherent in art fertilizes the seed of imagination
that resides in all humanity. As we advance and expand our vital humanitarian
mission, we take pride in joining the United Nations'
initiative “International Artists for World Harmony” launched by the New York
Metropolitan Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolence with support of The World Council of Peoples
for the United Nations.
Let us
perpetuate cooperative communication among us – producing important
international theme exhibitions, sponsoring educational forums and programs,
creating and distributing new age publications, and inventing far reaching, new
visual languages that employ universal movement, sound and symbology.
We, both collectively and as individual artists, must simultaneously initiate
economic enhancement projects as we will encourage the human spirit to reach
new heights.
In this
new paradigm of the twenty-first century, humanity’s quest for peace,
tolerance, love and harmony is treading exciting new paths. We take pride that
our collective work has contributed significantly to the creative footprint of
this era. Among the vast galaxies of our wondrous universe, and within the
scientific context of three-dimensional reality, artists are vibrant creative
living organisms that occupy a unique and vital place in the membranes of civil
society. Thus, we as the International Society of Artists clearly recognize the
precious gift we possess: the ability to affect physical space and
consciousness through our expressions in sculpture, painting, installations,
interior treatments, space design, literature, poetry, dance, cinema and music.
We join our hands and hearts with Society of Caribbean Artists and other men,
women and civic organizations throughout the world who
are also dedicated to the use of creative energy towards the upliftment of humanity from the bowels of hate, intolerance
and violence.
We strive
towards a New World Order dedicated to global harmony and progress. Through our
work as a united creative force, we hereby make a commitment to discover and
provide our indigenous and global communities with those universal visual,
audio and movement equations that enhance our central commonalities as human
beings. We as creators illuminate and celebrate life’s joys as well as its
challenges.
ISA, in
all its diversity, celebrates our oneness.
ISA, in
its noble mission, speaks to the light within us all.
ISA, in
its lofty goals, reaches to illuminate the world.
Respectfully
submitted by Ademola Olugebefola,
artist / United Nations NGO representative for
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