Join us in envisioning the future of health and well-being in the Western Pacific in 2050 at the first WHO Futures Art Exhibition.
The art exhibition is open to artists who are interested in the Western Pacific Region and want to share their ideas about the future of health in the Region through visual art. Submissions may be made by individuals or groups of individuals who are 18 years or older.
We invite submissions of art under five categories. Four categories focus on areas WHO believes will considerably impact and shape the future of health and well-being and one is an open category. WHO particularly encourages young artists, women and artists from underrepresented groups to apply. You may submit up to one artwork per category (five in total).
Art is a powerful tool in understanding ourselves and the world.
This unique expression of human creativity and imagination serves as a repository of a society’s memory and a way of imagining the future: the metaphors, symbols and visuals transmit collective consciousness and make sense of shared lived experiences. History reveals that artists have helped reflect significant events, including past pandemics, and envisioned the future in their work.
Health has a direct effect on each and every one of us. Yet there is often no platform for individual and community experiences, hopes and concerns to be brought to the attention of health decision makers. This is why the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific is calling for creative expressions of people’s views in "The WHO Futures Art Exhibition: Envisioning the Future of Health in 2050”.
The exhibition will enable artists to showcase their vision of health and well-being in 2050 in the Western Pacific Region to a wide audience. The aim: to inspire positive change to achieve health for all.
Interested? Please visit here for submission details.