VISUAL ARTS CENTER: Inclusive of Art Therapy

Abstract

Art, in its broadest sense, is a form of communication. It is an expression of one’s skills and imagination that provide aesthetic pleasure to the readers, viewers and audience. Art is not just a subject of visual pleasure but is a medium of self-expression, cultural identity, economic contributor and psychological healer that rigidly bind people to the confinement of rational consciousness. An art center is a functional community facility with the explicit goal of promoting art practice by offering relevant amenities. However, despite the fact that formal art education has existed since 1934 and that government and private art galleries have been established in significant numbers, no institution currently offers a comprehensive community for art. Despite the creation of numerous institutes for art education and galleries, Nepal is still unaware of the potent effects of art as a form of healing. In addition, Nepal's lack of an architectural identity is one of the obstacles, and the absence of public involvement with art is one of the biggest issues. The suggested art center will give students, professionals, and the general public a platform to take a hard look at art practices creatively, academically, economically, as well as psychologically. Taking all these issues into consideration and using architecture as my study focus, it will address them. The proposed visual art center will also focus on building interaction between art and public through public art exhibitions.