Freedom to Create
As a principled investment advocate, ArtVenture is concerned with helping societies and artists who struggle against repression and injustice.
We recognise that many countries where needs are greatest are run by autocratic and often repressive regimes.
Democratic societies which are guided by the impartial application of just laws provide an environment which liberates human potential and where resources can flow to those who merit them untouched by corruption, nepotism and privilege. However, not all governments provide citizens with the "Freedom to Create" which is necessary to foster innovation, commerce and prosperity. Some governments harass and impoverish their citizens, steal resources, stifle entrepreneurship and undermine human ingenuity and hope.
In these societies, art can play an important role in giving a voice to those who are denied opportunity and resources. Literature and drama can be head on, confrontational art forms. They are often most effective when they proceed obliquely, through satire or allegory for instance. Examples are supporting a production in which youths in a West Bank refugee camp can depict their daily life to an international audience; and the establishment of a childrens theatre network in Bangladesh which will allow disenfranchised youths to vocalise their dreams for their future.
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