Classic Kia’s Travel Guide: Exploring Art in Illinois and Wisconsin on International Artist’s Day

Oct 25, 2022

Art is everywhere and Art is for everyone! We’re celebrating International Artist’s Day by highlighting some great reasons you should support The Arts in our local community, and fantastic places to view local art. So hop in your new car and let’s hit the road on an amazing quest to find the most interesting artwork around.

What is art? Why are The Arts important to culture and society?

International Artist Day celebrates the wonderful contribution that all artists make to society by promoting and raising awareness for the arts and increasing their visibility as creative professionals both locally and internationally. Artists and the arts are an integral part of society, helping us frame the world in creative ways so we can better understand humanity.

Artists and the arts are an integral part of society, helping us frame the world in creative ways so we can better understand humanity. Everything from industrial design to culinary arts to engineering and architecture revolves around Art. The phones you use, the cars you drive, the tech gadgets you depend on, the movies you stream, the shows you binge…all of them were created by someone who was passionate about the arts! The songs you listen to and music videos you stream are all created by performance artists and musicians who have a passion for self-expression and creativity.

How do we interpret art? What makes something art? How does art make you feel and how do we explore the world through art? Let’s take a look:

Without creativity and ingenuity provided by exploring the arts, we would not be enjoying the wonderful road trips and joy rides we take in our cars! To create the vehicles and technology we use today, many teams of designers, engineers, and creative minds had to work together from concept sketches to completion of physical manufacturing; from the vehicle itself to the machines that made it, they were all designed using visual plans and creative ingenuity.

A thriving Arts district vastly improves local communities on multiple levels: aesthetically, via tourism, economically, and also socially! Art can beautify and unify a community through public art installations, group art events, classes, and more. It provides citizens with a common ground to communicate and express themselves, and understand each other on a non-verbal level. The Arts can also provide income via local tourism to view exhibits, installations, markets, and local businesses, galleries, and museums.

Let’s check out some of the most influential painters of yesterday and today:

Immerse yourself in the arts and enjoy these wonderful public art sites and exhibits across Illinois and Wisconsin:

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