The Minister of Artwork, Tradition, and the Inventive Financial system, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has highlighted the quite a few advantages of arts for well being and well-being.
In a digital presentation to flag-off the Nationwide Arts in Well being Week 2024 holding in Lagos, Musawa emphasised the transformative energy of arts in selling bodily, emotional, and psychological well-being, and referred to as for higher recognition and assist for arts in well being initiatives.
In a press release by her Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, Musawa stated, “The Nationwide Arts in Well being Week Nigeria 2024 stands as a testomony to our unwavering dedication to fostering neighborhood well-being by means of the transformative energy of the humanities.
“By means of portray, drawing, sculpting, and different creative modalities, people are supplied with a protected and supportive house to discover their ideas, feelings, and experiences. Artwork remedy empowers people to externalize inner struggles, acquire perception into their inside world, and domesticate resilience within the face of adversity.
“Artwork serves as a strong medium for communication and expression, significantly for many who battle to articulate their ideas and feelings verbally. For people grappling with psychological well being challenges, trauma, or continual sickness, artwork gives a nonverbal outlet for self-expression, permitting them to speak complicated emotions and experiences which will in any other case stay unstated.
“Allow us to reaffirm our dedication to championing the transformative energy of artwork in well being, well-being, and remedy. Collectively, allow us to harness the boundless potential of arts to encourage hope, ignite creativity, and domesticate a brighter, extra compassionate future for all”.
In his closing remarks, the Inventive Director of, the Nationwide Troupe of Nigeria Hajiya Kaltume Bulama Gana congratulated the organizers of the Nationwide Arts in Well being Week Nigeria on its profitable opening and acknowledged the Ministry of Arts, Tradition, and the Inventive Financial system’s beneficial partnership.
Gana emphasised the significance of arts in selling well being, well-being, and unity, highlighting its transformative energy in fostering bodily, psychological, and emotional wellness.
“By means of music, dance, drama, and the visible arts, the transformative energy of creativity in selling bodily, psychological, and emotional wellness is being harnessed.
The performances by the Nationwide Troupe of Nigeria haven’t solely captivated our senses however have additionally underscored the profound influence that arts can have on our well being. From lowering stress and anxiousness to enhancing cognitive operate and fostering social connection, the humanities function a strong instrument for holistic therapeutic and resilience.”
There have been additionally goodwill messages from Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the
Honourable Minister of Well being, Mr. Christopher Bailey, WHO Arts and Well being Lead & Co-Founding father of Jameel Arts and Well being Lab and Dr.Yewande Okuleye, Poet, Cultural Producer, and Humanities Specialist,(UK)
All through the week, individuals will interact in a various array of workshops, seminars, exhibitions, and performances that showcase the advantages of arts for well being and well-being.
The Nationwide Arts in Well being Week Nigeria 2024 is organised in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Artwork, Tradition and Inventive Financial system, the International Arts in Drugs Fellowship, the Ministry of Well being, and the WHO-Jameel Arts and Well being Lab.
