Mandate

The arts play an important role in both traditional and contemporary society. However, it is in contemporary society that the function of the arts is more diversified. The arts are created not only for aesthetic purposes,
social rituals, entertainment, and commercial usage, but also as tools to reflect and bring to light the injustices that plague  society. It is also a way of bringing people, communities or special interest groups together to address a particular social issues and concern. Artists are an excellent social animators’ in presenting, reflecting and exposing the strands of history, experiences, traditions and diversity, which knits a community into a distinct entity regardless of the marginalization.