Abstract
Our paper asks two questions. (1) Why is it valuable for art museums to support SDG 10 – the tenth sustainable development goal articulated by the United Nations – which calls for reducing inequality within and among countries? (2) How can museums which showcase digital artworks effectively support SDG 10? We focus on the Lynn University NFT Museum as a case study. James O. Young (2001) argues that illustrative artworks often provide audiences with novel perspectives about the people and events they represent. When audiences determine that these perspectives are right, the audience’s own perspectives might change. John Dewey (2008) implies that beholding artworks sometimes leads audiences to experience personal growth that positively affects their everyday lives (cf. Stroud, 2014; Leddy & Puolakka, 2023). Artworks by people in marginalized communities might present perspectives to their audiences that they would otherwise never consider. Understanding these perspectives may better enable their audiences to work together with marginalized groups. Lynn University NFT Museum helps artists, including those from marginalized communities, build their works’ audiences and expand the influence of their work. Because the museum focuses on digital artworks, it can display work by artists in developing countries without securing the budget necessary to ship, insure, and display traditional paintings and sculptures. Because the museum partners with a local office park and hotel, and displays artworks on monitors in both sites, the museum brings the work of artists from marginalized communities to audiences who might otherwise rarely visit traditional museums or view artworks online.
Presenters
Andrew CorsaAssociate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Lynn University, Florida, United States Cesar Santalo
Dean, College of Communication and Design, Lynn University, Florida, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—Intersectionality: Museums, Inclusion, and SDGs
KEYWORDS
Digital art, SDG 10, Reducing Inequality, Philosophy of Art, Cognitivism
