# Peacebuilding through the Visual Arts

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Jolyon Mitchell
- Year: 2026
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/peacebuilding-arts)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How can the visual arts be used to promote peace? Professor Mitchell investigates how the visual arts can not only incite violence, but also bear witness, reveal dangerous memories, transform violence, contribute to healing trauma and imagine more hopeful futures. Examples are taken from both current conflicts (Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine) and past wars (Paul Nash and Otto Dix in the First World War, local artists in the Iran-Iraq War and the 1984 Rwandan genocide). Professor Mitchell analyses the ambivalent role of the visual arts in building peace.

## Lectures

1. [Peacebuilding through the Visual Arts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/peacebuilding-arts/de87f8db0cd7) (Audio)