Art and Visual Culture—Social, Cultural and Environmental Impacts

Dear Colleagues,

The global significance of art cannot be understated. I am pleased to invite you to submit your research to be part of this Special Issue that highlights the importance of art in our lives and society as a whole.

Visual works of art are always open to a great diversity of possible interpretations, impressions and opinions. Art is a refuge for the imagination in a society that is otherwise built on modern science, logic and reflexivity. If the originality and freedom of art in terms of its uniqueness and message are lost, art becomes another commodity, with nothing to prevent its mass production. However, art continues to have profound social, cultural and environmental impacts in our world, and this Special Issue provides insights into the ways that art shapes our lives and societies.

This Special Issue, which may be printed in book form, aims to present a collection of at least 10 articles.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: the social, cultural or environmental impacts of art; the significance of art in the contemporary world.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Mika Markus Merviö
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Arts is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• impacts of art
• interpretations of art
• values
• meanings
• environment and art
• politics and art