Hi, this is yet another of my blogs.
I guess you have been waiting to read from this side. Well, I am sure the wait will be worth it.
I am writing about 'Coming out' through talents and art. These reveal dimensions that are not easily perceived unless one interacts or becomes intimate with another.
Talent is skill and the attitude to apply that skill. When one repeats certain activities, one gains perfection in doing that activity. This is what becomes art.
Examples of the talents that am going to write about include; writing, Performance,Craft making Mobilization and Community organisation.
Art in this case is a diverse range of human activities which end up creating things we see (visual), things we hear (auditory), things we think of (intellectual ideas) or things we act out or dramatize (performances), things that depict objects (artifacts), things through an author expresses their imagination, things in which one expresses notions or ideas (concepts), or technical skill, talents need to be appreciated for their utility, beauty, intensity, suspense, anger, memorable, thrilling, repeatable, relatable, educative, informative, empowering, affirming, motivating and part of one's life.
Writing
Writing can become a skill when one practices writing after it becomes ones's talent. when one becomes talented, they apply that. This makes them visible and recognized. This enables one to find out find that they are debutante writers or they will eventually become professional writers. Other people read about their materials and this is how they get be known. This is a form of coming out to self and others.
Performance
Performance includes range of activities like: craft making; singing; acting; dancing; exhibition and organizing events.
Craft making can become a skill when one practices it which after it becomes ones's talent. This makes them visible and recognized. This enables one to find out find that they are debutante craft makers or they will eventually become professionals. Other people come to admire the craft even buy them to hang them in their home or wear them as ornaments or adornments. This is a form of coming out to self and others. For instance people who make Masai shukas ,bracelet like the ones worn written on with different messages e.g. Kenya ,Uganda all these are made by people,ear rings, sandals and crafts.
Singing
Singing can become a skill when one practices it , after which it becomes ones's talent. This makes them visible and recognized. This enables one to find out find that they are debutante singers or they will eventually become professionals. Other people attend their gigs, concerts,buy their audio and video albums, send their music inform of audios to different social media platforms. This is a form of coming out to self and others.
Mobilization
Mobilizing specific communities to attend specific activities requires someone around whom other can relate with and trust. This can become a skill when one continues to meet these people ,engages with them and maintains rapport.This enables one to find out find that they are debutante mobilizers . People come to seek your services in order to reach specific communities,audiences or clients or fans. This is a form of coming out to self and others. For instance one gets hired as public relations, community mobilizers for census and community mobilizers during health campaigns.
Community organisation
Community organizing is almost similar to mobilization. Community organisation requires one to have mobilisation skills. Community organisation basically involves getting people together to design plans ,to address needs,challenges, interventions for issues that a rise as well meeting decision makers. Community organizer are supposed to facilitate training ,workshops,conferences;they are supposed to build social support organisations;expand membership of fan base;formulate or design organizing strategies;fund raise and grant writing. Community organistIion is a skill through which one can be hired or volunteer. That aspect endears one to others because people realized the skills that enhance quality life. This is a form of coming out and others.
When writing, performance, mobilization and community organisation are practiced continuously they become talents which in turn become art because one has perfected their execution.
There is a relationship between ones skills, talent, practice, art and coming out. This makes one visible , recognized, actualized, affirmed and popular. So talent and art are a vehicle for coming out.
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| Art can be used to showcase talent. source: Google |
