In the last decade of the 20th century, the breakdown of the east-west structural confrontation which had been responsible for world tension as well as the broadening of the European Union made us believe that there would be no more regional-political border conflicts in the next century.  However, even now in the 21st century, invisible borders lie dormant within race, ethnicity and religion and separate the hearts and minds of peoples.
Human beings have placed great importance on the arts throughout their long history.  This is because the arts have symbolized the freedom of human existence and have been an important way of bringing happiness and fulfilment to that existence.