1. fostering spirituality in art
2. exploring forms of artistic inspiration
3. researching and developing new educational and artistic approaches
The Institute is also a large laboratory that gives rise to:
1. human and artistic experiences grounded in the principles of nonviolence
2. the development of transcendental artistic practices and procedures
3. the creation of works of art
4. the writing and publication of books and articles
5. the production of videos
The aim of its educational programme is to nurture a generation of artists and teachers who will spread a new sensibility known as Transcendental Art.
It is a centre for research, study, experimentation and the dissemination ofNew HumanismNew Humanism
The representatives of this movement have defined their position in relation to the present historical moment. They regard it as essential to develop a humanism that contributes to improving life and confronts discrimination, fanaticism, exploitation and violence. In a world that is becoming global at great speed and showing signs of conflict between cultures, ethnic groups and regions, they propose a universalist, pluralist and convergent humanism. In a world where countries, institutions and human relationships are breaking down, they advocate a humanism capable of rebuilding social bonds. In a world where life's meaning and direction have been lost, they reaffirm the need for a humanism that can create a new atmosphere of reflection, one in which the personal and the social are not placed in irreconcilable opposition. Its proponents, interpreters and activists aspire to a creative rather than repetitive humanism: one that takes the paradoxes of the age into account and seeks to resolve them.
New Humanism seeks to change the pattern of power in order to transform the present social structure, which is moving towards a closed system (globalisation) increasingly dominated by the practical attitudes and theoretical ‘values’ of anti-humanism. (Entry from Silo's Dictionary of New Humanism, in Silo, Complete Works, Vol. II, Multimage, Florence, 2003).
The Institute's objectives are neither economic nor concerned with the physical expansion of the school. The school will always remain a small organisation with few students; it does not aim to become a large educational institution. Its objectives are therefore not quantitative in any way, but exclusively qualitative: to create a network of collaboration and exchanges of knowledge.