It is similar to the reason why so many people want to come to this country from every corner of the world. We live in a less authoritarian and conformist socie- ty. While this can be a dangerous place to live, it is seldom because of government or social convention. For those who would respond that we do live in an authoritarian society, we can paraphrase Albert Einstein, and say that everything is relative. Or that Saudi women weren't allowed to drive.
Art education is feared and discouraged in many place.
To be an artist is to be an explorer of human experience and the human condition. Vaclav Havel, once a tenant of his state's prisons, and later his countries leader, is an example of how dangerous art can be for some governments. The best art needs complete freedom to explore and consider every possibility. Everything has to be open to consideration. Every feeling has to be touchable and open to exposure.