Throughout history art has served as a vital force in the advancement of civilization. Through its unique language of symbols, metaphors, rhythms, movements, allegories, images, colours and sounds, art can reach the depths of the human spirit and communicate profound meanings about the mysteries and subtleties of existence that the language of description cannot capture. Peoples in all cultures have found in art a means to rise above the dispiriting conditions injustice, disunity and spiritual degeneration and to move towards a new vision of moral excellence. The discourse on 'Art as a Unifying and Constructive Force' aims to stimulate a much needed dialogue among artists and other social actors on the concept of art as a unifier of peoples and its role as a vehicle of spiritual and social transformation.