An international community-based collective committed to facilitating arts initiatives with children and youth in conflict-affected environments. Through respect, open dialogue, and long-term cooperation, we work with local partners to create, produce and share these experiences with a broader global audience.
We believe the fostering of capabilities associated with the arts – from engaging in creative expression and reflection to big picture thinking – can provide people with the freedoms, abilities, and agency to respond to and take action in their daily lives.
We believe the fostering of capabilities associated with the arts – from engaging in creative expression and reflection to big picture thinking – can provide people with the freedoms, abilities, and agency to respond to and take action in their daily lives.
More than 420 million children and youth currently live in conflict-affected areas. One in five grow up in a war zone. The humanitarian group Save the Children (STC) estimates that conflict now impacts children at the highest rate in a generation. ArtsAction Group is committed to working with these communities through the arts.
Kosovo by Refki Gollopeni
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Sri Lanka We are watching the situation closely as we return to Sri Lanka this summer for a month-long workshop with our partners in Ilavalai and Alampil. Our experiences with the country and all of the individuals and groups we work with have only been positive and reflective of what it means to be caring, compassionate human beings. These experiences cross ethnic and religious groups. Currently we are seeking donations to support elementary and secondary STEAM education and after-school arts and healing workshops.
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Partnerships We've partnered with JFdesigns, an entrepreneurial business created by Jillian Fishback, a high school student who brings together her passion for designing shoes with her passion for helping others. Seeking a way to make a difference in the world through the arts, she has created a line of custom shoes with 15% of the proceeds going directly to ArtsAction Group. The work is beautiful as is her commitment to children and youth globally. If interested in ordering a pair of these custom drawn shoes or if you want to learn more, please email jfdesignss@gmail.com, and follow @_jfdesigns on Instagram to see the work.
Kosovo Our annual workshop in Suhareka, Kosovo included some new arts and technology this year. Details and images will be uploaded to the Kosovo page soon. We return to Suhareka next March but this time as part of an Adelphi University study abroad course. Stay tuned for more details as those plans get underway. |
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