An international community-based collective of arts educators, art therapists, artist teachers, and educators committed to facilitating arts and education 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, side by side, through the arts.
Kosovo by Refki Gollopeni
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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.
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