Art from the heart - art created by refugee children, United Nations, New York, New York
Girls' Life, Dec, 2000
PICTURE THIS. You country is at war and you must flee your home to go live in a refugee camp for safety. Hard to imagine hub? But for some kids that's more than just an image-it's a brutal reality Far From Homeland exhibiting soon at the United Nations building in New York, is a collection of art created by refugee children form around the world-Kosovo, western Sahara, Croatia Bosnia, Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Jurkey and Syna Collectively the artwork paints a powerful picture of the atrocities of war, the loneliness of isolation and the brightness of hope What we hope is that you'll have art opportunity in check out.
The show will be opening in New York on Dec 14 Can't get there? Gatch the works on the Web at www.ligca.Org
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