ART IN SERVICE OF ACTION.

Art Works Projects (AWP), a Chicago and The Hague-based nonprofit, confronts human rights abuses, challenges injustice, and mobilizes audiences beyond awareness to action through visual storytelling, new media, and public engagement.

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20 Years, 35 Projects!
FIVE CONTINENTS

For 20 years, AWP has used visual storytelling to confront injustice, connect artists and communities, and move audiences beyond awareness to action. Explore Year 20—the stories, people, impact, and next chapter of the work.

EXPLORE YEAR 20
SEE OUR WORK
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BRING THE WORK TO YOUR COMMUNITY

Bring AWP’s documentary films and exhibitions into classrooms, cultural spaces, policy settings, and community conversations. Connect with our programming team at leslie@artworksprojects.org to explore how the work can engage your audience and advance action.

Support Our Work

From Chicago to The Hague, AWP has spent twenty years turning visual storytelling into action on human rights and social justice.

Our films, photography, exhibitions, and public programs have reached hundreds of thousands of people across five continents—connecting artists, advocates, communities, and decision-makers.

The work is not finished. Your support helps carry it forward.

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FOLLOW THE WORK.

Get updates on new exhibitions, films, artist conversations, public programs, and advocacy from Chicago, The Hague, and beyond.