Join ART WORKS Projects at Chicago's World Refugee Day celebration at Daley Plaza! This event recognizes Chicago's rich multicultural history through music, dance, food, art, and more. AWP will show photographer Maren Wickwire's 2016 project I miss you all. that explores the nuance of the resettlement process for refugees (both recently and previously settled in […]
ART WORKS Projects is pleased announce the exhibition of Transitions at the Congo International Film Festival in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo from July 7 - 15, 2018. CONGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE Transitions is a four-part international exhibition and cultural exchange between creative teams from Bogotá, Colombia; Chicago, Illinois; Goma, […]
Please join ART WORKS Projects for the opening of our fourth annual Emerging Lens exhibition Deported: An American Division by photographer Rachel Woolf. We will be joined by Woolf who will give a short artist talk about her work. To learn more about the Emerging Lens Mentorship Program, click here. Remarks to start at […]
ART WORKS Projects is pleased to invite you to a panel discussion featuring Chicago-based leaders who advocate for immigrants at the local and national level. The panelists will address the complexities of immigration policy in the U.S. while considering the impact of deportation on families and their communities. Panel: The State of Deportation August 23, […]
ART WORKS Projects is pleased to announce Deported: An American Division will be on view at Stony Brook University from September 24 to October 26, 2018. The opening will be celebrated with a public panel discussion on September 26th from 1 to 2:30pm at the Central Reading Room in the Melville Library. Moderator: Christopher Sellers: Professor […]
ART WORKS Projects is pleased to announce Deported: An American Division will be on view at Stony Brook University from September 24 to October 26, 2018. The opening will be celebrated with a public panel discussion on September 26th from 1 to 2:30pm at the Central Reading Room in the Melville Library. Moderator: Christopher Sellers: Professor […]
ART WORKS Projects & CASE Art Fund invite you to a discussion about how photography is addressing the refugee crisis and the role of art as activism. Free and open to the public. Please click here to register to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Catherine Edelman & Anette Skuggedal (founders of CASE Art Fund) […]
Please join ART WORKS Projects and Fourth Presbyterian Church on the evening of October 2nd for the Interfaith Immigrant Justice Vigil, an evening of prayer, song, art, and protest, as we call for justice for our immigrant sisters and brothers. October 2, 2018 | 5:30 - 7:30pm Fourth Presbyterian Church | 126 E. Chestnut […]
Please join ART WORKS Projects for the opening of our exhibition Women of Togo by photographer Zoe Rain in partnership with Integrate Health. We will be joined by Rain who will give a short artist talk about her work. Remarks to start at 6:30pm. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. […]
We are honored to present the world premiere of The Prosecutors at the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office's Preventing Sexual Violence Film Festival.
Since ART WORKS Projects (AWP) launched its work as a human rights arts advocacy organization in Chicago over a dozen years ago, it has established a significant global footprint. Using public art to reach hundreds of thousands of viewers, AWP has inspired audience members on five continents to support an end to grave human rights […]
An excerpt of The Prosecutors along with an expert panel discussion was presented at the 2018 Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court. Moderated by Alejandra Vicente, Daniela Kravetz, Eric Witte, and film director Leslie Thomas discussed the challenge and opportunities presented by national prosecution of conflict related sexual violence. The event was […]