A local call for artists to participate in an awareness-raising event for Amnesty International.
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Name of the show: Art for Amnesty – “People on the Move”
Organizer: Courtney Levine/Amnesty International
Cost to Apply: None
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2016
Application email: courtneylevine@yahoo.com
Show Location: Art Bastion – 2085 NW 2nd Ave. Miami, FL
Show Dates: August 12-14, 2016
Call details: Art for Amnesty
The purpose of this event is to bring awareness and discussion of human rights and social justice issues to members of the community in Miami through art, as well as expand the role of the Art for Amnesty campaign and Amnesty International’s local presence.
The general theme for this event will focus on refugee and migrant rights as human rights, which can be interpreted in a number of ways, and can address various areas and aspects of the global refugee crisis (Syria, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Burundi, Rohingya in Burma and Malaysia etc., and others) as well as aspects of migrant and immigrant experiences (persecution, home country conditions, migration, detention, treatment, discrimination etc). Almost any media and style would be acceptable. What’s most important is that the work be inspired by or speak to the subject of human rights in some way. With the ongoing global refugee crisis, and extensive influence of immigrant populations in Miami, this theme would be relevant and accessible for many members of the community.
The opening event will take place on August 12, at the gallery Art Bastion in Wynwood. The opening will also include a discussion panel on the global refugee crisis, the artwork presented, and the work that Amnesty is doing to protect refugees. Deadline for submissions will be July 31. For all submissions, questions, and queries, contact Courtney Levine at courtneylevine@yahoo.com or 305-588-5111.
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