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WESPAC Foundation & Adalah-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East present:The Art of Palestinian Refugee Children in Lebanon:
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All proceeds will benefit The Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts (Al Jana) located in Beirut.
The paintings in this exhibition all come from Al Jana. Some of them convey a sense of isolation and sadness; others convey feelings that seem to be older than the children's age. Other paintings show a sense of hope through topics and bright colors. Their paintings show the resilience of childhood and of their culture. Some Palestinians have been living in Lebanon as refugees since 1948; others arrived in 1967. The wars of ’48 and ’67 were catastrophes for the indigenous Palestinians, displacing their population into refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Since their right of return has been denied by Israel, there are now four generations born in these camps. Ask any of these refugees of any age, “Where do you come from?” and the answer will always be a town or village in Historic Palestine, now Israel. Tour Schedule: (Still being updated) October 6-11 October 12-18 October 20-31 November 3-15 November 24- December 15 January 6-10, 2009 July, 2009 (all month) |
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The Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts (Al Jana), located in Beirut, has provided Palestinian children with a cultural art center for many years. It offers classes in filmmaking, playwriting, journalism and the visual arts. Here children can meet and share family stories and learn to express themselves through their art work. At the core of the Center's work is an understanding of the unique cultural and historical condition all these children share.