FOTOKIDS Guatemala Benefit in Los Angeles
January 31, 2010
Photo: David Ixbalán/Fotokids 2008 (c)
FOTOKIDS, a participant-photography organization based in Guatemala, uses photography, graphic arts, and scholarships to give children an opportunity to get ahead. Join founder Nancy McGirr on Thursday, February 18th from 6:30–9pm at a special reception being hosted by Altered Space Gallery, located at 1221 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. For more information call: 310-452-8121.
Where are the images of Haiti, by Haitians?
by Jim Hubbard
January 30, 2010
Girl Getting Water, Photo by: Unknown, Flckr Post
There is no better time than now, nor place than Haiti, to provide citizens with cameras to tell their own story.
UN Exhibition: The House Is Small But The Welcome Is Big
November 13, 2009
The House Is Small But The Welcome Is Big is on exhibit at the United Nations through December 11, 2009 before traveling to Colorado Springs, Colorado. This project is a Social Art Initiative of Venice Arts, with HIV + South African women and Mozambican children who have been orphaned by AIDS. Read more
Contrast Project: Palestinian Youth Photo Project
May 5, 2009
While the Contrast Project is currently expanding to involve youth groups in Washington, DC, and other locations, the project focuses on primarily on youth in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories. The continuation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict affects the daily life of nearly all individuals in the region, Read more
