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.
photomonth Youth Photography Award
November 13, 2009
The theme for the first photomonth youth award will be Children’s Rights in support of the 20th Anniversary of the UNICEF Convention of the Rights of the Child. Read more
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
Shoot Nations
July 26, 2009
Shoot Nations is a joint partnership between Plan UK and Shoot Experience to encourage young people to express their thoughts on global issues through photography and drawings. Shoot Nations aims to use these art forms as tools of cross-cultural, language-free communication. Shoot Nations is produced each year to coincide with the United Nations’ International Youth Day, annually commemorated on 12th August. Download the Shoot Nations brochure with info and photos from 2006, 2007 and 2008 or view the Shoot Nations History section.
