Paint murals with 300 Syrian Refugee children

We are just days away from returning to the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan. We are returning to bring color to a difficult landscape in communities traumatized by war, and harsh conditions living in refugee camps. We will also be working with Syrian refugee youth in the Zarqa community outside of Amman.

Last summer, we visited Azraq, Za’Atari refugee camps to bring hope and healing to the refugee communities. The children built a Foundstrument Soundstrument and installed it in the care center to encourage both smiles and musical expression for all who visit the site. Two abandoned cars in the Za’atari refugee camp were transformed by youth and local artists into recycled community sculptures.

Local youth and Syrian artists painted murals in Azraq and Za’Atari together that revealed their hopes for the future and rebuilding a Syria where they can live and work in peace. Another mural reminded all who visit it that the heart of their community lies within each family. The children and local artists created a mural of the “mother of Azraq” because family is what holds a community together. At a school in Amman, Syrian and Jordanian girls united in artistic expression when otherwise they remain separated from each other. Each of the projects supported by our partners at IRC and NRC Norway.

This past summer, 2018, we spent a month in Lebanon bringing together communities of local and refugee children to address issues of sustainability, recycling, growth, community, sharing, and coexistence. Through mural art, Syrian and Lebanese children created the world that they want to live in. The children painted together and told the story of building the futures of both Lebanon and Syria.

Due to the scale of the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan, during the summer of 2018, we will sustain the hopes and dreams of the children and families that we have met and have planned to expand our programming to reach even more youth by educating local artists. With local Artolution artist leaders, Artolution can expand the reach and frequency of Artolution programs throughout Azraq, Za’Atari, and local schools and communities in Jordan.

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