Painting a Syrian Refugee Camp: the Za’atari Project
The Syrian Refugee Youth Arts Project in the giant Za’atari refugee camp in northern Jordan took place in June and July of this year. For this initiative I teamed up with international artists, Syrian refugees and child participants to explore important issues in the camp and the residents’ hopes and dreams for the future of their nation. We painted collaborative murals on tents, washrooms, a hospital and will soon be painting a school. We also created stencils, led art and educational workshops, and organized a day of  kite-making and decorating. The project is a collaboration with the global humanitarian agency ACTED and the arts organization APTArt and features a team that includes myself, Syrian artist Jumana Hokan, South African artist Luc van der Walt and US artist Samantha Robison in collaboration with a big group of Syrian refugees and dozens of children and teens. –Joel B
Za’atari Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan, 2013. This piece was created in collaboration with Syrian refugee children, and explores the importance of water conservation, especially for those who suddenly find themselves stranded in a desert. Collab with the organizations AptART and ACTED.
Syrian refugee collaborators and artists from South Africa, Syria and the US
Hygiene, sanitation and art workshop
Za’atari Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan, 2013. Syrian refugees participated in the painting and wrote their hopes for the future of their country and families. Collab with the organizations AptART and ACTED.
Za’atari Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan, 2013. This piece was created in collaboration with Syrian refugee children, and explores the importance of water conservation, especially for those who suddenly find themselves stranded in a desert. Collab with the organizations AptART and ACTED.
The children of Za’atari
Abstract art!
New York 2013: “Tomorrow is More Beatiful” on canvas– this is an Arabic proverb and features a portrait of one of the young participants in the Za’atari refugee camp project in Jordan.
Portrait of a Syrian child refuge in Za’atari
A young Syrian shows the work she’s created in an art workshop
Joel with his new friends and collaborators, the Syrian hygiene promotion crew!!
Za’atari Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan, 2013. This piece was created in collaboration with Syrian refugee children, and explores the importance of water conservation, especially for those who suddenly find themselves stranded in a desert. Collab with the organizations AptART and ACTED.
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The Syrian Refugee Youth Arts Project in the giant Za’atari refugee camp in northern Jordan took place in June and July of this year. For this initiative I teamed up with international artists, Syrian refugees and child participants to explore important issues in the camp and the residents’ hopes and dreams for the future of their nation. We painted collaborative murals on tents, washrooms, a hospital and will soon be painting a school. We also created stencils, led art and educational workshops, and organized a day of  kite-making and decorating. The project is a collaboration with the global humanitarian agency ACTED and the arts organization APTArt and features a team that includes myself, Syrian artist Jumana Hokan, South African artist Luc van der Walt and US artist Samantha Robison in collaboration with a big group of Syrian refugees and dozens of children and teens. –Joel B
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