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Art in All of Us (AiA)

Overview
Art in All of Us (SM) (AiA) is a not for profit organization based in Belgium and the USA (501(c)(3)) that promotes tolerance through creative cultural exchange activities throughout the 192 UN listed countries, using Art. Inspiring children around the world is part of our Mission.

Mission
Our mission is to develop the creativity, curiosity and artistic sensitivity of children around the world by allowing them to discover the world of poetry, drawing and photography. We believe that the construction of a better and fairer world can be transmitted through the education of disadvantaged children. To this end, Art in All of Us has decided to focus the project exclusively on children. In many countries children do not enjoy full recognition as complete individuals and do not benefit from the right to express themselves. It is our duty to give them this opportunity and a voice.
Our vision is to educate through Art and promote across borders multicultural understanding and exchange. Furthermore, Art In All of Us are convinced that through our photographs, children's poetry, and their drawings, we will be able to share and learn about individual culture and every individual child wish to be happy.
Program

1. The AiA Pen Pal Program promotes artistic communication between children on different continents as well as from neighbouring countries. The program aims to develop and exchange artistic expression between children across the world.
2. The AiA World Art Book Program presents in a book each and every one of the 192 UN-listed countries through a photograph, as well as a poem and a drawing composed by a child.
3. The AiA Awareness Program introduces poetry and photography during visits into schools by promoting multicultural exchanges through interactive artistic activities.

The Mission of the AiA Pen Pal Program is to promote artistic communication and exchanges between children on different continents or children from neighbouring countries, and to develop the exchange of artistic expression between children across the world.

Today, we have set up a network of schools around the world, involved in a Pen Pal Program. This program aims to make the children responsible for their personal development. Indeed, this program gives them the tools to communicate and learn from other children and from other cultures.

Our Vision is to educate through art and to promote across bounders multicultural understanding and exchange. Indeed, we are convinced that through our photographs, children’s rhymes and drawings, we will share and learn about everyone’s culture and everyone’s wish for happiness. The exchange and communication of children’s artwork will enable everyone to better understand and to welcome our similarities and differences on a worldwide scale.

The AiA World Art Book Program will present in one book a single portrait of a resident from every one of the 192 UN-listed countries, in the form of a photograph, as well as a drawing and a poetry done by a local child from that country.

Through our photographs, the children’s drawings and their poetry, we intend to emphasize both people’ similarities and differences worldwide. Indeed, in every country on the planet, we can find children drawing, smiling, and playing, each one giving us hope and reliance on the future, using their universal way of communicating.

With the AiA Awareness Program, the Art in All of Us(SM) team introduces drawing, poetry and photography during their visits to schools around the world.
The team also conducts interactive artistic activities with the children presenting them other countries, to awaken awareness of other cultures worldwide.

Impact

1. Impact of the AiA Awareness Program:
Access to new means of expression
Opportunity to express themselves and exert their creativity
Allow them to speak and think about their culture and what it represents
Awakening of their curiosity; opening a window on the world through pictures and direct communication

2. Impact of the AiA Art Pen Pal Program:
Testimonials of participating teachers
“Since finding Art in All of Us, it has really changed my teaching experience. I feel I have been able to enhance not only my students art education, but their lives. We've made some wonderful connections and have met some amazing people, from teachers, to students, to the founders of AiA. It's inspiring to be part of a global community who fosters the best not only in students and teachers. . . but humanity in general. I thank Art in All of Us for opening up a whole new world to me and my students! ” (Teacher, Côte d’Ivoire)

The reception of the artworks from the pals have brought in every participating school happiness, and a feeling of fulfillment, as well as many questions … which will introduce new and interesting exchanges for 2007. Teacher, Nepal)
Since the students don’t communicate directly with their pals, they have to learn to pass a strong and precise message in their art works, ever challenging their creativity and imagination. Indeed, one of the Canadian drawings had the following legend : «Don’t walk ahead of me, I may not follow; don’t walk behind me, I may not lead you ; walk beside me, so that we can be friends»

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