ARTE's Statement on Current U.S. Human Rights Violations
Human rights are at the very core of the foundation of our organization. Alongside art education and youth development, we consider human...
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- May 4, 2017
- 4 min
The Implication of Cutting Art Education for Youth of Color
This article is reposted originally from a Huffington Post piece from May 3, 2017. This contribution is in response to a recent...
- Apr 12, 2017
- 1 min
Middle Schoolers Standing Up for Human Rights
This past year, in collaboration with the non-profit youth development organization Global Kids, ARTE has led an after-school arts...
- Dec 8, 2016
- 1 min
International Human Rights Day Assembly for Middle Schoolers
On Wednesday, December 7th, ARTE presented an assembly on International Human Rights Day at the Sheridan School in Washington, D.C. for...
- Dec 8, 2016
- 1 min
"I Am A Child" Middle School Workshop
This past month, ARTE led an interactive workshop in collaboration with the Lower Manhattan Community Middle School (M.S. 896). ARTE...
- Nov 3, 2016
- 1 min
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Visit to ARTE in Brooklyn
Last week, ARTE hosted an interactive arts workshop for members of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)'s 2016 Fellowship...
- Aug 26, 2016
- 2 min
Reaffirming the Importance of Human Rights Education
Shardul Oza, Guest Blogger We live in a world in which specialized technical knowledge and skills are generously rewarded in the labor...
- Aug 26, 2016
- 2 min
#IgualdadParaTodos: ARTE Community Mural Calls for an End to Discrimination
“The message of my project is to show that people can fly. I chose to break the stereotype that people have limits; humans can fly high...
- Jul 14, 2016
- 2 min
'PRISON' Mural @ Hunter East Harlem
In late June 2016, ARTE students from the High School for the Arts, Imagination & Inquiry created a mural to be featured in 'Visions of...
- May 14, 2016
- 1 min
ARTE At Harvard University
On May 7, 2016, student work from the ARTE program at the Pan American International High School (PAIHS) was exhibited at the Harvard...
- Mar 7, 2016
- 1 min
Nation Creation and Human Rights
A couple of weeks ago, ARTE students created flags for their own fictional nations, and had to choose a certain number of human rights...
- Feb 8, 2016
- 1 min
Wheatpasting for Human Rights Change
Last week, ARTE led a human rights workshop, focusing on the technique of #wheatpasting with students at the Harvest Collegiate high...
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- Jan 11, 2016
- 3 min
Humans of [World]: Aya's story
Iona Tan Photographer Brandon Stanton created his blog in late 2010 and initially sought to document New Yorkers through 10,000...
- Aug 28, 2015
- 3 min
“We Are All Immigrants” – Students Create Mural for Immigrant Rights in Queens
The following blog is a repost from Amnesty International USA's Human Rights Now blog, which can be found here. A flock of birds is...
- Jul 20, 2015
- 2 min
ARTE Presents in Canada and Ireland
Any reference to human rights is, by engagement, a reference to arts and culture. -Bob Collins, Chairman of the Arts Council of Northern...
- Jun 25, 2015
- 1 min
#ImmigrationRightsMural Unveiling
Last week, ARTE, in collaboration with Art for Change and students from the High School for Arts, Imagination and Inquiry participated in...
- Dec 31, 2014
- 2 min
Thank You, 2014 // Moving Forward to 2015
“Human rights matter because people need to know and respect us because we all have the same rights.” “Human rights matter because we are...
- Oct 21, 2014
- 1 min
Inaugural ARTE Club begins at Boston High School
This past week, ARTE Intern and Club Leader, Michael Helou facilitated the first ARTE club meeting at Arlington High School near Boston,...