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DIGITAL EXHIBITION:
LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW
What would you take with you if you only had hours to leave a home you can never return to?
This is the central question French-Armenian photojournalist and 2023 Emerging Lens Fellow Astrig Agopian explores through her interactive digital exhibition “Like There’s No Tomorrow.”
Featuring content-rich curation of photography, videos, essays and interviews, Astrig’s visual narrative covers a three year period reflecting the lived experiences of ethnic Armenians in and outside of Nagorno-Karabakh. We invite you to view the digital exhibition here.
You can also view the recording of Astrig’s conversation with Dr. Arto Vaun, Executive Director of Project Save, the oldest institution solely focused on preserving and sharing the photography of the Armenian global experience.
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Borders Cruzadas:
A WELCOMING PLACE
AWP launched Borders Cruzadas: A Welcoming Place as part of fall public engagement which ran through December 6. Large scale photography installations were placed in three Chicago Parks: Marquette Park, Humboldt Park, and Tom (Ping) Park leveraging the universal power of photography and storytelling to foster a more inclusive discourse on immigration. Through a series of photographs by Oscar B. Castillo and Wil Sands, the installations demonstrated how small acts of welcome can turn urban spaces into refuges of hope and belonging.
While the installations have come down, we invite you to explore the days you might bring the conversation into your classrooms and organizations. Educators resources and ideas of exploration can be found here.
Borders Cruzadas: A Welcoming Place on view at Marquette Park
Past Event:
Terroir Territory
On December 12, 2024, AWP held our year-end fundraiser featuring a special evening of wine tasting and an exhibition highlighting 10 years of the Emerging Lens Fellowship. This event featured the work of 2023-24 Fellows Astrig Agopian and Natalia Favre, whose projects reflect the deep connection between land, identity, and cultural resilience. Just as wine is shaped by the terroir that nourishes it, Astrig’s Like There’s No Tomorrow and Natalia’s Maloneras: Seeds of Resistance explore how soil and territory preserve heritage and memory amidst adversity.
Stay up to date with AWP to stay informed about events like these. And whether or not you were able to attend, please consider making a gift to AWP.
AWP Presents:
Eight Years of Emerging Lens at 2024 Photoville FESTIVAL
Emmanuel Guillén Lozano, 2016 Emerging Lens Fellow
Jean Chung for Women between Peace and War: Afghanistan
18 Years, 35 Projects
ART WORKS Projects leverages the power of photography and documentary film to raise awareness and educate the public about some of the most pervasive and grave human rights violations.
Since ART WORKS launched 15 years ago, we’ve supported 35 projects documenting stories around the world.
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Congo/Women at the Russell Senate building
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Since we launched as a human rights arts advocacy organization in Chicago eighteen years ago, we have made strides in establishing a significant global footprint. Using art to reach hundreds of thousands of viewers, AWP has inspired audience members on five continents to support an end to grave human rights abuses. While we are proud of our impact, we know more essential works needs to be done.