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.
Each year on June 20, ART WORKS Projects joins the global human rights community in honoring refugees around the world as part of World Refugee Day. AWP has been a long time advocate for everyone’s right to safety and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
World Refugee Day is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives. We invite you to watch the video we produced in partnership with collaborators from across the globe.
Whoever. Wherever. Whenever.
Everyone has the right to safety.
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ART WORKS Projects is celebrating our 15 year anniversary as a human rights organization advancing social justice through advocacy, grassroots activism, and visual storytelling
We invite you on the journey as we build a vision for what the next 15 years look like in our pursuit for human rights and social justice.
As we continue to build out our new look, we encourage you to visit our old site to learn more about AWP.
Past Event
AWP is pleased to partner with photojournalist Wil Sands to present his new body of work covering the movement of refugees as they flee the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Since ART WORKS Projects (AWP) launched as a human rights arts advocacy organization in Chicago fifteen 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.
Generous support for ART WORKS Projects is provided by funders including: The MacArthur Foundation, The Conant Family Foundation, and The Henry Nias Foundation.