Artfully AWARE (AfA) is a global not for profit organisation established in the United Kingdom and the United States, comprised of individuals united by their passion for international arts education and community development.
Combining professionals with decades of experience in countries such as Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Kenya and South Africa, AfA marshals the talents and experience of its consultants to empower, educate and enrich people’s lives.
Artfully AWARE seeks to implement a range of educational arts programmes locally, nationally and internationally, in order to promote empowerment, cultural understanding and enable sustainable development. Our work provides the opportunity to create arts projects, exhibitions, performances and educational curriculum. All programmes draw on five major categories: drama, dance, music, media and visual arts.
Please read our Mission and Vision to understand more of what we do and why.
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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION HAS THE POWER TO INSPIRE
Artfully AWARE uses the arts as an important tool for social improvement and emotional recovery of persons who have experienced traumatic events, disabilities or living conditions.
We also believe in the ability of the arts to inspire, promote positive change and provide hope in communities worldwide.
© Artfully AWARE 501(c)(3) Public Charity in New York, NY Community Interest Company (CIC) in London, England
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Artfully AWARE has been accepted into the United Nations Global Compact: http://unglobalcompact.org/participant/12045. It is the U.N.’s corporate responsibility initiative - the world's largest with over 8,000 business and non-business participants in 135 countries. As a participant, AfA commits to support and take part in activities related to the Ten Principles with respect to human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
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Hilary Wallis, fine arts painter, international activist and Executive Director of Artfully AWARE will make her second trip from Florida to Louisiana this July and continue documenting the Gulf Oil disaster by photographing the environment and community reaction. From these images, she is creating a series of journalistic fine art paintings – depicting a new vision for our coastal communities. Through her art she will translate truth and tragedy into the hope and inspiration that is needed at this time.
Edited and created by Emily Hatfield, Photography by Hilary Wallis and song “Pink Lady” written and performed by Ashley Radford
website created and programmed by Hilary Wallis
Hilary’s art series will be:
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-Displayed in galleries, museums and community events providing inspiration to residents along the Gulf Coast and thousands of tourists and professionals that visit every year.
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-Educational materials will be made available to private and public schools and community programmes.
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-Prints will be made available for sale with a percentage of proceeds going directly to fund an AfA programme together with Gulf Coast Community Centres.
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Our first annual NYC Gala, hosted by the Moore Brothers Wine Company, was a great success. Our guests smiled, laughed and thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment, food and wine-tasting. We were able to raise awareness of our efforts in Africa and in the United States. We thank our guests for their generous financial and personal support.
Special thanks to our Board Members, John Coonrod and Shari Gruber and to our entertainers: dancers Elizabeth Aguilar, Angela Badolato, Zompantli and the African troupe TWOPA. Photographer Michael Yorkes captured the energy and spirit, and one can view his photos here: AfA Gala Photos. Marleen Barr wrote an enthusiastic review for Socially Superlative press, and the link to her article can be found through this link: AfA Review.
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Our work continues in Uganda. AfA’s Ugandan Team are developing and teaching new performing arts programmes, crafts workshops and continuing our UK/UG Community Book Project in our Gulu and Tororo communities this summer. In addition, they are carrying out an intensive research project that will focus on the benefits of our work and how to improve their impact.
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A successful new AfA initiative started this June in Rwanda and two AfA'ers Travel to South Africa and Swaziland. Artfully AWARE is advancing the work of our partners, Swaziland Theatre for Children and Young People (SWATCYP) and Art for Humanity in South Africa. AfA's Eugenia Machado and Veronica Pizzi, both from Venezuela, are working closely together to create a programme using visual arts, drama and music to teach school children and community members about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.