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DO YOU REALIZE? A Mural on Climate Change By Kevin Ledo
Canadian Artist Kevin Ledo worked with the ladies of Girls Inc. in Lynn, Massachusetts to bring awareness to the pressing problem of climate change. In his mural, below the question, DO YOU REALIZE? Kevin painted a portrait of a young climate activist named, DeeDee. The overwhelming consensus among publishing scientists that climate change is a …
Opening Lines: Connecting 2 Groups Of 5th Graders Living 7000 Miles Apart
One Blue Sky, a new educational project launched by Laura Rodgers of The Good Works Foundation, has officially completed its first endeavor, titled “Opening Lines” with the help of Michigan-based street artist Pat Perry and Samantha Robinson of aptART. As we reported in May, a statement from the One Blue Sky staff explains that “through the …
One Blue Sky: An Art Intervention That Aims To Instill Within Children A Shared Humanity
Later this month, the end of May will not only usher in the summer season, but also the beginning of a new educational art endeavor brought to fruition with help from Samantha Robison, founder and director of aptART. One Blue Sky is a new project by Laura Rodgers, Director of The Good Works Foundation. The …
The Lost Art Of Caring
The story of refugees in the Greek islands has faded from headline news, yet the struggle and suffering continues. Mainstream Europe have stopped caring about the crisis and in effect have stopped caring for their fellow humans. In an effort to revive the art of caring and improve the environment where children seek mental and …
SAUS’ Ten Influential Murals Of 2018
Street-art is one of the most hybrid forms of artistic expression in our modern world. Socially, it can be used as a tool to change neighborhoods all over the world. Politically, it can voice and transcend instantly, changing rhetoric and opinion through direct communication to the masses. Murals, and public art can become influential, very …
Pat Perry: A trip to Iraq in one question!
Detroit based artist Pat Perry recently completed a mural titled “City Of Poets” and workshops with kids from both Syrian refugee and Kurdish communities in Sulaymaniyah, a city in the Kurdish part of Iraq. This project was implemented by Samantha Robison of aptART in collaboration with UNHCR. Since this was Pat’s first trip to the Middle East, I was curious …
City Of Poets by Pat Perry in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
In the midst of the first parliamentary elections since the defeat of ISIS, with tangled up political flags strewn across the streets and power lines, youth in Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) helped aptART and Pat Perry craft a message that lifts up the city’s notorious history as the region’s center of protest, of poets, and the outcry …
Together We Rise by aptART in Portland, OR
After spending time with the refugee kids in Schisto refugee camp in Greece, aptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) wasted no time and brought the amazing talents of Ernesto Maranje and Jordanian artist Suhaib Attar stateside to Portland (Oregon). Together with refugees and immigrants, the artists created 2 murals to celebrate diversity and power in unity. …
COEXISITING IN COLOUR: Building Community Through Art In Schisto refugee camp
Greece is the gateway to Europe for most refugees crossing the Mediterranean in search of safety and with hope for a better life. Greece’s stressed economy and infrastructure has been inundated with those seeking asylum in Europe. While the Greek government wades through the bureaucracy of applications and documents, more people arrive daily on boats …
Catching up with Kevin Ledo
Kevin Ledo – November 15th, 1978 – lives and works in Montreal, Canada. Ledo finished his studies of Illustration and Design at Dawson College in 1999, and since then his artistic practice has crossed back and forth through the boundaries of mural, street art, fine art, and art installation, focusing on the human form interlaced …
An Honest Interview with Samantha Robison of aptART
In a time where borders and walls seemed to burst onto the global agenda in the context of halting spontaneous movement of refugees and migrants escaping violence and persecution, a very small group of artists and activists, led by Samantha Robison, decided to travel to some of the affected areas and instill hope to the youth who …
Kevin Ledo “Facing The Future” in Beirut for aptART by Selina Miles
Montreal based street artist Kevin Ledo just completed his brilliant mural in Sin El Fil, the eastern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut. This mural is part of aptART‘s latest project in Lebanon called Paint Outside The Lines: street art beyond the borders of race, religion, class and conflict. Entitled “Facing The Future”, this mural …