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Art for Darfur's youngest volunteer, Olivia, age 8.
The Art for Darfur movement of Dallas recently held its third successful fundraiser in the Meadows School of the Arts building at SMU. The main auction area was filled with artwork donated by local artists and students. The auction included an array of paintings, pottery, photographs, collages, numbered prints and drawings.
Paper footprints stamped with brightly colored abstract art guided us to the silent auction. Exhibit Darfur featured photographs by Mia Farrow, Brian Steidle, Heidi McGiness and other talented activist artists. The gallery’s white walls and simple lighting highlighted the beauty, love and dignity of the people in the photographs. But we could still see the weariness in their eyes. The Exhibit Durfar shown in Dallas was made possible by a grant from Save Darfur.
One of the most moving moments of the event was when Tonya Y. Burton read her original poem, "Darfur Now", while artist Kevin Obregon painted to her words. Completely caught up in the moment the audience remained silent.
The money raised at Art for Darfur will be given to Amnesty International. With the recent expulsion of 13 humanitarian service organizations, their advocacy mission will fight harder to pressure the world to recognize the people of Darfur’s fundamental rights and well being. According to Amnesty International’s guest .jpg)
speaker Adiyah Ali, “Since February 2003, 300,000 civilians have been killed by conflict related causes and 2.6 million are refugees in eastern Chad.”
Two Southern Methodist University (SMU) students Kristin Schutz and Tiana Lightfoot founded Art for Darfur in 2007. It’s comprised of local students, artists, activists, faith and educational institutions and non-profit organizations. Over two hundred people attended the warm fun-filled event. The volunteers ranged in age from the youngest Olivia, age 8, to baby boomers and beyond.
Tiana and Kristin (pictured above) despite their busy academic schedules created and developed their humanitarian organization. In their own words, “The world becomes smaller every day through the globalization of trade and media. The decision we make each day in our hometowns have profound effects that ripple across the world.”
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