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From Local Communities and Refugee Camps to a Global Platform for Social Justice
Human Rights Today is a global digital art exhibition inviting communities from across the world—particularly those in refugee camps, temporary accommodations, and marginalised areas—to reflect on the meaning of human rights through art. The project will culminate in an online exhibition launching during Refugee Week 2025, showcasing powerful visual narratives from people whose voices are too often excluded from mainstream platforms.
Left: Sudan: Stolen Dreams by Maisson Hassan Matar
Aims and Objectives
- To amplify the voices of refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced individuals.
- To foster global dialogue around the meaning and importance of human rights today.
- To empower communities to creatively engage with social justice through structured workshops.
- To connect grassroots organisations worldwide through a shared digital platform.
How It Works
- Art Workshops:
Local organisations, schools, refugee camps, or community groups are invited to run art workshops inspired by the theme Human Rights Today. These workshops are designed to facilitate reflection, storytelling, and creative expression, and may involve individuals or groups.
- Creation of Artworks:
Participants will each create one original artwork inspired by their personal interpretation of human rights. Alternatively, a group may submit a collective piece. Mediums may include painting, drawing, collage, photography, sculpture, or mixed media.
- Submission Process:
- Each organisation will submit high-quality photos of the completed artworks to a dedicated dropbox folder.
- Submissions must include:
- Name of the artist or group
- A short quote (max. 50 words) from the participant(s) explaining what the artwork represents and how it relates to human rights.
- Name of the artist or group
- The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2025.
- Each organisation will submit high-quality photos of the completed artworks to a dedicated dropbox folder.
- Online Exhibition Launch:
A curated selection of artworks will be presented in a free, interactive online gallery launched during Refugee Week 2025 (June 16–22). The exhibition will be widely promoted via digital platforms, newsletters, press outlets, and social media to encourage public engagement and global solidarity.
Who Can Participate
- Refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and individuals experiencing displacement or discrimination.
- Grassroots organisations, NGOs, schools, and art facilitators working directly with marginalised communities.
- Projects must be the outcome of a structured art workshop on human rights.
Our Goals
By showcasing diverse voices through creative expression, this exhibition will:
- Raise awareness of global and local human rights issues.
- Encourage reflection on the relevance of human rights in today’s world.
- Foster connection across borders through shared values and creativity.
Left: Human Rights by: Aisha Koudri, Atwain Johnson, Grace Pascoe, Marco Ferrara, Michaela McKay.
Produced by Arts For Rights Youth Club
Exhibition background
Founded in London in May 1949, the Council of Europe has championed democracy, human rights, and the rule of law across Europe for 75 years. To mark this milestone, the exhibition Human Rights Today was launched at Brent Museum through a collaboration between AICEM, the Young Brent Foundation, the Council of Europe’s Youth Department, and WE RESTART. Structured in three parts, it highlights the Council’s legacy, presents powerful solo and group works from refugee artists, and showcases creations by young people from Brent and asylum seekers involved in WE RESTART’s programmes. Since its debut, the exhibition has evolved into a travelling showcase across London—including stops in Kensal Rise, Wembley, Camden, and Westminster—and will expand internationally to Italy in June 2025. At each venue, the exhibition grows, inviting new artists and community organisations to join the dialogue on human rights, inclusion, and democratic values through the power of art.
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