This special ArtLink program asks young people from Arab nations and the USA to create and exchange art projects with one another- projects which relect their respective lives and cultures. The program culminates with participating classes sharing the insights gained from their partners' art through written, audio, and/or video dialogue.
To help address misconceptions and misinformation, Creative Connections provides teachers with a variety of background materials and educational tools to help students gain a greater awareness, understanding, and appreciation of one another's cultures.
The thoughtfulness and openness of both the art and the ensuing dialogue gives Arab-US Connection its unique potential to replace stereotypical ideas with a new respect of one's partners and their way of life.
| Dec | Enrollment and matching of partner classes |
| Jan | Classes receive program materials and start producing their art |
| Feb-March | Art is completed and sent to Creative Connections. |
| April | Classes receive partners’ art and use CC provided curriculum ideas to help students analyze these pieces |
| April - May | Partner classes and students share insights and dialogue with one another |
| May | Selected pieces from the exchange are represented in our Int’l Children’s Art Exhibit |
By participating in US – Arab ArtLink, your students will learn to:
- Be introspective about their culture and their place in it.
- Communicate key aspects of their culture using art.
- Understand through their art their partner’s realities.
- Discover and explore the values that underlie culture.
- Conceive thoughtful questions for their partners.
- Appreciate the cultures of students from participating countries.
Interested in joining us?
This program has only a limited number of openings. We recommend that you enroll as soon as possible.
2010-11 Theme
To Be Announced by April 30th, 2010
Arab-US ArtLink Dates:
2 sessions: Fall program runs from September through March. Spring program runs from January through May.
Enrollment Fee: $395 per class
