We provide collaborative art-making experiences to our participants in vulnerable communities, strengthening mental health, social inclusion and livelihoods. Artolution programming is led by inspiring local Teaching Artists.
Participant in Kampala, Uganda during a 2023 project with UNHCR.
Syrian students in Jordan, posing in front of a mural that they helped design and paint.
Our programs result in long term success for crisis-affected communities
Our Impact
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Our Pillars
Mental Health
Social Inclusion
Livelihoods
Our Programs
Our rich variety of programming allows for individual self-expression and collective creativity.
Mural & Sculpture
Our community mural projects begin with group sessions to define a common vision, followed by collaborative painting sessions. Select projects also feature musical sculptures made from repurposed materials— our Foundstrument Soundstrument program.
Performance
Through theater and dance, participants learn performance skills and use their bodies to express their hopes and dreams. After creating an original story, they perform for their community.
Virtual Bridges
Through our tech-based creative projects, participants have the opportunity to learn basic animation skills, explore digital creative platforms and collaborate with their peers across the world.
Skill Building and Entrepreneurship
Participants from marginalized communities learn new creative skills in crafts, ceramics, candle-making and digital design. They learn to earn a living with these skills through marketing their work and starting their own small businesses.
Testimonials
“This experience had a great impact on me on a personal level. I felt free to express my feelings and ideas with the trainers and then through illustration. I feel confident in this space”
Sedra, 14
Participant from Jordan
“It is amazing to be the bridge of hope for young people”
Mohammed Hassan Ibrahim
Teaching Artist, Artolution Lebanon
Video Spotlight
Women's Empowerment Project: Crafting & Entrepreneurship
Artolution, in partnership with local organizations, leads workshops with Syrian and Jordanian women from marginalized communities in Jordan, teaching crafting and market skills to improve their financial independence. Together, we are strengthening social inclusion and economic empowerment for Jordan’s most vulnerable women.
Special thanks to the Nommontu Foundation for their support.
Partnerships
Our programs are made possible through partnerships with institutions around the world. Their funding and logistical support ensures that Artolution can continue to make an incredible impact on thousands of lives each year, and our teaching artists can earn a dignified living as they lead these projects.
