“For the first time, we have brought artists from 10 countries to train them how to facilitate community-based public arts and education programmes when they return home,” said Artolution co-founder Max Frieder. 

“The Colour of Resilience is the first project in history to have teams of Refugee Teaching Artists painting canvas murals in four different refugee camps and displaced communities across four continents. “

“The Artolution team asked the refugees to use paint to tell the stories of where they came from, how they got to where they are and their dreams for the future.”

“Art is a way to create a common ground and for the youth to blend together and create something that captures a single moment.”

“Creative education provides a framework that enables children to reimagine who they could be and how they can change their world. It helps to articulate trauma and express emotion, hopes, dreams and aspirations.”

“Rohingya art makes its debut at Dhaka Art Summit 2023, with Rohingya work appearing in the exhibitions Very Small Feelings, To Enter the Sky and Purposeful Goods. With the attention to the ongoing crisis in Cox's Bazar fading yearly as new disasters complete for funding, the DAS curators wanted to humanize and bring awareness and visibility to Rohingya stories and art.”

“‘The mural serves as a powerful symbol of hope,’ said Seda Kuzucu, UNHCR Representative in Bulgaria. “Using Arts for Protection and including refugees in artistic activities enhances their wellbeing and fosters connection and unity with host communities.“

“After my father’s death and my husband’s disappearance, I fled to Bangladesh with my mother, sister and younger brother. I couldn’t talk for 9 months.…This community of artists has helped me finding a purpose. We Rohingya do not have a powerful voice but are starting to tell our story to the world”, says Dildar Akter.

"Our main objective is to address critical issues related to armed conflict, trauma and social marginalization by developing artwork that promotes reconciliation, healing and community empowerment," says Bergner.

“Holmes is a global ambassador for Artolution, a community-based public art organization that ‘seeks to ignite positive social change through collaborative art making,’”

“Seven teenagers, many of whom fled violence in Central America and who are clients KIND, spent three weeks working with Artolution artists to design and paint a large-scale public mural that reflects on their experiences. “