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Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Article 27: Everyone has the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
Access to culture is a fundamental human right.
ART27 is a coalition of arts organizations that stands for the fundamental right of all human beings to experience and engage with culture, to develop their creativity and to express both the unique identity of each individual and the shared humanity of all.
‘Refugee’ is an experience, not an identity.
The label ‘refugee’ does injustice to who we are. ART27 offers the arts as a route to honor the diversity and complexity of people’s identities.
It’s not a refugee crisis, it’s a war crisis.
While natural catastrophes, climate change and poverty also cause people to flee, the current refugee situation has largely been caused by wars. ART27 opposes war and stands in solidarity with those forced to flee from wars.
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What we stand for
We launch ART27 as a platform to raise voices through the arts for social inclusion, for protection of the vulnerable and for honoring our culturally diverse societies.
We stand in solidarity with refugee artists, and dedicate our art to further the social inclusion of newcomers and other vulnerable people in our diverse societies.
We call on all artists and arts organizations to join us in solidarity with refugees and other vulnerable people, and to support tolerance, openness, inclusion, and the fundamental rights of every person as expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Who we are
ART27 is a coalition of arts organizations striving for quality arts education, inclusive arts performance practices and active engagement of the arts in social justice and peace building. The founding organizations include:
- Musicians without Borders
- ROOTS & ROUTES International
- Musicians For Human Rights
- Landesmusikakademie NRW, Germany
- Akoesticum, Training Center for Performing Arts, Netherlands
- Crisis Classroom, UK
- De Vrolijkheid (The National Foundation for the Promotion of Happiness), Netherlands
- Stichting ROOTS & ROUTES, Netherlands
- ROOTS & ROUTES Cologne, Cologne Germany
- Centro di Creazione e Cultura, Italy
- Subjective Values Foundation, Hungary
- Synergy of Music Theatre, Greece
- Associació Rutes i Origens, Spain
- Amsterdam Roots Festival, Netherlands
- The Flying Seagull Project, UK
What we do
- ART27 organizes gatherings of socially engaged artists and arts organizations in Europe, to share expertise and to forge collaborations in promotion of social inclusion.
- ART27 collects and openly shares resources and knowledge among all artists, arts organizations and arts projects wishing to contribute to a welcoming, inclusive Europe.
- ART27 seeks to impact the public narrative on war, refugees and migration. We aim to counter fear and xenophobia and promote social inclusion through participatory art projects, arts education, community arts initiatives, exhibits, installations and performances.
News and Events
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Voices of Culture
We are taking part in Voices of Culture, a structured dialogue between the European Commission and cultural sector.
We will be going to Brussels to talk about social inclusion for:
- an initial brainstorming session on 17-18 April
- a Dialogue Meeting in September
Sign up to our manifesto to add your voice and support to the discussion.
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Onderweg Festival, 5 May
Stichting de Vrolijkheid (or The National Foundation for the Promotion of Happiness) and Iepen UP present:
Onderweg Festival – a festival of stories, showcasing 3 years of work with 27 asylum seeker centres across the Netherlands. Head to Leeuwarden for a programme of music, theatre, film, visual arts and workshops on cheerfulness.
Date
5 May 2018, starting from 14:00 to 20:00.
Location
Stadsoase, former Aegon Building Leeuwarden, opposite Central Station, Lange Marktstraat
Entrance
Free
Join us!
- To join ART27 sign the Manifesto >
- Endorse ART27 with your own statement >
- What can you contribute? Let us know >
- Follow us on Twitter @ART27Official
- Like our Facebook Page @Art27.art
Contact
Mail us at info@art27.art or use the form.
Want to join us? Please sign up here >