Using Art to Wage Peace From Afghanistan to the Mideast
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2016-07-28

Amid warfare and violence, grass-roots artists across South Asia and the Middle East are using public, visual art to reclaim public space to promote peaceful social change. Groups such as Afghanistan-based ArtLords and Awareness and Prevention Through Art, which works in the Middle East, are converting blast walls and blighted buildings into murals and other works that prompt discussions in their communities about how to reduce the injustices, social exclusion and other drivers of violent conflict. On July 28, practitioners will convene at USIP to discuss how peace advocates can use street art to help build peace.

For more information about this event, visit: http://www.usip.org/events/using-art-wage-peace-afghanistan-the-mideast

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