Child/Adolescent Survivors Art and Poetry This section is dedicated to child and adolescent trauma survivors. Healing through Art ... Art through Healing Mainstreaming Trauma Survivors with Physical and Mental Disabilities into the Arts. Dedicated to encourage healing through the arts, Survivors Art Foundation is a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization committed to empowering Trauma-Survivors with Effective Expressive Outlets via Internet Art Gallery, Outreach Programs, National Exhibitions, Publications and Development of Employment Skills. Our goals are to provide Entertainment, Education, and Exposure to the Arts. We endeavor to Raise Public Awareness through the Arts: Eradicating Abuse and Creating an Atmosphere of Acceptance for Survivors with Disabilities. SAF has participants from 20 countries and 48 states, crossing all cultures, genders, ages and religions. They represent traditional and exploratory disciplines of the Visual, Literary and Performing Arts Arenas. They are Survivors, working through their personal journeys which span Physical and Domestic Violence, Rape, War- Related Trauma, AIDS, Cancer, MS, Mental Illness, and other Disabilities. It is our mission to enable the Survivor/Artists to display and market their works to give them recognition, hope and direction by implementing this innovative approach to healing. News and Features United Nations "Visions of the New Millennium" December 1999 - February 2000 The Children's "Visions of the New Millennium" Exhibition was featured in the lobby of the United Nations, December 17 through February 28, 2000. This Exhibition featured the Survivors Art Foundation Kosovo Refugee Out-Reach Project "Flight to Freedom Mobile" and eight hand-painted silk panels and photographs; Other children's works from SAF's Safe Kids Web site were also exhibited, including "Art Sense", a ten foot ceramic mosaic mural created by 200 deaf and blind children from the Elywin Facility, Media PA.; a magnificent eight-foot circular acrylic painting titled "Journey into Healing," created by teenage rape survivors (ages 13-18); from Bosnia, a photo-journalistic study created by children (ages 5-16) during the war; and a reproduction of the Ferris School for Boy's Murals. The exhibition is in collaboration with the United Nations. New! View the United Nations show online. "Flight to Freedom" SAF and Kosovo Refugees - June, 1999 SAF conducted an Art Outreach Program with the Kosovo refugees, at Fort Dix, NJ, the last week in June 1999. The project was a collaboration with Survivors Art Foundation, the United States Army Arts and Crafts Department, the Department of Human Services and The American Red Cross. The theme of the piece is "Flight to Freedom," said SAF Outreach Project Coordinator, Marieitta Dantonio. She designed an Inter-Active Art Project for Kosovo refugees and US soldiers to work on together. SAF worked with different age groups of refugees ranging from small children to adults. The experience was joyful and unforgettable for all involved. The entire event produced 38 circular children's pieces of art, and 10 enormous silk masterpieces created by adults. View "Flight to Freedom" online. "Sarajevo Diary" Photos & Stories by Children Who Survived the War in Bosnia: 1992-1995 Please see our Featured Kids page. News Brief: Survivors Art Foundation has been honored to receive the 1999 "Grants for the Arts" award and funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, through the Suffolk Decentralization Regrant Program, administered by the Huntington Arts Council, Inc. Affiliated Organization: Friends of the Children Here is how YOU can get involved right now: Become a Survivors Art Foundation participant (kids are free!) Submit a child's work for our kid's web gallery Please see our Programs page for current exhibit dates and our general submissions guidelines. Back to Main SAF Site Email us at kidsafe@survivorsartfoundation.org This website ©2000 Survivors Art Foundation. Designed by art with a heart. Authors and artists presenting work on this site retain their own copyrights.