#ID4D Project
Last September our ID4D project was starting at one of the hostels that Centerpoint runs for young homeless people. ID4D was born with the main objective of offering a digital and anonymous platform for young people at Centerpoint to express their opinions about refugees and…
We are looking for a Graphic Designer!
We are looking for a Graphic Designer to contribute to Lon-art’s 3rd Social Exhibition, which will be held next March 2018, and join our inventive and forward thinking team. We are looking for someone willing to volunteer with us, who shares our values, and by…
Where did all the black women in history go?
In an interview some years ago, African-American actor Morgan Freeman said that he did not want a Black History Month. Since ‘black history is American history’, he argued, we should stop referring to black people as ‘black people’ and stop calling white people ‘white people’….
Women at the National Gallery in Spanish
Intro: We run this visit in Spanish for la Asamblea de Mujeres (Spanish Women’s Assembly) in London. Workshop leaders Sara López and María González Where National Gallery When 16 October 2016 Participants 24 Spanish Speakers Description Have you ever wondered why so many of the…
Black HERstory Month 2016
Intro: Black Herstory Month is an event which aim was to celebrate the Black History Month from a gender perspective. Black women’s stories have too often been erased from history or ignored. Through different art workshops, participants discovered inspiring black women who have contributed…
See you soon Lesbos and Many thanks to…
Lon-art team said goodbye to Lesbos and to Symbiosis Festival last week. We left with happy hearts, because we brought art and creativity to the most thankful participants an art educator could ever have. However, we also realised that our work and time was not enough to…
Refugees Memorial Mosaic in Eressos
One of our projects at Symbiosis Festival was to make a mosaic as a memorial to the current Refugee Crisis. For the location, we chose Eressos, a nice village in Lesbos with a very open-minded community. This meant most of the locals celebrated to have…
A day art workshop in a Refugee Camp
We have been working mainly at Kara Tepe and Moria refugee camps in Lesbos. We were going there, and in the middle of the camps we were setting tables full of art materials. Children of all ages approached us and started drawing, painting and creating…
Postcards #haveyoursay
Imagine that thousands of people could read a postcard you have written, what would your message to the world be? Participants were depicting what they thought about refugees and immigration on postcards and refugees sent the messages out of the camp. The results were most…
Ceramics Art Workshop for Women at Kara Tepe Refugee Camp
We run a three days ceramics workshop in the Women center at Kara Tepe Refugee Camp. We made pinching pots, painted them and the girls also designed beautiful jewellery made out of clay. This workshop has been sponsored by Action Aid NGO. We can not…