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Artists Without Borders

via ArtBistro by By Rebecca Torr, Gulf Daily News, Manama, Bahrain on 6/21/10

A NEW non-governmental organization (NGO) that aims to use art to promote human rights, tolerance, co-existence and cultural understanding has been launched in Bahrain.

Artists Without Borders was opened under the umbrella of the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS) to coincide with the UN's International Day in Support of Torture Victims on June 26.

It aims to provide direct psychological relief to victims through art and entertainment.

Dialogue

The group intends to promote the work of volunteer and contributing artists, as well as raise consciousness about victims worldwide through artistic expression.

Other goals are to raise awareness about the problems of intolerance and cultural clash that are occurring worldwide and are likely to intensify with the processes of internationalisation and immigration.

The group supports finding solutions to conflicts and favours political dialogue and non-violence, harmonious coexistence, tolerance and reconciliation.

It wants to alleviate the "clash of civilisations" by celebrating the cultural and ethnic diversity of the world through artistic expression.

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Artists Without Borders will promote and encourage inter-cultural study, tolerant understanding and aesthetic enjoyment of the enormously diverse races, ethnicities, religions, languages and cultures of the world through artistic expression.

The group also strives to preserve the world's cultural diversity by raising consciousness about the minorities that are facing cultural extinction.

"The whole idea is to present human rights issues in an innovative way and spread culture," Artists Without Borders co-ordinator Abdulla Abdulaziz told the GDN.

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"Artists have their own way of spreading a particular statement about issues.

"The media has its own pressure points but art remains forever.

"If you bring a piece of art it stays with you and it continues to carry a meaning."

Other members of Artists Without Borders include, spokeswoman Nagma Mohseni, David Cohen, Warqaa Roohani, Maria Cecilia, Khalid Fairooz, Shahram Soltani and Elizabeth J.

Artists Without Borders plans to promote the work of well-known or yet unrecognised talented artists and help them gain experience by donating their work to a humanitarian cause.

Famous artists will gain reputation and popularity by linking their names to the group's humanitarian mission.

Both unrecognised and celebrated artists that volunteer or are contributing members will share the quality of being outstanding.

Artists Without Borders was started by a group of artists who represent various religions in Bahrain, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Baha'i and Hinduism.

It is a non-profit, international humanitarian organisation and operates independently of any institutional, corporate, political, economic, religious or ethnic influence.

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Diversity

The group comprises volunteer members who will carry out the humanitarian mission of bringing art to the victims, ethno-artists who promote peace and mutual understanding by celebrating the cultural and ethnic diversity of the world and talented artists of all disciplines who donate their work and talent to the humanitarian duty of helping people in distress.

"The aim is to serve the community through art and improve morality and love between communities," said Ms Mohseni, who is a Bahraini artist.

"Our aim is to do community service through art and promote good in the world."

For more information about the group visit the website http"//sites.google.com/artistswithoutborders20 or email artistswithoutborders20@gmail.com. becky@gdn.com.bh

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