Human Rights

Jun 19, 20182 min read

ARTE's Statement on Current U.S. Human Rights Violations

Human rights are at the very core of the foundation of our organization. Alongside art education and youth development, we consider human...

May 4, 20174 min read

The Implication of Cutting Art Education for Youth of Color

This article is reposted originally from a Huffington Post piece from May 3, 2017. This contribution is in response to a recent...

Apr 12, 20171 min read

Middle Schoolers Standing Up for Human Rights

This past year, in collaboration with the non-profit youth development organization Global Kids, ARTE has led an after-school arts...

Dec 8, 20161 min read

International Human Rights Day Assembly for Middle Schoolers

On Wednesday, December 7th, ARTE presented an assembly on International Human Rights Day at the Sheridan School in Washington, D.C. for...

Dec 8, 20161 min read

"I Am A Child" Middle School Workshop

This past month, ARTE led an interactive workshop in collaboration with the Lower Manhattan Community Middle School (M.S. 896). ARTE...

Nov 3, 20161 min read

United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Visit to ARTE in Brooklyn

Last week, ARTE hosted an interactive arts workshop for members of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)'s 2016 Fellowship...

Aug 26, 20162 min read

Reaffirming the Importance of Human Rights Education

Shardul Oza, Guest Blogger We live in a world in which specialized technical knowledge and skills are generously rewarded in the labor...

Aug 26, 20162 min read

#IgualdadParaTodos: ARTE Community Mural Calls for an End to Discrimination

“The message of my project is to show that people can fly. I chose to break the stereotype that people have limits; humans can fly high...

Jul 14, 20162 min read

'PRISON' Mural @ Hunter East Harlem

In late June 2016, ARTE students from the High School for the Arts, Imagination & Inquiry created a mural to be featured in 'Visions of...

May 14, 20161 min read

ARTE At Harvard University

On May 7, 2016, student work from the ARTE program at the Pan American International High School (PAIHS) was exhibited at the Harvard...

Mar 7, 20161 min read

Nation Creation and Human Rights

A couple of weeks ago, ARTE students created flags for their own fictional nations, and had to choose a certain number of human rights...

Feb 8, 20161 min read

Wheatpasting for Human Rights Change

Last week, ARTE led a human rights workshop, focusing on the technique of #wheatpasting with students at the Harvest Collegiate high...

Jan 11, 20163 min read

Humans of [World]: Aya's story

Iona Tan Photographer Brandon Stanton created his blog in late 2010 and initially sought to document New Yorkers through 10,000...

Aug 28, 20153 min read

“We Are All Immigrants” – Students Create Mural for Immigrant Rights in Queens

The following blog is a repost from Amnesty International USA's Human Rights Now blog, which can be found here. A flock of birds is...

Jul 20, 20152 min read

ARTE Presents in Canada and Ireland

Any reference to human rights is, by engagement, a reference to arts and culture. -Bob Collins, Chairman of the Arts Council of Northern...

Jun 25, 20151 min read

#ImmigrationRightsMural Unveiling

Last week, ARTE, in collaboration with Art for Change and students from the High School for Arts, Imagination and Inquiry participated in...

Dec 31, 20142 min read

Thank You, 2014 // Moving Forward to 2015

“Human rights matter because people need to know and respect us because we all have the same rights.” “Human rights matter because we are...

Oct 21, 20141 min read

Inaugural ARTE Club begins at Boston High School

This past week, ARTE Intern and Club Leader, Michael Helou facilitated the first ARTE club meeting at Arlington High School near Boston,...