Art in All of Us

Art in All of Us (AiA) is a not-for-profit organization based in Brussels, Belgium and New York City, New York (501(c)(3)).
AiA promotes tolerance and cultural exchange throughout all the 192 UN member countries, through art and creativity activities.
AiA endeavors to enrich the lives of children by inspiring them to create a portal through which they can look at each other's lives in a cross-cultural context.

The Art in All of Us (AiA) Mission is to inspire children across borders to build a more tolerant world for tomorrow. We stimulate the creativity and curiosity of children through artistic and interactive activities. By giving them a voice, children are empowered to express their feelings, build their self-esteem, and help create a more positive future.

Our Vision is to promote tolerance by inspiring Global Citizenship through Art and subsequently stimulate multicultural understanding across boundaries through exchanges and partnerships. With Art as their tool, children, and in turn adults, will be able to gain knowledge of cultural similarities and differences and to embrace the “unknown” with tolerance, understanding and curiosity. We believe in the power of Art to transform lives.

Art in all of Us has 4 main programs:

1. The AiA Pen Pal Program promotes communication between children around the world, through a series of artistic exchanges conducted between a variety of nations. We have also introduced the Violet traveling around the world project. It is a wonderful initiative that serves to boost creativity while also introducing new cultures to the children.

2. The AiA World Art Book Program is a patchwork of children's visions of their country. Each of the 192 UN member countries is presented through a photograph, a drawing and a poem written by a local child.

3. The AiA Awareness Workshops introduces Art during visits into schools by promoting multicultural exchanges through interactive art activities.

4. The AiA Awareness Curriculum Program aims to introduce students to the countries and cultures of the world, using our extensive database of kids' artworks featuring over 25,000 children's drawings and poems. The AiA Curriculum Program is about kids teaching kids through their own creativity. Their knowledge is richly enhanced by exposure to cultural differences and connecting to others on a global scale. Understanding is the first step to teaching tolerance.

Anthony Asael, Executive Director and COO
anthonyasael@artinallofus.org

USA mailing address:

AiA USA
235 west 48th street, APT 28M.
New York, NY 10036

https://www.artinallofus.org