The earthquake and tsunami in Japan is an open wound for humanity. It is a humbling phenomena that puts back in scale the magnitude in which planet earth reacts to its natural course, and how humans are just a drop of nothingness in their own ego driven self centered activities.
In Los Angeles, USA, a city that lives under the threat of earthquakes, a group of artists on Melrose Street are calling on facebook for a art fundraising effort and all proceeds will be donated to relief in Japan.
In the Arab world, we are prone to man made violence: wars, revolutions, brutality, dictatorships, repression etc. Artists often participate in efforts for war relief. In Kuwait, we have seen auctions for the 2006 war in Lebanon, we see art fundraising charities for children's hospice. and this list can go on. Artists in the region can barely know where to turn their heads to!
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Nice post - we are a UK base art gallery organising an art fundraising event and we can be found on Facebook.
Could you please send a link to your facebook page, I had a hard time to find it?
Thanks for your support
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