Matt Kalasky interviews Suzanne Seesman, Islam Aly, Abdul Karim Awad, and Yaroub Al-Obaidi from “Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary“, a Swarthmore College-run project funded by Pew Center for Arts and Heritage that uses art to connect and create dialogue between recent Philadelphia immigrants and the greater Philadelphia community. The project has multiple upcoming exhibitions opening June 7 in Philadelphia at 12 Gates Arts, Philadelphia City Hall and Parkway Central Free Library. In October the project moves to Booklyn in Brooklyn. The project features book artists Islam Aly, Maureen Cummins, Erik Ruin, Courtney Bowles and Mark Strandquist. To learn more about the exhibitions, locations, and dates, click here! (and here)!
Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary is a deep collaboration between Swarthmore College Libraries and the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility.
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