January 8

Benefit on Saturday explores art and human rights

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An art benefit at the Fremont Abbey on Saturday will feature paintings and sculptures from an artist collective in the small Kenyan village of Ngecha.  

WildFlower, by Frederick

The event is being organized by a group of UW students who met the artists during a study abroad trip last summer where they studied human rights theory and worked for local human rights organizations.  Organizer Meri Bauer tells me, “We attended an arts festival that the Ngecha Artist Association directed and were impressed by their passion for art and faith in its power as a force for social, political and economic change.  They told us that in Kenya art is underappreciated, but they each have an innate need to create and their community has come to understand and appreciate their work.”

The result of that encounter was the creation of PAUSE, an art program that aims to explore the connection between art and human rights and to join together the communities of Seattle and Ngecha.  The benefit on Saturday is from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. in the Great Hall at the Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Ave N) and showcases 130 pieces from the Kenyan artists.  Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door.  All proceeds from sales of the art will go to the Ngecha Artist Association. 


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