Fellow art projects
Art projects protesting against gender-based violence around the world
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Defenseless: a fair of cultural initiatives dealing with gender violence, discrimination and exploitation of girls around the world. March 2019, Italy.
Rede Nami a feminist urban art network of female artists, that use street art in order to raise awareness for women’s rights with the local community and with lawmakers. Brazil, 2011.
The WIG project has launched an art campaign to raise awareness of gender-based violence. Through artwork, women in Afghanistan share their experiences with gender-based violence and workplace harassment. Afghanistan, November 2018.
“Adultery: Cultural symbols of gender violence—HeForShe” is an exhibition that is part of a solidarity campaign about domestic violence. Beijing authorities banned the exhibition just before it was set to open. China, November, 2015.
Banners outside Paris City Hall listed the names of 94 women killed by their partners this year. March 2019, France. Image by: Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times
The Orange Label Project is an art initiative of the London College of Fashion and the UN Trust Fund to raise awareness about the importance of ending violence against women. Uk, December, 2017.
Art against violence. From violence to resilience, from women’s perspective. Art exhibition in Switzerland, November 2018.
Art Exhibition shows 440 pairs of high heels on the facade of a building on a busy Istanbul street, to symbolize the number of women murdered in domestic or sexual violence in Turkey last year. Turkey, 2018.
On the occasion of the International Day for the elimination of violence against Women (November 25th) and the 16 days of activism, the French Embassy in Ghana organized an art exhibition.