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We are creators who bring awareness and education through art and use the resulting momentum to support organizations and individuals doing the work of reconciliation, restoration, and healing. The Art of Reconciliation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
- Aims
- Preparation and Materials
- Assembly
- Time For Reflection
To explore how communities and connecting with each other can support the process of reconciliation.
You will need the PowerPoint slides that accompany this assembly (The Art of Reconciliation) and the means to display them.
Have Slide 1 showing as the students arrive. Say something like, ‘Today, I want us to get ourselves comfy and calm. Can you make sure that you’re sitting comfortably? [Allow a short time for moveme...Point out that none of us knows what sort of morning each of us has had so far. For some of us, it will have been stressful and we may be feeling tense and grumpy. Hopefully, now that we’ve taken a...Show Slide 2. Explain that this assembly is going to examine the times when we don’tfeel calm, such as when we feel irritated, annoyed or angry with others. We might feel this way when someone lets...Ask the students, ‘Has anyone felt angry over the past few weeks?’ (If appropriate, allow time for students to raise their hands.) Point out that experiencing anger is part of being human. The ques...As we reflect on how what we’ve heard might relate to us, let’s take a moment again to be still, concentrate on our breathing and find a greater sense of calmness. Repeat the breathing task from the ‘Assembly’, Step 1 to encourage emotional regulation in students/staff who may find this topic difficult. Staying calm will help them to process and le...
Sep 30, 2021 · 10 pieces of art to help you engage with truth and reconciliation. Recommendations from Indigenous artists and curators for films, books, theatre and visual art. CBC Arts · Posted: Sep 30,...
Sep 26, 2018 · How to Achieve Lasting Peace: Mastering the Art of Reconciliation. September 26, 2018 by Thomas 1 Comment. To err is human; to forgive, divine; to reconcile, a gift. ___ “The practice of...
Kentridge presents artistic and legal practices as being entirely different to each other, yet the creative process of making a drawing, for Kentridge, involves a movement that is partly ‘projection’ and partly ‘reception’ of an emergent image – it has to do with ‘what you recognize as the drawing proceeds’.
- Carrol Clarkson
- 2009
The ‘Art’ of Reconciliation. By Rachel Kerr FICHL Policy Brief Series No. 78 (2017) 1. More ‘Art’ Than Science. Reconciliation in the aftermath of violent conflict – especial-ly where it has involved mass atrocity, divided communities and destroyed lives – is an immensely dificult challenge.
Art for Reconciliation (AfR) has developed within a growing field of arts practitioners, funders, community activists, educationalists and researchers who have used various art forms as methods of peace-building when responding to political conflict.
