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WHO:
Azusa Pacific University’s Department of Art hosts a travelling exhibit from Partners Relief & Development
WHAT:
WarChild is a traveling exhibit that featuers art, stories, and images from Burma’s children of war.
Staff and volunteers of Partners work closely with Burma's refugees and internally displaced people. Partners has built health clinics, provided emergency supplies to families, built dorms for orphans, and trained teachers and health care workers in one particular community along the Thai-Burma border, Shan Town.
In November 2008, Partners Relief & Development traveled to a school of 700 students in Shan Town where they learned about the children’s life experiences. Though they only had acrylic paint and paper, the results were incredible. (Watch this promotional video about the exhibit: http://vimeo.com/9141558.)
WHEN:
Mon., Feb. 8-19 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Reception on Tues., Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m.
WHERE:
Heritage Art Gallery, West Campus
701 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa
This exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information about the organization, visit www.partnersworld.org/.
Azusa Pacific’s Department of Art equips artists to use creative expression to explore life’s deepest issues. Offering bachelor’s-level art teaching, studio art, and graphic design degree programs, as well as a cutting-edge low-residency MFA Program, the highest attainable art degree, APU’s art programs provide an unparalleled art school education with an intentional focus on the integration of faith and art.
Azusa Pacific University is a comprehensive, evangelical, Christian university located 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles. A leader in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, APU is committed to God First and excellence in higher education. Offering more than 60 areas of undergraduate study, 26 master's degree programs, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,500 on campus, online, and at seven regional centers across Southern California, APU has been recognized as one of U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges for six years running and by Princeton Review as one of the Best in the West. APU graduates are known for professional excellence, the highest ethical standards, and their desire to make a difference in the world.
