The Art of
Hope North Uganda
Child Soldier Refuge Centre
Northern Uganda
'expressions'
Hope North Uganda was founded in 1996 by Sam Okello, a prominent Ugandan artist and Artistic Director of the Ndere Center and is located near Bweyale which is 100km south of Gulu in northern Uganda.
Hope North Uganda provides secure accommodation, food, and through a Secondary School and Vocational Centre, the students receive schooling and training to help them reintegrate back into society.
The camp has little resources, but does have a bore hole, which provides water not only for Hope North Uganda but the local community as well. It provides a unique meeting point which facilitates communication between the children and the local community.
The students of Hope North Uganda, with the support the Réalta Global AIDS Foundation and two Ugandan artists, Fred Mutebi and Taga Nuwaguba, have produced these artworks which depict the dreams and hopes of these children.
'expressions' showcase
A sample of the ‘expressions’ exhibition was showcased at:
11th European AIDS Conference / EACS
Madrid, Spain
24-27 October, 2007
'expressions' exhibition
The first full exhibition of ‘expressions’ in the UK will take place at
philips art gallery II
November 27th to December 2nd 2007
Open daily between 11.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.
or by appointment
14a, Tib Lane, Greater Manchester, M2 4JA, UK
All works are available for purchase in aid of
Réalta Global AIDS Foundation and Hope North Uganda
For more information about the forthcoming ‘expressions’ exhibition please contact:
realtafoundation@googlemail.com
or
philipsartgallery@btinternet.com
For more information about Hope North Uganda please visit
www.hopenorth.nl
- Réalta Global AIDS Foundation
is proud to be associated with,
and be part of Red & Wild
© 2007 Réalta Global AIDS Foundation and Hope North Uganda