The Journey So Far

At the end of February 2016, I met with my dear friend Anna Klitggard to discuss a paper we are writing together. It is about the journey that so many of the asylum seekers and economic migrants were making through Europe from Greece before the border with Macedonia was ‘officially’ closed. Anna has been deeply […]

Our Guiding Principles

I would like to share a few more details with you about our initiative … Immigrant Art was born out of my exchanges with activists in Denmark and Sweden about the role of art, social media, mobile phones and photographs in the lives of people who are leaving their home countries in the hope of […]

Festival Volunteers Needed!

We are all volunteers, so we decided to work in teams for most aspects of the festival’s organization, documentation and promotion. For all positions – EXCEPT for participating artists – please contact Nicol Savinetti on nicolsavinetti@gmail.com.   WE NEED: A team of festival coordinators A graphic designer to design a logo and theme for the […]

Join the Immigrant Art Initiative

The initiative is about using art as a tool for fostering organic integration, integration that arises through the natural process of interaction, intra-action and co-operation between members of a society, be they foreign or native born. The initiative is about activating agency. It is about you and I making use of the skills, networks and […]