Art for Darfur

Connecting the people of Dallas with Darfur through the power of art.
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A Passion and Purpose


Art for Darfur is a movement in Dallas of students, artists, activists, faith communities, educational institutions and non-profit organizations who recognize the power of art to raise funds and awareness for the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Art for Darfur was founded in 2007 by a group of student activists at Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a one-night, silent auction to benefit the Genocide Intervention Network's civilian protection program in Darfur, Sudan.

Since 2007, the armed conflict and genocide in Darfur has grown in numbers and in location to Eastern Chad. International recognition and action on behalf of the crisis has grown as well.

In 2008, the student activists at SMU in collaboration with local faith communities, schools and non-profit organizations hosted the second Art for Darfur silent art auction to benefit the humanitarian aid relief programs of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Art for Darfur in 2008 raised just over 10,000 dollars, sent directly to relieve the suffering of people in Sudan.

With such a growing support from the art community in Dallas, and the steadfast support of artists, Dallas residents, faith communities, educational institutions and non-profits, Art for Darfur has become a movement; a movement of any and all people who recognize the power of art as a means for change, solidarity and hope in Darfur. Passionate, concerned and committed people continually create their own ways to make an impact in Darfur. Art for Darfur collaborates with these individual and national movements to make a profound impact on the lives of our global neighbors.


We Believe...

In art, education, collaboration, diversity, generosity, compassion and persistence.

The world becomes smaller every day through the globalization of trade and media. The decisions we make each day in our hometowns have profound effects that ripple across the world, while the lives of others in foreign countries reach our TV screens and computers. We are connected whether we choose to be or not.

The suffering of people in Darfur must not be ignored. Their stories appear in news headlines, movies and books, on school campuses and in our government. We cannot underestimate the suffering of these people, nor can we underestimate our power to provide hope to the millions of displaced people in Darfur and Eastern Chad.

This is our chance, after Rwanda, Cambodia, Armenia, to put action and meaning to the words, "never again!"