Auction artwork now on Flickr Visit our Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/art-refuge-uk/ to see the 37 featured artworks for sale at our event on March 17. Can't make the event? Email us at auction@artrefuge.org.uk to find out how to make a bid. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter... Keep up to date on our activities by following us on Facebook and Twitter... http://twitter.com/artrefugeuk Facebook fan page: Art Refuge UK Fundraising Evening March 17th 2010 On Wednesday March 17th we are holding a Fundraising Evening including an Art Auction of paintings produced by Tibetan refugees in India. There will also be a slideshow of the work of Art Refuge UK; an arts and craft space for children, and food and merchandise for sale. Please join us from 6.30pm at Amnesty International UK, The Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard London EC2A 3EA. The auction will commence at 8pm with prices starting at £20.00. Telephone bids welcome. Suggested donation at door: £5.00. RSVP to auction@artrefuge.org.uk if you would like to come along. Welsh Assembly Member Sponsors Art Refuge UK Exhibition Jane Hutt recently sponsored the display of the Art Refuge UK exhibition ‘Journey into Exile’ in the Welsh Assembly. She writes: 'This was a wonderful and evocative exhibition of work by children and young people who have experienced traumatic events, and have had to flee their country of origin. I congratulate Art Refuge on their imaginative work with these young people, and I feel honoured to be associated with this wonderful exhibition.' Gyalo Thondup visits Art Refuge Exhibition Gyalo Thondup, the elder brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, recently visited an Art Refuge Exhibition in New Delhi. Thanking Art Refuge for its work on behalf of Tibetan refugee children, he admired examples of the recent work made by children in the Art Refuge Programme. Based around the theme of 'Tibetan Identities in Transition', the exhibition was part of the arts event: 'Tibetan Voices in Exile' commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising. This event was funded and hosted by the Foundation for Universal Responsibility and the India International Centre. Tibetan Tweets from Art Refuge UK Have you got the Twitter bug? If so, follow Art Refuge's regular tweets. Our name is: artrefugeuk Human Rights Festival Art works from the Art Refuge Programme were featured as part of a 'Human Rights Festival", which took place in Wivenhoe Park. The festival was organised by Essex University's Human Rights Society in collaboration with the Amnesty International Society, the Poetry Society and Students for a Free Tibet. The aim of the festival was to explore the links between creative art forms and human rights. Knitters Support Art Refuge Local knitters in Woburn Sands and Milton Keynes are supporting Art Refuge UK by donating handmade socks, mittens and hats. The Knitting Hut Fundraising Appeal Art Refuge UK is now in the process of equipping an art room in a new, purpose-built centre for new arrivals in Dharamsala, India. We therefore need funds to buy furniture and equipment. Please help us make a difference to Tibetan Refugee children's lives by making a donation at: Appeal Photos of Art Refuge UK at the Houses of Parliament Photographs of the Art Refuge UK 'Journey into Exile' exhibition reception at the Houses of Parliament 10th March 2009 are now on Flickr. ArtRefugeonFlickr Art Refuge UK on Facebook Are you a Facebook user? If the answer is yes, then become a fan of Art Refuge UK on Facebook: ArtRefugeonFacebook and join The Cause and help spread word of our work: The Cause Art Refuge UK at the Houses of Parliament The Art Refuge Exhibition, 'Journey into Exile', was on display in the Houses of Parliament (9-12 March 2009). On March 10th, the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising, Julie Morgan MP and Art Refuge UK hosted a reception to showcase the work of the charity. Guests included: Palden Gyatso, Lord David Steel, Fabian Hamilton MP and Philippa Carrick. Art of Exile Some images from the exhibition 'Art of Exile' were recently on view at the Jamyang Buddhist Centre, Renfrew Road, London. They are now on sale, so if you'd like to own an original please contact us. Art Refuge on the Radio Earlier this year, we were interviewed in Dharamsala for the Tibet Connection radio show by Rebecca Novick. Tibet Connection is based in California and produces a one hour radio show each month. Rebeca has very kindly given us a copy of the interview to put on our site which you can find here Radiointerview 'Journey into Exile' - February Our travelling exhibition 'Journey into Exile' was in St. Andrews, Scotland during February and was exhibited at the Students Union. update on the programme A visit in the spring of 2008 to both centres in Dharamsala and Kathmandu proved to be very poignant. It was an opportunity for us to check on our staff, to see what supplies were needed, and to spend time with any children present. For a detailed account, see the blog at update The highlight, though, was the incredible opportunity for us to meet with the Dalai Lama. Support from UK MPs In 2008 we had the pleasure of meeting with some of our MPs who are members of the All- Party Group for Tibet. Two of them kindly sent us messages of support. Harry Cohen, the MP for Leyton and Wanstead has this to say: "I was very happy to recently meet in Parliament Frances Fox and Karen Littleton who briefed me on the work of Art Refuge. I was very impressed at the reaching out, through art, to Tibetan children in exile in both Dharamsala and Nepal. This is real support, that goes a long way beyond just art, to vulnerable children. It brings much needed happiness,well-being and self esteem to these children I declare my support and best wishes, Harry Cohen MP Kailashblog And Julie Morgan, M. P. for Cardiff North, said: " When I visited Dharamsala last year, I was fortunate enough to meet many Tibetan children and I am very glad that Art Refuge UK is both there and in Kathmandu providing such support and positive experiences for them. It's important that we remember the difficult situation facing so many Tibetan children and I applaud such creative efforts to help them. Fundraising trip to Tibet 07 In July & August, 2 Art Refuge UK trustees, plus 2 other family members went on a trek round Mount Kailash in Tibet to raise funds for the charity (as well as to explore Tibet, Nepal and India).I kept a blog as much as possible which is now posted and updated (with photos too). So far we have raised about £1200, and still money is coming in. To check our journey, see Kailashblog London launch Our London Launch of Art Refuge UK at the Sweet Tea House in Bethnal Green was pretty successful. We also hosted a visit to the UK of Ama Adhe, one of our staff members from Dharamsala. There is a blog devoted to the exhibition and Ama Adhe's visit: exhibitionblog and click on the keyword 'exhibition.' For some reason the blogs are in chronological order...starting from the latest entry, so you have to go to the bottom of the page for the start of proceedings. If I can work out how to change it, I will, promise.