Drawing Hope: Children’s art for peace is a global peace initiative that delivers messages of hope through children’s artwork for intergenerational dialogue.
This exhibition is in collaboration with Okedongmu Children in Korea (어린이 어깨동무), an organisation dedicated to transforming conflict into a peaceful future on the Korean peninsula. The exhibition has recently been shown at the UN in New York. It includes drawings from children living in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Colombia, South Africa, Cambodia, Ireland, USA, Japan, and China. We hope children in Britain will see the exhibition and wish to contribute their own drawings of hope for peace.
There will be a launch event in the evening on Tuesday 3 March, at which light refreshments will be available. The launch event is a chance to look at the artwork and hear from:
- Dong Jin Kim (Jin), Kim Dae Jung Chair Professor of Peace Studies at Hanshin University, Republic of Korea
- Jennifer Deibert, Program Director DPRK for American Friends Service Committee
The exhibition and launch are free to attend.
The Drawing Hope Project involves children and youth from various parts of the world, each with their own unique histories of conflict, cultures, and languages. They imagine themselves crossing and transcending these barriers to meet and converse with their friends across the world, sharing messages of greeting, peace, and reconciliation.
The exhibition of children’s drawings began in 1996 with the project “Hello, My Friend!”, which connected children from South and North Korea across the divide. It later evolved into Drawing Hope, gathering the dreams of children across Asia and the world.
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