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Connecting Miami and Maputo through Street Art and Recreation, AptART 2021

November 15, 2021

AptART (Awareness and prevention through Art) has been busy creating playful murals connecting youth between Miami, USA and Maputo, Mozambique. In our technological and globalized world, cultures are constantly mixing, exchanging and evolving. To create even more exchange, a youth group in the Khongolote Bairro of Maputo, Mozambique, began corresponding via videos with a group […]

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Ruben Sanchez’s Latest Mural Revives the Lost Art of Caring, Lesbos 2019

April 15, 2019

The story of refugees in the Greek islands has faded from headline news, yet refugees are still there suffering in poor conditions and face daily struggles. Life is hard and it feels to them like mainstream Europe have stopped caring about the crisis and stopped caring about them. In an effort to revive the art […]

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Street Art with More Impact, Recap of 2018

December 26, 2018

Street art can promote conversation and highlight social, political and environmental issues and has always been a powerful platform to convey messages to the masses. Check out the street art murals brought to us in 2018 that promote injustices and inspire hope for our future… JANUARY A new mural by anonymous artist Banksy appeared in Hull, UK. The […]

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Pat Perry, Street Art Mural, Iraq 2018. Photo credit AptART

Street Artist Pat Perry Paints Flags of Peace, Iraq 2018

May 29, 2018

AptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation set up to promote awareness and prevention of issues affecting children’s lives. AptART are back again with another worthy street art project called “City of Poets” in Sulaymaniyah Iraq, 2018. AptART invited Michigan street artist Pat Perry to paint in his illustrative style. Pat Perry writes […]

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Ernesto Maranje and Suhaib Attar collab, Street Art Portland. Photo Credit AptART 2018.

Together We RISE, Portland, America 2018

April 8, 2018

AptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation set up to promote awareness and prevention of issues affecting children’s lives. AptART are back again with another street art project in Portland called “TOGETHER WE RISE”. “Portland is often credited as being the whitest city in America, but it is also a refugee resettlement […]

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The Schisto Refugee Camp’s Colourful Street Art Project, Greece 2018

March 21, 2018

AptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation set up to promote awareness and prevention of issues affecting children’s lives. AptART are back again with another worthy street art project in a refugee camp in Greece called “Coexisting in colour”. Greece is the gateway to Europe for most refugees crossing […]

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Kevin Ledo, Facing the Future, Street Art Mural, Paint Outside The Lines Beruit, Lebanon 2017. Photo Credit aptART

Kevin Ledo’s Street Art Mural Inspires Hope for a Better Future, Beirut 2017

August 17, 2017

Awareness and Prevention Through Art aptART are back again with ‘Paint outside the lines’, an international street art campaign, highlighting the importance of inclusive and diverse communities. This year aptART launched ‘Paint Outside The Lines’ project in Lebanon, working with youth from Syria, Palestine and Lebanon together to paint walls across Beirut and inside refugee camps to promote coexistence, with […]

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Ernesto Maranje, The Rhino and the Oxpecker, Street Art Mural, Paint Outside The Lines Lebanon 2017. Photo Credit Selina Miles

Ernesto Maranje’s Street Art Mural The Rhino and the Oxpecker in Lebanon, 2017

August 13, 2017

Awareness and Prevention Through Art aptART are back again with ‘Paint outside the lines’, an international street art campaign, highlighting the importance of inclusive and diverse communities. Last year we saw the project with Ernesto Maranje in Portland. This year aptART launched ‘Paint Outside The Lines’ project in Lebanon, working with youth from Syria, Palestine and Lebanon together to paint walls […]

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Ernesto Maranje, Bear with cub street art mural, Iraq 2017. Photo credit aptART

Ernesto Maranje reminds us we all have a homeland in our parents, Iraq 2017

June 1, 2017

aptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation set up to promote awareness and prevention of issues affecting children’s lives. aptART are back again with another worthy street art project in Iraq, with support from UNHCR Iraq and Qandil. In the lead up to World Refugee Day, aptART are painting in different […]

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Ernesto Maranje, Street Art Deer, Iraq 2017. Photo Credit aptART

Street Artist Ernesto Maranje brings his colourful animals to Iraq, 2017

May 29, 2017

aptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation set up to promote awareness and prevention of issues affecting children’s lives. aptART are back again with another worthy street art project in Iraq, with support from UNHCR Iraq and Qandil. Iraq has experienced decades of displacement, yet the people continue unwavering hospitality […]

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Jonathan Darby, Street Art Mural, Jordan Photo Credit aptART

Recap of Thought Provoking Street Art Murals in 2016

January 1, 2017

Street art can promote conversation and highlight social, political and environmental issues and has always been a powerful platform to convey messages to the masses. Check out the street art murals brought to us in 2016 that promote injustices and inspire hope for our future… JANUARY Banksy was busy at the start of the year this time […]

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