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SUMMARY:Painting the Border: A Child’s Voice Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n					 \nIntroduction and about Refuge Gallery\nThe Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. \nOur vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n							\n														\n							\n														 \nArtist Introductions \nChildren Seeking Asylum\nThe youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. \nIn 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. \nThe Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  \nThe young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. \nThe paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   \nThe exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. \nPainting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \nOpening Reception\nGuests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \nVisit Us\nThe Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \nInstitute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \nDirections to Canisius Hall can be found below: \nCanisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  \nTo view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  \nContact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n			\n																														 \n\nSupport the Refuge Gallery\nEvery like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: \nhttps://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette \n  \nhttps://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice \n  \nhttps://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/ \n  \nhttps://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series \nhttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php \n  \nhttps://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ \nDonate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n					\n									Donate\n					 \nThe Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. \nOur vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.
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