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War Toys: Ukraine

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From the Art Museum of South Texas:

“The Art Museum of South Texas (AMST) will welcome temporary exhibition, War Toys: Ukraine from June 16 through August 11.
Every two years, the education department at AMST organizes an exhibition. War Toys: Ukraine makes its way to AMST thanks to ExhibitsUSA a traveling exhibition program managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance, a nonprofit regional arts organization based in Kansas City, Missouri.

“This exhibit is an arresting example of how art can serve as therapy for children living through the horrors of war. Their drawings, in bright happy colors, are such a juxtaposition to the subject matter. It gives us, those who are outside looking in, an insider’s view of how life goes on even in the worst of times for these young people,” explains Linda Rodriguez, Curator of Education.

According to ExhibitsUSA, since 2011, internationally recognized photographer Brian McCarty has been collaborating with children affected by conflict on a unique project titled War Toys. The project invokes principles and practices of expressive art therapy to safely gather and articulate children’s accounts of warfare. Under the guidance of a specialized therapist and working through NGOs and UN agencies, boys and girls become art directors for narrative photos of locally sourced toys.

McCarty explains “The inherent desire to create – whether on paper or in scenarios with toys – is universal to us all. For this reason, play is an invaluable tool for communication. Children learn how to process complicated feelings through a playful filter and explore tough questions in a language that is easier for them to understand.”

War Toys: Ukraine presents universally understood accounts of this conflict while drawing attention to the individual children and communities who have been affected by armed conflict.

Learn more by visiting our exhibitions page.”

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