Our 5th Annual Art Show this past April 2024 featured 33 artists showcasing their amazing talents. Our Opening Night at the Doraville Art Center on April 27th saw 150+ attendees come through and 10 pieces of art were sold that night! We are so proud of our community for coming together and amplifying the 2024 theme of “Unsung, Unseen, Stories of Hope, Courage, and Resilience” providing a space of healing from trauma, tragedy, personal adversity and global conflicts. New this year, we featured 2 art workshops led by artists Moutushi and Raji of Radan Creations.
Big appreciation to our venue sponsor Doraville Art Center for your partnership, refreshment sponsor NaanStop, printing support PrePrint, media support TV Asia, The Fab store for their beautiful stoles & sarees, and Peachy Corners Cafe for their flavorful boba teas.
Did you miss our Opening Night on April 27, 2024?
Check out our pictures from our Opening Night below!
Unsung & Unseen: Stories of Resilience & Healing from trauma, conflict & oppression
The 2024 Raksha Art Show intricately weaves the themes of resilience transformation, and healing from trauma, tragedy, personal adversity and global conflicts. This resilience manifests in diverse contexts today, and we see it in the strength that pulls individuals through the darkness of abuse, sexual assault and trauma towards a path of healing and empowerment. It is seen in the endurance of the human spirit amidst the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as well as prolonged crises in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Yemen, Myanmar and in multiple African nations. Sometimes it is seen in the vociferous and relentless courage that challenges oppressive systems; or the quiet fortitude that breaks the shackles of intergenerational trauma and inherited barriers. Harnessing the power of ancestral experiences and wisdom in shaping present and future paths towards overcoming trauma and oppression. With art, we hope to celebrate untold stories of unsung heroes – in our world and faraway – rising above pain, overcoming trauma, creating newer worlds of possibility and hope for future generations. We hope to create spaces of empathy and understanding with an artistic expression of the resilience of the human spirit through pain and suffering.
This project is supported by: * Grant No. 15JOVW-22-GG-02958-CSSP awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice. * Grant Number 90EV0054-01-00 from the Department of Health and Human services (DHHS); Administration for Children and Families (ACF); Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF); Family Youth Services Bureau (FYSB); Family Violence Division. The viewpoints contained in this guide are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views or policies of the Administration for Children and Families.