Cape Town Beckons You
 
    Art Aids Art invites you to join us for Jungle Justice 2012, our annual service learning
   trip to South Africa scheduled for March-April.

   Designed as a socially conscious spring vacation, students and professionals engage
   in volunteer projects involving literacy and skills training along with authentic
   immersion into the culture, history and spectacular beauty of Cape Town. 
 
    The majority of trip expenses are tax-deductible as a nonprofit donation!  For further  

 
 
Call to Action: A Pivotal Moment
 
  100mph winds, no electricity and evening temperatures in the 30’s.  That’s how we spent  
  December 1, World AIDS Day, in Southern California.  Huddled around candles with
  chattering teeth, we were reminded that for the shack dwellers of Khayelitsha, South
  Africa, this would be an average winter's evening.
 
  Committed to promoting self-sufficiency for families impacted by poverty and AIDS in
  Khayelitsha, we have exciting news about a turning point for eKhaya eKasi, our art &
  education center.   
 
  However, realizing the potential of this opportunity will only be possible with participation
  from the Art Aids Art family – that’s you!  Read the Action Plan and take part. 
 

 
Visions from the 1950's and 2011

   Jungle Justice 2011 participants from Lesley University mounted an art exhibit inspired
   by their trip to South Africa.  The closing event drew more than 200 guests and
 
    Art Aids Art is honored to present the Southern California premiere of images by Jurgen
   Schadeberg, a pioneer of South African photography.  Schadeberg's iconic photos,
   which have been featured in New York, London and Paris, capture 60 years of South
   African history, including the jazz age, early life of Mandela and the Apartheid struggle. 
   The traveling exhibit can be viewed Pasadena Central Library through January 10, then at 
   Shatford Library at Pasadena City College from January 16-27.


 
Party Planning for 2012

    Imagine spending an afternoon with family and friends in your home, which has been
    transformed into an African marketplace featuring beadwork, fabric and jewelry.  
    Art Aids Art house parties are a fun way to generate crucial income for South African             mothers, fund educational projects serving the community of Khayelitsha, and create
    awareness about issues facing southern African women.  Email us if you know     someone who might be interested in hosting.  
 
   Special thanks to hosts of recent events in Boston, Seattle, Oakland, Pasadena, Tampa         and Missouri City & Arlington, Texas.   

Art Aids Art promotes education and sustainable economic development through the arts.
We support cross-cultural exchanges between Americans and South Africans.

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