Violence Transformed: An Exhibition of Visual and Performing Arts

is embarking on a second year of marking and celebrating the power of art, artists and art-making to confront, challenge and mediate violence. From shrines to peace gardens, murals to performance art, quilts to video installations, Massachusetts communities are remarkably creative in using art to express collective horror, commemorate victims, foster healing and imagine alternatives.

For more information, see the
Violence Transformed 2008 Prospectus

Violence Transformed 2008 will take place at the Massachusetts State House April 28 - May 2, 2008 in concert with the Annual Victim Rights Conference of the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance where it will draw the attention of government officials and the general public and serve as a "launching pad" for an annual celebration of art, artists and art-making as crucial sources of societal and community transformation. An Opening of the Exhibit will take place April 28 from 6:00-9:00 PM. Satellite exhibits and performances will be located at other venues throughout the month of April.

To learn more about submitting works for consideration, please visit our Call to Artists

Community partners to Violence Transformed 2008 are diverse in background and professional orientation. We share a conviction that art and art making are essential to the well-being and vibrancy of our community.

For more information about this year's participants, please check out Who we Are

Please plan on visiting the exhibit and on joining us at the Opening of Violence Transformed 2008 on April 28, 2008!

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