THE ART ASSOCIATION
AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS FOR PEACE
TAA MISSION
THE ART ASSOCIATION (“TAA”) IS A SWISS NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION ENCOURAGING PEACEFUL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ART IN ALL ITS EXPRESSIONS. TAA IS AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED ARTISTS THAT RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY THAT THEIR ART IS A POWERFUL CATALYST IN THE PEACE PROCESS ACTING AS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE TRANSCENDING CULTURAL, LANGUAGE AND OTHER BARRIERS. TAA REALIZES ITS MISSION THROUGH ITS 7 PILLARS, NAMELY CULTURAL EXCHANGE, DIALOGUE THROUGH ART, PROMOTING PEACE THROUGH ART EDUCATION, ENCOURAGING A HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PUBLIC ART AND MURALS, ART THERAPY AND PROPER GOVERNANCE. INDIVIDUALLY WE ARE STRONG AND TOGETHER WE ARE POWERFUL. JOIN US ON OUR JOURNEY TO FURTHER PEACE, HARMONY AND COMMUNITY THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS IN ALL ITS FORMS.
TAA 7 PILLARS
PILLAR 1
FOSTER CULTURAL EXCHANGE: ENCOURAGE ARTISTS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TO COLLABORATE AND SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES THROUGH JOINT PROJECTS, PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY AMONG DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
PILLAR 2
USE ART FOR DIALOGUE: ORGANIZE ART EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES THAT FOCUS ON THEMES OF PEACE AND PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR OPEN DISCUSSIONS AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS.
PILLAR 3
SUPPORT COMMUNITY ART INITIATIVES: ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING ART PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE THE PEACE PROCESS AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION FROM PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.
PILLAR 4
ART EDUCATION: INTEGRATE THE IMPACT OF ART ON THE PEACE PROCESS IN EDUCATION CURRICULA ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS THROUGH ARTISTIC MEDIUMS, PROMOTING PEACEFUL DIALOGUE AND SELF-REFLECTION.
PILLAR 5
PUBLIC ART AND MURALS: ENCOURAGE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS AND MURALS THAT CELEBRATE DIVERSITY, DEPICT PEACE, SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR CONVERSATION AND INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE IN PUBLIC SPACES.
PILLAR 6
ART THERAPY: ENCOURAGE ART THERAPY PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HEALING, ENCOURAGE ARTISTS TO USE THEIR CREATIVITY TO ADVOCATE PEACE FOR ALL.
TAA IS SELF-SUSTAINING THROUGH VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERSHIP FEES, LOCAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, SPONSORSHIPS, DONATIONS AND STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS. LET TAA BE YOUR PLATFORM TO PARTICIPATE IN ENCOURAGING PEACE IN THE WORLD BY BECOMING A TAA MEMBER, SPONSOR, DONOR, AMBASSADOR AND/OR OTHER.
TAA CORE TEAM
SAMUEL M. LOHMAN
PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
FOUNDING MEMBER
AHLAM SHALABI
VICE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
FOUNDING MEMBER
RESIDENT ARTIST
HANAN SAID
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
FOUNDING MEMBER
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS