is a non-profit organisation based in Durban, South Africa which specialises in producing fine art print portfolios, exhibitions, billboards and research projects that advocate various human rights issues in South Africa and internationally. The Art for Humanity website serves as an online resource for those interested in human rights, art and social development. Click on link to view the AFH Blog.

Announcement of Conference

Art and Social Justice/ ‘the Art of Social Justice’

Durban University of Technology and Art for Humanity invite you to a three day international conference on Art and Social Justice

Dates:  21 – 24 March 2010

Venue: Durban University of Technology (DUT), Ritson Rd Hotel School, Conference Centre,Durban, South Africa

Art for Humanity will be holding its 1st international conference on 21-24 March 2010. The conference will be hosted by the Durban University of Technology in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The conference will be held in conjunction with the ‘Dialogue among Civilizations’ exhibition opening on the evening of the 21st March 2010 at the Durban Art Gallery.

The 2010 Art and Social Justice Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the arts in promoting human rights and social justice in society. Plenary speakers will include leading thinkers and practitioners in the arts, as well as health, justice, education etc. Paper, workshop and colloquium presenters will be drawn from researchers and practitioners in all fields of artistic engagement. The objective of the conference is to serve as a platform for art practitioners and organizations to share experiences drawn from a variety of international contexts to discuss mutual concerns and find solutions to commonly experienced challenges

The conference aims to arrive at a concrete set of resolutions which can be developed into a policy document about the role of the arts in effecting social change, cultural development and equity.In line with the hosting institution’s commitment to applied research, the conference particularly calls for papers that explore theoretical avenues to the credible evaluation of public art and art projects directed at advocacy. This dual approach, which will be evident throughout the conference, is intended to bridge a crucial gap which frequently divides scholars and practitioners in the arts.

For more information please visit: http://asjconference.dut.ac.za/

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