Children
Keyla, Grenada, November 2007 (11 years old)
I learned the difference about taking a photograph and taking a good photograph
Adam, St-Vincent, November 2007 (9 years old)
'Introducing Art to our school and Art in All of Us visit was the best thing we had this year at school'
Lucy, Antigua, October 2007 (9 years old)
"thank you for bringing love, peace and creativity to our school"
Ieva, Latvia, April 2007 (9 years old)
"imagination is the most important thing when we must make a drawing!"
Joanna, Brasil, October 2006
"Hoje e o dia mais bonito de minha vida na escola. Obrigada a Arte em todos Nos de vir aqui no Brasil."
Salsa, Indonesia, August 2006
"I really like 'Kak Anthony' and 'Kak Stephanie'. (because of them) I get to see where children from other countries live and it makes me want to go there and play with them like 'Kak Anthony' and 'Kak Stephanie' do."
Sonam, 9 years, Bhutan, April 2006
"Please, keep the forest and the environment as we do in Bhutan"
Nour, 10 years, Syria, March 2006
"There is no difference between us and other children from other countries"
Rehab, 10 years, Egypt, March 2006
"There are some children in the villages that have talents but don't have the opportunity to develop it"
Rua, 13 years, Jordan, March 2006
"I do radio broadcasting, I love to draw, I did theatre, and today I learn photography. Thank you very much. What a wonderful world !"
Soro, 9 years, Cote d'Ivoire, January 2006
"Je demande a tous les policiers de déposer les armes et de s'amuser" un enfant d'une école de Anyama
Fatouma, 9 years, Guinea (French), December 2005
"Une ile c'est ou il y a une maison, des arbres, de la paix et de l'eau autour"
Abraham, 10 years, Gambia , November 2005
"Here in Gambia there are very tall baobabs. So tall than if you climb on it you can see the Americas".
Ana Paula, 10 years, Cape Verde (Portuguese), November 2005
"Cape Verde é pouca riqueza muita paz e pouca chuva, muito amor"
Caroline, 9 years, Belgium (French), October 2005
"Plus tard, je voudrais faire ou coiffeuse ou hotesse de l'air. Si il pleut, je fais coiffeuse, si il y a la paix, je fais hotesse de l'air".
Hereunder are some of the more striking answers the kids gave us to the question "What did Art in All of Us bring to you?"
Nora, 12 years old, Georgia (September 2007)
"Before I wasn't interested in photography. But the Art in All of Us workshops delighted me and I would like now to be a photographer."
Kids from Cambodia (June 2006)
'I have learnt to take photographs and how to be a good photographer"
"I have learnt about new countries on the worldmap'
Kids from Bhutan (April 2006)
"We have learnt to dream about other countries"
'You showed us a big map of the world and you allow us to have fun learning geography'
'We did a lot of games and learned about culture of other countries"
Sehrish (10 years) from Pakistan (April 2006)
'We love this activities as it has given us an opportunity to express ourselves. I hope they chose my painting for their book.'
Kids from Syria (march 2006)
"We have learnt to work socially together"
"You allow all the children from every country to express their opinions"
"You allow us (children throughout the world) to know each other better and become friends"
"You showed the adults that a child can even have more thoughts than the adults"
"You let everyone discover the talents of the children"
"We could each one of us that photographs and express our creativity"
"You have taught us about the culture and traditions of other countries"
