The Art of Oral History
From Stories to Action. We invite artists to visualize oral histories, turning the archive into a vessel for advocacy.
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Call For Artists
How The Program Works
Turn lived experiences into powerful global advocacy in four steps.
Watch & Apply
Review our mission and submission guidelines carefully. Submit your application portfolio directly through our secure platform to be considered for the current season.
Receive a Story
Once selected, you will gain exclusive access to a consent-approved 35 to 45 minutes of unpublished oral history directly from a single mother in one of our active regions.
Create & Collaborate
Produce your artwork based on her testimony. Our media team collaborates with you to set the publishing schedule. You keep full ownership and rights to your final piece.
Dual-Row Experience
The platform presents history in parallel: Transcription (The Fact) and Interpretation (The Feeling). This creates a holistic, emotional understanding of displacement for the global audience.
Create Art
That Travels.
Join a global network of artists dedicating their craft to amplifying the voices of the 108 Million Displaced. Approximately 50 million are women. Art inspires what statistics alone can't convey.
Global Visibility
Your work becomes part of an international advocacy platform seen by researchers, policymakers, and peers.
Recognition
Professional enhancement and long-term collaboration opportunities with global institutions.
Partnerships
Connect with institutions driving real change worldwide through the Refugee Archive network.
Legacy & Mission
Build a portfolio that stands for human rights, helping the world understand the specific plight of female-headed households.
Highlight Examples
Art From The Archive
Original artworks interpreting the oral histories of displaced women, created by our global network of artists. No cropping—see the art exactly as it was created.
Artists retain full ownership of their interpretations.
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