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US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
Crabapple, who has previously drawn in Guantanamo Bay, Abu Dhabi’s migrant labor camps, and with rebels in Syria, returned to the Turkish town of Reyhanlı near the Syrian border earlier this month.
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
The artist, who has work in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), painted murals for the Reyhanlı school as part of the Zeitouna program, which is aimed at aiding and inspiring the youngest victims of the Syrian crisis.
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
The program was organized by Karam Foundation, a grassroots organization working on both sides of the border.
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
Crabapples’ memoir, “Drawing Blood,” is due to be published by HarperCollins in November 2015.
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
In January, Turkey opened the 16th school for Syrian refugees in Reyhanlı, teaching them in Arabic, Turkish and English.
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
More than 10,000 Syrian children are currently being educated in 16 schools by 500 Syrian teachers in the Turkish town.
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
Turkey, complaining of a lack of international support, almost singlehandedly shelters more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees.
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
US artist paints murals at Syrian refugee school in Turkey
Molly Crabapple, an artist and writer from New York, has painted murals for the Jeel School for Syrian refugee children in southern Turkey.
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