Category: Featured Articles
“Depression can be a fatal illness and this is often forgotten.” Dave Hubble speaks to ASLI about the effects of domestic violence towards children and how his poetry aims to end the silence.
Being a Professional with Mental Illness: Misconceptions, Stigma and Facing Prejudice
Sadie Kaye ” to me ASLI is a call to action for artists to value themselves as instruments of social change”.
From the Team: Lisa Reeve talks about her project in The Gambia on raising awareness for girls to get an education
Laura Thomas wanted to write about the profound ways violent crimes against the body alter one’s relationship with the world after the body heals
The Warding Charm – By Laura Thomas
My art is female centric because I am a woman and my purpose is to express and inspire expression
Right Kind of Woman by Shawna Ayoub Ainslie
Singer and song writer Lánre thinks that we can create art and use it positively as a platform for change
“I want my art and my writing to give people the knowledge they need to advance themselves and their communities” Casey Bruce
What it means to be the other – By Casey Bruce
“I love storytelling, sequential art allows me to explore subjects further, inviting the viewer to come on a journey with me.” Find out more about Illustrator Zara Slattery
Tina Struthers creates a textile sculpture to address the importance of education for girls
“Art as an expression saves, heals and mends” Filipino Artist Clarisse Pastor-Medina talks to ASLI about her art and exploring subjects related to women
Coralie Girard uses her art to address domestic violence “I wanted to speak about it because I think we all should feel concerned about it”
Artist Natalie Raven Explains How Making Live Art Works For Her and Why she Chose to Create Art About Female Stereotypes
Angela’s Motivation for Dealing with Violence Against Women Through Art is so all Women Affected Have the Right to get Help Through Art Therapies
Ruby Al-Faqir Tells us About Dancing for Peace and How it is a Universal Language