In the Spring of 2010 a group of elder immigrants and refugees from Africa began an art class at IRCO’s Africa House. Multnomah County Parks and Recreation generously scholarshiped this eight-week class while the teacher, an artist named Terry Street, provided instruction and supplies. Most of the students in the class were shopkeepers and farmers back home in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. Some had limited access to education, especially the women. A few had rarely held a writing utensil before, much less taken an art class. What you see in the pictures below is the result of what happens when a blank sheet of paper and color is given to immigrant and refugee elders who have lived rich, challenging and colorful lives.The students are continuing the art class for another term, and every print you buy goes to making sure they continue to have supplies and art lessons in the future. Thank you to Multomah County Parks and Recreation for providing these classes and for everyone who supports these elders by purchasing their artwork.
Please visit their online store here to make a purchase or see and purchase the prints in person at YoChoice Yogurt on NE Fremont and 50th (4941 NE Fremont St). Thank You!!
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African Elders Bloom Through Art 