Building Bridges: Art Exhibition & Sale presents 70 paintings by professional displaced Middle Eastern artists, mostly Iraqi, in four Wichita-area venues. The artwork from refugee artists will be sold by silent auction with proceeds benefiting the artists. By offering Kansans a unique opportunity to appreciate and purchase works by these artists, Building Bridges hopes to challenge stereotypes about Muslim and Arab worlds, convey a human experience and balance the negative portrayal of the Middle Eastern refugees by U.S. politicians and news media. Several Building Bridges exhibitions will take place at Wichita State University and Bethel College during August and September 2016. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4863 for more information.
