Famanistot:
Art over Darkness

Amplifying the irrepressible power of art to uplift

the human spirit and unite humanity toward peace.

Our Vision

To spotlight artistic creations generated in the darkest of contexts as the best examples of humanity’s unconquerable core spirit.

To tell the story of how art created in “hell” - in war, under unfathomable conditions - is the greatest act of spiritual and artistic transcendence.

To nourish a global community that celebrates the transformative power of art and creative joy

as pathways for dialogue, bridge-forming, and peace ethos.

Record number of wars

59 violent armed conflicts raged in 2023.

Spiking attacks on artists

From harsh censorship of artistic freedom to killings of artists:

678 in 2018

771 in 2019

978 in 2020

1,200 in 2021

0.23%

of ODA

The culture sector receives barely 0.23% of Official Development Aid (ODA).

Source: UNESCO, 2023

Art is a basic need

Humanitarian assistance rarely funds cultural or artistic endeavors,

despite their powerful positive impact on health, hope, and peace-promotion.

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