One People, One Heartbeat

Creating Connections through Art

One People, One Heartbeat

Creating Connections through Art

In 2011, the UN General Assembly proclaimed July 30 as International Day of Friendship to celebrate “that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures, and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.”

Coady Institute is celebrating this year’s International Day of Friendship with the launch of One People, One Heartbeat: Creating Connections through Art, an online art gallery. We invited Coady graduates from around the world to share their experiences with community through art. Themes included friendship, community development, peacebuilding, collective work, and resilience.

Seventeen graduates made submissions that are now a part of the art gallery along with a description in their own words. Coady Institute is pleased to present One People, One Heartbeat: Creating Connections through Art.

Our Artists

Marwa Jalal Altamimi
Global Change Leaders (2015)

Kanwal Anil
Livelihoods and Markets (2019)

Kamga Constance
Advancing Women’s Leadership in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding for Community Development (2018),
Community Development Leadership by Women (2018)

Andrea Curley
Indigenous Women in Community Leadership (2015)
Facilitation, 2015, CDIA (2015)

Karen Alejandra Garza Figueroa
Global Youth Leaders (2018)

Nur Istifarini Handayani
Livelihoods and Markets (2019)

Rhonda Head
Indigenous Women in Community Leadership (2018)

Silvja Hodo
Global Change Leaders (2019)

Andikuza Litete Makhumula
Diploma (2013), Research and Fellowship (2017)

Shelley Morin
Indigenous Women in Community Leadership (2018)

Christine Munyeke
Livelhoods and Markets (2017)

Hijrah Nasir
Livelihoods and Markets (2017)

Salome Nduta
Global Change Leaders (2016)
Advancing Women's Leadership Conflict Transformation (2018)

Dorothy Nnajiego
Global Change Leaders (2018)

Bhim Prasad Sharma
Diploma (1999) and Certificate (2004)

Ann Tobiko
Governance (2017), Livelihoods and Markets (2017)

Comments

6 Comments

Bhim prasad Shatma on July 31, 2020 at 8:22 pm
All the artworks are amazing and an idea of such online show is an another art itself, which is an event for connection, in world friendship day. So many thank you Coady and StFX gallery! I am proud to be connected in this way.
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Carole Nyakeri on July 30, 2020 at 11:44 pm
Such beautiful pieces!!! Happy International Day of Friendship Coady & the alumni.
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Francis Edavakandam, India on July 30, 2020 at 12:15 pm
I dare to say that the idea behind the online art exhibition was fantastic. I congratulate its organizers.
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ANDIKUZA LITETE MAKHUMULA on July 30, 2020 at 11:25 am
Proud to be one of the Coady Institute graduates whose submissions is now a part of the art gallery along: One People, One Heartbeat: Creating Connections through Art …..
Thank you for creating an outlet for us to be challenged and pushing ourselves to think more openly and to see the world from a different point of view.
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Ada Onyejike-Ananaba on July 30, 2020 at 10:50 am
Wow, I studied livelihood and Markets from Coady. I am also an artist. This is lovely. I am inspired.
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Andrea Curley on July 30, 2020 at 10:41 am
what an awesome time in our lives to share our expressions, thank you so much Coady International and the planning team for giving me this opportunity to be a part!!!
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