Peace of Art

Last modified: 
18/11/2023 - 12:13pm

Peace of Art is a registered Lebanese NGO; under the registration number no. 654. The main objective of Peace of Art is to create a community where arts & other non-violent means of communication are employed for the betterment of society and its living conditions. PoA started in 2016 with a group of artists who use arts for peace issues, targeting youth, children and women from different backgrounds (religions, villages, sectors, nationalities...) who have to accessibility to arts in the deprived area of North Bekaa. Our program ensures a creative platform and a safe space for youth and children to interact and grow away from the continuous conflicts, violence and crisis that affect them. Peace of Art's work focuses on building awareness, fighting discrimination and empowering local society to meet SDG goals and attain sustainable development in North Bekaa. Our activities include profesional training in music, photography, movie production, drawing, solfegio...(with focus on reviving and preserving the national cultural heritage) as well as civil training and creative skills that help youth and children stand out. The targeted children and youth will become the agents of peace contibuting to a nonviolent generation.

Acronym: 
PoA
Organisation Type: 
Local Civil Society Organisation
Founding Year: 
2016
Country of Origin: 
LB
Scope: 
National
Country/ies of Operation: 
Lebanon
Intervention Sector(s): 
Children & Youth
Conflict Resolution
Culture
Social & Cultural Development
Training & Capacity Building
Contact person's position: 
Founder of Peace of Art
Contact person's email: 
Contact person's phone number: 
+96170737223
Address: 
Ain, Baalbeck-Hermel
Ain , Beqaa
Lebanon
Phone: +96176625076
Beqaa LB
City: 
Ain
Street: 
Ain, Baalbeck-Hermel
Phone: 
+96176625076
Email: 
info@peaceofartinternational.org
Contact person's name: 
Mahdi Yahya
Partnerships: 
N/A

Calls

Call

Peace of Art is inviting offers for requesting bids for kitchen supplies under its project “Roots to Rivers”, in collaboration with WeWorld.

Monday, 14 October 2024
Expired
Call

Peace of Art is inviting offers for requesting bids for chairs under its project “Roots to Rivers”, in collaboration with WeWorld.

Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Expired

Resources

Resource

We Play for Peace is a handbook produced under the project with the same title highlighting activities and tools that can be adopted by trainers, coaches and facilitators with pre-adolescents and children under arts, sports and recreation.

Resource

We Rise through Art is a handbook produced under the project with the same title in response to Beirut's explosion, highlighting activities and tools that can be adopted by trainers, coaches and facilitators with pre-adolescents and children under arts, sports and recreation.

Events

Event

The Peace of Art NGO and Arts academy

is honored to invite you to the closing ceremony of

“Art against Discrimination”

A project funded by

the European Endowment for Democracy .

The event’s program includes:

Introduction about the initiative and the importance of Peace of Art role in Bekaa Region.
Musical performance by Peace of Art’s Band.
Speech delivered by EED’s representative.
Speech delivered by the founder of Peace of Art, Dr. Mehdi Yehya.
Photo exhibition by “Art against Discrimination” participants.
Projection of the Short Film produced by ‘Art against Discrimination’ participants.
Honoring of cultural and public activists in North Bekaa.
Individual performances of music & Art classes Students.
Reception to follow.

Date: Sunday, 9th of September, 19:00.

Address: Peace of Art’s center, Fakiha .

For confirmation or canceling, kindly contact us: +961 81 950102

Sunday, 9 September 2018 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Press Releases

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Jobs

Job

Peace of Art is seeking a skilled and experienced mural artist to design and execute a mural covering a 50 square meter wall with a width of 30 meters.

Thursday, 10 October 2024
Expired
Job

Peace of Art is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Sports Trainer who is based near Ain, Baalbeck-Hermel.

Monday, 2 September 2024
Expired

Projects

Project

On August 7th, 2023, Peace of Art organization launched its new project "Local Youth Lead Program" (LYLP). This program aims to empower 30 young individuals from the North Beka'a area in Lebanon...

Project

In a collaborative effort, Peace of Art and PAX introduced the Innovation Academy project, an ambitious initiative encompassing diverse aspects of community development. The program included...

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