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We are thrilled to announce Ms. Lina Kamal Qashou of Khelda Secondary School in Jordan as the 2025 recipient of the Susie Salomon Visionary Award!
This award, named in honor of our beloved friend Susie Salomon, is given to one of our educators who has made extraordinary efforts to bring global understanding to their students and community along with their program partners, providing leadership, inspiration, and vision.
Ms. Lina exemplifies this spirit in every connection she builds. Since joining our program in 2015, Ms. Lina has been a transformative force, empowering over 260 young women to share their stories and build global connections through art and dialogue.
Our congratulations and gratitude to this year’s winner!
Global Voices: Ethics Lab is our new virtual exchange program that empowers high school students to explore ethical decision-making, empathy, and global citizenship through the creative lens of educational theater.
Through creative collaboration, intercultural breakout rooms, and meaningful dialogue, this program helps young people develop their confidence, integrity, and moral courage.
Designed to deepen communication skills and inspire meaningful action, Global Voices: Ethics Lab transforms classrooms into global communities of thoughtful, compassionate change-makers.
This pilot program is starting in September 2025. More information will be available on our website soon.
Contact Tim Steckler, Project Manager, tsteckler@creativeconnections.org
Join us Saturday, June 14, for My Story: Reflections & Connections, a Global Voices-ArtLink partnership between students at Roton Middle School & their partner school in Lagos, Nigeria.
We invited students to share a part of their journey, whether it was a cherished childhood memory, a discovery about themselves, or a reflection on a significant experience.
Location: Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 303 West Ave, Norwalk CT, 06850
Free on June 14th ONLY from 9am-5pm.
See you there!
A free, printable version of the art show poster is available on our site. Click the button below.
“This has been a fun yet quietly transformative experience. It has been an immense privilege to be involved in the ins & outs of a global organization and interact with so many different cultures.
…from scanning Ukrainian watercolor illustrations to creating videos about breakfast in Kenya, each task has opened my eyes to the true breadth & color of the shared human experience.”
– Zerach (Rocky) Zou
We’re deeply grateful for the four weeks Rocky spent with us as an intern. We asked him to share a Top 10 list of his impressions during his time here.
Here are 3 highlights:
1. Cultural exchange is most powerful when it’s tangible and visual.
2. Authenticity can’t be manufactured, it comes from real people sharing real stories.
3. Cultural pride is contagious.
The 2025 International Art Portfolio (IAP) is coming soon!
This portfolio features a thought-provoking selection of artwork created by young artists from 15 countries. It is a tribute to the power of art to build bridges across cultures, foster empathy, and celebrate our shared humanity.
Cover Art:
My Toy Cat, Latvia
Student artist Oleksandra, from Latvia, shares: “I came to Latvia from Ukraine when war started and this toy helps me when I feel lonely and sad. It’s my toy kitty, it’s soft and tender.”
We are accepting applications for Global Voices – ArtLink!
This is a unique opportunity for your students to connect with peers from around the world through art and live videoconferencing, sharing their stories and voices while having the chance to build cross-cultural relationships and empathy.
If you’re looking for a meaningful way to bring the world into your classroom, please apply on our website today.
Thank you!
To the Andy Warhol Foundation and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation for providing crucial support for our Bridgeport/Ukraine Global Voices-ArtLink Program.
This initiative had initially been selected to receive funding through the now suspended NEA Challenge America grant initiative.
We are so grateful for not only your heroic timing, but for your immense generosity.
We are indeed dancing for joy!
We are committed to providing need-based financial support to classrooms across the USA. Ensuring all students have access to meaningful global learning experiences that leave a lasting impact.
Every contribution matters, just as every student, in every classroom, matters and deserves to connect beyond borders.
Please make a donation today.
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