Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
“Colours of a Journey” is a digital archive of memories of migration inspired by an exhibition organised by ARCI and displayed during the Sabir Festival of Cultures, 2016. The platform hosts paintings by newcomer children around Europe, envisioning their past, present and future and helps reception facilities to organize and host workshops and exhibitions with the materials gathered. As art is a medium that bridges linguistic and cultural barriers and images are often more effective than words to communicate complex experiences and emotions, CoJ is designed to collect and exhibit paintings and illustrations and then create a space where the questions “why did these people leave their homes? what does their life look like now? what kind of a future do they envision for themselves? “are answered by the newcomers themselves. Thus, we can provide a strong alternative to the current politics of fear, restore the conditions for solidarity and trust, and fortify the foundation of our common
life in Europe. Children, as the most fragile and sincere witnesses/makers of history, should come first.
The programme of the Sabir Festival of Cultures 2018 can be found here:
http://www.festivalsabir.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sabir-program_eng.pdf
You can find out more about Colours of a Journey here: https://coloursofajourney.eu/
The exhibition was featured in the court of Comunità Ellenica Siciliana Trinacria .
Video editing : Amalia Pop
Camera: Amalia Pop
The project was realized with the financial support of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Brussels Office
Thank you to Laura Ramos Yanez, Gabriele Salvatori and Katerina Anastasiou
“Colours of a Journey” is a digital archive of memories of migration inspired by an exhibition organised by ARCI and displayed during the Sabir Festival of Cultures, 2016. The platform hosts paintings by newcomer children around Europe, envisioning their past, present and future and helps reception facilities to organize and host workshops and exhibitions with the materials gathered. As art is a medium that bridges linguistic and cultural barriers and images are often more effective than words to communicate complex experiences and emotions, CoJ is designed to collect and exhibit paintings and illustrations and then create a space where the questions “why did these people leave their homes? what does their life look like now? what kind of a future do they envision for themselves? “are answered by the newcomers themselves. Thus, we can provide a strong alternative to the current politics of fear, restore the conditions for solidarity and trust, and fortify the foundation of our common
life in Europe. Children, as the most fragile and sincere witnesses/makers of history, should come first.
The programme of the Sabir Festival of Cultures 2018 can be found here:
http://www.festivalsabir.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sabir-program_eng.pdf
You can find out more about Colours of a Journey here: https://coloursofajourney.eu/
The exhibition was featured in the court of Comunità Ellenica Siciliana Trinacria .
Video editing : Amalia Pop
Camera: Amalia Pop
The project was realized with the financial support of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Brussels Office
Thank you to Laura Ramos Yanez, Gabriele Salvatori and Katerina Anastasiou
