The International Human Rights Art Festival is an ongoing series of art-activist events, festivals, workshops, and community programs at the intersection of art, advocacy, and society. At each of our events, we bring together social and political leaders and the general public to challenge audiences through sincerity, beauty and talent, to imagine a better way and help implement a more open-minded, inclusive and caring world. The International Human Rights Art Festival was founded on the belief that art can open hearts and minds, and heal the wounds becoming more evident in our society. Through beauty, sincerity, passion, and quality, we dissolve the boundaries between us. Our artists operate from the mystical/activist point-of-view of "I am" or "I should," as opposed to the political or religious "you are" or "you should." You will not see angry, accusatory or oppositional art on our stage. We engage in open-hearted creativity and discourse with politicians, social leaders, and others as partners, not adversaries.