The International Child Art Foundation is a pioneer in developing children's creativity and empathy and in creating public awareness about the rights of the child to be creative and empathic.
Since 1997 ICAF has served as the leading art and creativity organization for American children and their international counterparts. We provide free innovative programs and creative experiences that expand their borders and invite them to explore their world and their place in it. We also focus on the child in the adult, providing opportunities to rediscover one's lost creativity by connecting with children's imagination and art.
- More than 5 million children worldwide have already participated in the Arts Olympiads
- About 100,000 individuals have attended ICAF's festivals and exhibitions
- Nearly 2,000 Arts Olympiad winners have participated in ICAF's festivals and are now creative and empathic leaders in their communities dotting the globe
Published articles on ICAF's impact
- Prosperity and Peace through Art (16-pg pdf online)
UNESCO Observatory on Multi-Disciplinary Research on Arts Education, e-Journal, Vol 1, Issue 1, The University of Melbourne, Australia, September 2007
- Art, Knowledge and Leadership (55Kb pdf download)
Canvas magazine (Dubai, UAE), July/August 2007
- Development of Children's Creativity to Foster Peace (pdf)
The Lancet, Vol. 368, December 2006
- Art for Kids' Sake (148Kb pdf download)
FRONTLINE, the Global Public Relations On-line Bi-Monthly, IPRA, August 2005
- International Education and Global Leadership (pdf)
The State Education Standard, The Journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education, Vol 6, Number 1, March 2005
- Peace through Art and Sport (1.9Mb pdf download)
SchoolArts, Vol 104, Number 3, November 2004
- Painting a New Future
www.GeorgeRodrigue.com, April 2003
- On the Importance of Creativity
www.Creativity-Portal.com, March 2003
- On the Global Digital Divide
Finance & Development, A quarterly magazine of the International Monetary Fund, Vol 38, Number 3, September 2001. View comments
- Cornell University eClips:
- Corporate bottom line lacks focus on the future
- Why military has involvement with ICAF
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ICAF Fact Sheet (1.48Mb 15-page pdf download)
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