Ongoing Projects

• eKhaya eKasi – Home in the ‘Hood
  Art Aids Art has built a community center in Khayelitsha, South Africa to provide education and generate local income.
  
  
• Partnerships with South African art collectives
  Art Aids Art supports Monkeybiz, Wired Women, and other artist collectives in South Africa.
  
  
• LovingAfrica.com
  Our online store provides sustainable income to South African artists.
  
  
• Persona Doll Documentation Project
  A multimedia project recording the stories of South African women.
  
  
• Jungle Justice Trips
  Annual service-learning travel to South Africa.
  
  
• Literacy & Education Project
  Supporting early childhood education through teacher training workshops and donations of resources & supplies to teachers and families with young children.
  
  
• Blue On Blue Bed & Breakfast
  A business-supporting-the-arts in Cape Town serving as headquarters for Jungle Justice Trips.
  
  

Recent Success

• Jungle Justice Trip 2006
  Highlights from our most recent service-learning trip to South Africa, including the Persona Doll Project.
  
  
• Jungle Justice Trip 2005
  Highlights from our intergenerational service-learning trip to South Africa.
  
  
• Positively HIV Exhibit
  Art Aids Art hosted the American exhibit of Monkeybiz beadwork featured in the new book Positively HIV.
  
  
• The Boat: A Community Art Workspace
  Our 2003 beaded doll sale raised funds to purchase a community studio in Khayelitsha Township. We did it!