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<br /> hl, a Moe Shae Htoo,
<br /> b FROM PA E 1A ¢ has been
<br /> CbNTiNI R Q who
<br /> conceived, grew out of a! working with
<br /> meeting between activists ;. FRANK gallery,
<br /> Fran Hamer and Nerys Levy. photographer,
<br /> Haimer,has been involved _ 'Barbara Tyrol-
<br /> with the local Karen popular
<br /> 'er,has several
<br /> tion,forseveralyears,working photographs in
<br /> to get`booWfor the irefugee l ` �� , :' ',the.exhibit. .
<br /> immigrants and to found a
<br /> school wbeire`the children'
<br /> could learn their native Ian- -See more art r..
<br /> guage
<br /> ,,sore'of,the kids were Want to see more artwork by residents from BurmaP Visit
<br /> pretty good at drawing,"; The Art Therapy Institute,2m.floor of Carr Mill'Mail,at 6 p.m.,
<br /> Hamer said."That is.when I . Friday for the opening celebration of the 5th Annual"Journeys
<br /> decided they needed to have to a Different Landscape"art,show featuring art and stories
<br /> . ;
<br /> some venue in,
<br /> 'order,to,ex. . , created by refugees in the Chapel H11 Carrboro City Schools,
<br /> press themselves-besides
<br /> school."Having justmetLe tropical place where'they these"kids are,all trying to
<br /> vy,who organizes the annual` feel comfortable.We are also'' find their place in"our Chapel
<br /> Orange County Community trying to incorporate the Hill/Carrbof6 culture."
<br /> Dinner,Hamer got the chit; new with the old: The-stu='�- Chapel Hill High'School
<br /> dren involved in the dinner. dents showed at FRANK in: art teacher Hollie Taylor has
<br /> When Levy°learned of the March in a shQw,"Connect been working with Kchdoh
<br /> youth's artistic talents she ing the Old with the New. moo,Juelah and Paw Paw-
<br /> suggestedtley visit FRANK This show is an extension ° Wei for three years,in,school
<br /> gallery on Franklin Street. that show." helping.their hone their,
<br /> "When;the students Levy, like Jameson, has a skills in ceramics.
<br /> walked in;they could not be- decades long connection to "They understand the
<br /> lieve a place;could look like the Karen people;having ,properties and possibilities
<br /> �4bat-"-Rainer'said. "They- -done her PhD at London of clay.They love it and get
<br /> were astounded.It was beau- University in Modern South' its responsiveness'' Taylor,
<br /> tiful. They had a ball there Asian History.: said:"Their°hands,seem to`
<br /> too?' "In spite ofwhatthese kids',',know it."Taylor has'learned
<br /> An idea was born to form a have gone through,°theyare' the ways of the Karens''
<br /> group for the Karen youth to so positive and Warm," she homeland;and how the refu-
<br /> -create art with FRANK.art- said.And,she stresses;.very �gee campslooked"I've seen=
<br /> fists;'and liven began`to °taiented artists.Some of the a recurring image of Kwe Ka
<br /> change.Weekly meetings be striking paintings in the Baung, an important mown
<br /> gantakingpiaceeitheratthe ,shpw are.,their first or se fain,in the Karen state of
<br /> gallery:or at.Transplanting; cord.:`"They are so excited, Burma. This mountain-is a
<br /> Traditions Farm.,on Jones about chalienging them- . part q#their identity."
<br /> Ferry Road where many Ka = selves with new possibilities Others involved in this
<br /> revs have gardens,;Most of..,Jn,this country. I am,very ; project include'Sandy Mil',
<br /> the youth,ales 15-23, n the',moved.hy their reactions.It rod% Mary Stone Lamli;Kip
<br /> group lived`m Thailand refu- is.a privilege to Work with Gerard, Barnett Parker, Da'
<br /> gee camps after escaping po ;there.,We have learned a lot : d Taylor;Shelley Crisp,'
<br /> litical repress Myan from them:'v - Townsend'Ludington, and
<br /> mar (Burma)—Hamer
<br /> trans—M.oe,Shae Htoo, who has Ada Farber:Other students
<br /> portsthe youth;to and from, been working with TRANK with,work in the ishow in
<br /> the,weeklyineetings andhas, photographer Barbara Tyrol- elude Slaw Law, Ywa Blu,
<br /> joined in the.fun of making-.;,er, has..several photographs Lab:Htoo..Boh;Paw Bob,
<br /> art with them,A few.of hex, in the,exhib" 'it isllwonder-, Hen Moo;and Lweh Moo.
<br /> paintings,are
<br /> in,,the exhibit`,fur seeing.Moe jumping all , . Jameson does not want;
<br /> and-have samples of writing over the place, getting up this project,which wassup-
<br /> in ,Karen language a(7,, high, going down low, and ported by a;grant from the
<br /> cached to them. ,doing.creative,composition Orange County Arts Com-
<br /> Making arthis,an integral' and design," said Tyrol6r. ' mission, to end. "I hope we
<br /> facet.of the weekly meetings. "He soakedmp everything'I will continue to And funding°
<br /> but food(rice and curry pre- told him and more.The kids for this so we can not only
<br /> pared by Levy) and friend- really loved having him d'o, continue,`but also`expand its
<br /> sh pshare the stage, the.documentation rather scope to include more kids in
<br /> We are..,on first name.:,than me:' need of finding a connection
<br /> 'te'rms and have;a;family.at- Tyroler, Who along with to their creative being."
<br /> mosp]iere,",said Levy, a :Levy is in charge, of
<br /> FRANK member artist."We, .FRANK's community out- Contact Deborah R.Meyer at
<br /> ,try,to"ipake everybody feel. ;each and',education, has ritetoeloise@gmai[.com
<br /> comfortable through.food worked over the years with
<br /> and art:The students are al many community residents.
<br /> ways,painting their home- "I think that what is unique,
<br /> and a,real or imagined about this`situation is that
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