An important aspect of Artrole’s work is to develop links with educational institutions. ArtRole sees an art education programme as an integral part of its work. This is currently being developed with the support of the Kurdistan Regional Government who are keen to adopt the British approach to art education and to establish Iraq-Kurdistan-UK art links as a core part of their curriculum. During their visit to Iraq-Kurdistan, UK artists gave a series of talks explaining the history and structure of art education in the UK.
After visiting ceramics departments in Iraq-Kurdistan in June, ArtRole donated some glaze to replace the poisonous Redlead-based glaze that was being used. ArtRole also discussed the possible supply of alternatives with the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Education in Iraq-Kurdistan.
Donations
Books and learning resources, supplied by some institutions in England, have been donated to libraries and learning institutions across the whole of Iraq. In its most recent visit, Adalet from ArtRole met with the Minister of the Environment and donated copies of DVDs, dedicated to environmental issues. ArtRole hopes this will become part of its long-term programme of activity.