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Preface<br />
Art brings hope and transformation to communities, it builds bridges connecting people, it provides<br />
healing and strengthens self-esteem.<br />
As part of its engagement to promote art, Opera Gallery Beirut in collaboration with Kreative<br />
Call present ‘<strong>Vibrant</strong> Souls’, a curated art exhibition that gives people with determination such<br />
as autism, behavior disorder and visual impairment a chance, to be socially and economically<br />
recognized as artists.<br />
Kreative Call is a nonprofit platform that embarks a community of gifted artists with special needs<br />
on an artistic journey to express their emotions and unveil their creativity. The colorful hummingbird<br />
identifying this NGO is embedded in its activities. Like the hummingbird, Kreative Call’s mission<br />
aims to provide healing, spirituality, wisdom, endurance, positive energy and joy.<br />
We are confident that the partnership between Opera Gallery Beirut and Kreative Call will<br />
significantly impact the lives of the nine artists whose work will be exhibited. The show will feature<br />
bright colored paintings picturing the world through the eyes of autistic children, as well as an<br />
immersion into the creative perspective of painters with behavior disorder.<br />
Being one of their main vital mean of expression, remarkable sculptures made with the hands of<br />
visually impaired artists will also be showcased.<br />
‘<strong>Vibrant</strong> Souls’ wouldn’t have been as ‘vibrant’, without the hard work of Kreative Call and Opera<br />
Gallery Beirut teams.<br />
All the proceeds of this exhibition will go to our challenged Artists as well as ‘The Lebanese Autism<br />
Society’, ‘Zvartnotz Center’ (behavior disorder) and the ‘Lebanese school for Deaf and Blind’.<br />
Salwa Chalhoub<br />
Founder & Director<br />
Opera Gallery Beirut<br />
Aline Karam<br />
Founder & Director<br />
Kreative Call