"In her latest effort to raise funds for Palestinian children, Rachel Accurso, the early childhood educator and YouTuber best known as Ms. Rachel, will present an exhibition and sale of artworks by children from Gaza in New York City this week. Accurso, whose joyful educational videos have surpassed as many as one billion views, has vocally opposed Israel's genocide in Gaza, and particularly the killing of children, on her popular social media platforms, drawing significant right-wing backlash and harassment."
"The exhibition, titled Colors That Survived, will be on view for one day on Tuesday, January 13, at Chelsea's Caelum Gallery. According to a press release, 20 limited edition prints of each artwork will be sold for $200 each, and all proceeds from the show will be donated to the Palestinian children who authored them. After the show, the works will remain on sale until January 30 through Artists Support, an organization that sells art for charitable causes. (The sale goes live at this link on January 12)"
"Among the works highlighted by Accurso is the illustration "Begging for Food," attributed to 16-year-old artist Yara, portraying starvation in Gaza. (The young artists are identified by first name only.) Another work, "House on His Back," attributed to 12-year-old Ahmed, portrays a person bearing the weight of his home on his back."
Rachel Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, will present Colors That Survived, an exhibition and sale of artworks by children from Gaza in New York City on Tuesday, January 13 at Chelsea's Caelum Gallery. Twenty limited-edition prints of each artwork will be sold for $200, with all proceeds donated to the Palestinian children who created the works. The artworks will remain on sale through Artists Support until January 30, with sales beginning January 12. Highlighted works include "Begging for Food" by 16-year-old Yara and "House on His Back" by 12-year-old Ahmed. Ms. Rachel previously wore a dress featuring Palestinian children's art at Glamour's Women of the Year gala and has faced right-wing backlash and harassment after vocally opposing Israel's genocide in Gaza.
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