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Child Rights Come Alive Through Art

Talented young artists from across four parishes showcased their creative talents, bringing the rights of the child to life through an inspiring mural located on the iconic Water Lane, downtown Kingston.

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23 December 2024

Talented young artists from across four parishes showcased their creative talents, bringing the rights of the child to life through an inspiring mural located on the iconic Water Lane, downtown Kingston. This artwork was part of a recent staging of the popular Kingston Artwalk Festival involving UNICEF, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and Kingston Creative to celebrate World Children's Day and the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC35).

Group picture of young artists posing with the child rights mural
Sean Pryce Olga Isaza (front row, centre), UNICEF Representative, Winston Campbell (front row, 4th left), Subject Art Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Samantha Fraser (front row, 4th right), Mural artist from Kingston Creative, join other UNICEF colleagues, the young artists and their parents at the child rights mural painting at Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The child rights mural painting was done in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and was part of the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival in November.
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Samantha Fraser (right) Mural artist, Kingston Creative, guides one of the child artists in her painting of the child rights mural at Water Lane in downtown Kingston while her mother looks on. The child rights mural was completed in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival.
Sean Pryce Samantha Fraser (right) Mural artist, Kingston Creative, guides one of the child artists in her painting of the child rights mural at Water Lane in downtown Kingston while her mother looks on. The child rights mural was completed in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival.
Child artist, 12-year-old Imani Hannigan, diligently paints her interpretation of the right to rest, play, culture and arts, and the right to a nationality, with an attractive ballerina in Jamaican-colours. Imani was one of several children and adolescents who brought to life, aspects of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in a mural on Water Lane in downtown Kingston.
Sean Pryce Child artist, 12-year-old Imani Hannigan, diligently paints her interpretation of the right to rest, play, culture and arts, and the right to a nationality, with an attractive ballerina in Jamaican-colours. Imani was one of several children and adolescents who brought to life, aspects of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in a mural on Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Marissa Miller, 18-year-old artist paints her interpretation of the right to identity, minority culture, language and religion as her contribution to the production of the child rights mural on Water Lane, downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Sean Pryce Marissa Miller, 18-year-old artist paints her interpretation of the right to identity, minority culture, language and religion as her contribution to the production of the child rights mural on Water Lane, downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Young artists selected by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) bring to life the rights of the child through inspiring artwork on a mural on Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Sean Pryce Young artists selected by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) bring to life the rights of the child through inspiring artwork on a mural on Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Michele Wisdom, Teacher, Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf, does sign language interpretation for her 18-year-old student, Sashana Baker (left) as she explains her art concept to Samantha Fraser (right) Mural Artist, Kingston Creative, while Trevesa DaSilva, UNICEF Digital Communications Officer looks on. The occasion was the child rights mural painting at the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Sean Pryce Michele Wisdom, Teacher, Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf, does sign language interpretation for her 18-year-old student, Sashana Baker (left) as she explains her art concept to Samantha Fraser (right) Mural Artist, Kingston Creative, while Trevesa DaSilva, UNICEF Digital Communications Officer looks on. The occasion was the child rights mural painting at the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Olga Isaza, UNICEF Representative admires the work of young artists as they display their artistic skills in the child rights mural painting at Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The child rights mural was a collaboration involving UNICEF, Kingston Creative and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child during Kingston Creative’s Artwalk Festival.
Sean Pryce Olga Isaza, UNICEF Representative admires the work of young artists as they display their artistic skills in the child rights mural painting at Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The child rights mural was a collaboration involving UNICEF, Kingston Creative and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child during Kingston Creative’s Artwalk Festival.
Young artists selected by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) bring to life the rights of the child through inspiring artwork on a mural on Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Sean Pryce Young artists selected by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) bring to life the rights of the child through inspiring artwork on a mural on Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Young artists selected by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) bring to life the rights of the child through inspiring artwork on a mural on Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Sean Pryce Young artists selected by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) bring to life the rights of the child through inspiring artwork on a mural on Water Lane in downtown Kingston. The mural was completed during the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival, in recognition of World Children's Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Chriseta Johnson, 18, sketches a family for her contribution to the child rights mural on Water Lane, downtown Kingston. She was one of 10 young artists who brought to life the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in recognition of World Children’s Day and the 35th Anniversary of the CRC. The mural emerged from a collaboration involving UNICEF, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Kingston Creative.
UNICEF Jamaica Chriseta Johnson, 18, sketches a family for her contribution to the child rights mural on Water Lane, downtown Kingston. She was one of 10 young artists who brought to life the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in recognition of World Children’s Day and the 35th Anniversary of the CRC. The mural emerged from a collaboration involving UNICEF, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Kingston Creative.
Completed mural
Sean Pryce n young artists contributed to the child rights mural on Water Lane, downtown Kingston, painted in recognition of World Children’s Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The art enthusiasts transformed their understanding of child rights into vibrant works of art and highlighted the right to religion, rest and play as well as culture, arts and language among others. The completed mural was a collaborative effort involving UNICEF, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Kingston Creative.

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