Established in 2014, DNA raises money to fund school projects through its initiative, Art for Change, a national child art competition which aims to forge links between young people in privileged and underprivileged communities. Students who can afford to pay a registration fee to participate in the competition. Their fees are then used to enable a child from a marginalized background to enter for free. Further proceeds from the competition are used to fund other educational projects run by DNA. To date, 11,500 students have participated in the competition and over 5,000 students have benefited from donations of art materials. Through DNA, Hassan also supports the construction of libraries in under-resourced schools, and funds various college and university student internship and volunteer programs.
“I am very excited to meet and connect with all the amazing young individuals who are doing great work in their communities and collaborating with them to make a lasting change through collective action.” ~ Hassan
You can learn more about Discovering New Artists by visiting their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DiscoveringNewArtists/ or by visiting their webpage at http://discoveringnewartists.org/artforchange/.