No Boundaries Art Project
No-Boundaries is a nonprofit organization based in New York City. Founded by Ms. Baitong Yan while she was a student at Teachers College, it aims to promote the future generation’s global awareness and social responsibility through art education.
Since its establishment in 2016, three annual international art exhibitions have been held in China, the United States, France, Brazil and Kenya through the platform of Columbia Global Centers and The United Nation. More than 10,000 children from 15 countries participated the annual international exhibition in the past three years.
No-Boundaries is committed to encouraging youth participation in the arts and to improving their productivity, creativity, and imagination in order to:
- Raise Global Awareness
We provide an international educational platform for children around the world to communicate with each other participate in significant cultural exchange. We aim to educate global citizens who are willing and eager to participate in a better future.
- Improve Social Responsibility
Through our extensive network of exhibitions and art by the world’s youngest citizens, we encourage our young artists to become more aware of themselves and their place in the increasingly globalized world. We hope that, through shared art, they learn to understand, respect, and cherish one another’s differences.
- Encourage Expression through Art
We believe in art as one of the world’s most effective communication tools; these exhibitions will promote the imagination, creativity, and productivity of our young artists.
FALL 2018, ONE TREE, ONE CITY
The first No Boundary exhibit at Reid Hall was co-organized by the No-Boundaries Committee and Columbia Global Centers | Paris. Launched on February 1, 2018 it targeted young artists from kindergarten to high school all around the world. The theme in 2018 was "One Tree, One City," and exhibits took place in Beijing, Paris, New York, Nairobi, Rio, displaying 100 real paintings/drawings from youth and children around the world. It also showcased all artworks that aligned with the vision and theme of No-Boundaries a through digital exhibition hall and online gallery.
FALL 2019, A DROP OF WATER
In 2019, the theme is "A Drop of Water." In Paris, young artists participated in a collage workshop and an exhibit of 100 real paintings/drawings/collages. A conference on the importance of water to our everyday lives will accompany the exhibit.