The Leonardo is a hands-on art, culture, and science center for young people and adults being developed in the heart of Utah’s capital city. The Leonardo on Wheels Documentary Arts is operated by the Center for Documentary Arts (CDA). The program designs special exhibits for display in schools, libraries, rural museums, and community centers. One of these exhibits is “Faces and Voices of Refugee Youth”, an award-winning display of 30 portraits and interviews with refugee youth. Originally developed for 2002 Cultural Olympiad, “Faces and Voices of Refugee Youth” focuses on refugee youth who attended the Salt Lake City schools between 2000 and 2002. The exhibit is organized into three sections–Flight, Haven, and Heartache and Hope to reflect the fact that refugee youth have experienced three interrelated phases in their journey from their countries of origin to the United States. The Web site includes curricula for elementary and secondary school teachers to use to education students about refugeeyouth. (Description summarized from the Web site.) (KHH)
