This week I'm teaching a unit on "Pinwheels For Peace" (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com) in collaboration with our Peace assembly to be on the International Day of Peace, Sept. 21. Instead of just teaching about design elements like line, shape, and pattern, it occurred to me (as I sat down to write this) to wonder if there are any visual artists participating in the International Day of Peace. This is what I found so far: nada. Then it occurred to me to enlarge my serch criteria to include words like "human rights" and "Amnesty International." Findings: http://www.artistsforhumanrights.org/test/artistexhibitny06.htm shows images of artwork with descriptions!
http://www.witness.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=88&Itemid=239 six prints by contemporary artists like: Kiki Smith! Cai Gou-Qiang! William Wegman! Great images, only one not suitable for kids. Just what I was looking for.