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Art for Amnesty
Art for Amnesty CLG is an independent, Irish registered Company Limited by Guarantee established in 2002 to bring together artists of all disciplines to support and promote the work of Amnesty International.

Art for Amnesty was conceived and promoted by Irish barrister and lifelong Amnesty International member Bill Shipsey as a global project to co-ordinate the strong historical support by artists for Amnesty International.

Its creation was endorsed and supported by then Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan and financially supported until 2007 by Amnesty Australia, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, U.K. and U.S.A. Since 2007 it has been funded by its supporters and projects independently of any [[Amnesty International] financial support

From its inception it has been lead by Bill Shipsey who is supported by a Board of non-executive Directors with decades of experience of work with Amnesty International at International Secretariat, Section and Board levels. The current non-executive board is comprised of Barbara Bartoli (Italy), Jenny Bulbulia (Ireland), Stephanie Feeney (U.S.), Gaby Smyth (Irish)and Josefina Solomon (Argentina).

Since June of 2016 it has worked exclusively with Amnesty International Sections and some Amnesty International 'hubs'. Over the course of the past two decades it has conceived, produced and executed some of the largest and most impactful global artist lead projects in support of Amnesty Interntional.

Art for Amnesty top 20 projects…

1.	Instant Karma/Make Some Noise Album ==

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== 2.	‘Ambassador of Conscience’ Award 3.	Bronze Memorial Busts 4.	‘Freedom Flight’ Drone Film 5.	‘Toast to Freedom’ Song 6.	‘Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde’ Film 7.	Windows On Elsewhere Book and Exhibition 8.	Memorial Aubusson Tapestries 9.	Azulejo Murals 10.	‘Anything Can Happen’ Poetry Book 11.	‘Small Places Tour’ 12.	‘Electric Burma’ Concert 13.	‘Eleanor’s Dream’ Concerts 14.	‘I Welcome’ Prints and Stories 15.	‘Havel’s Place’ Benches 16.	Concert Tour ‘Tabling’ 17.	‘Freedom Candle’ 18.	Magnum ‘Exhibition in a Box’ 19.	‘In the time of shaking’ Art Sale and Exhibition 20.	‘Human Chain’ for Refugees in the Dolomites

Instant Karma/Make Some Noise Album