Hundreds gathered for the 13th Annual ARTvocacy event - an art exhibit and naturalization ceremony honoring World Refugee Day. It was an inspiring showing of support and solidarity with local refugee communities.

ARTvocacy is presented in partnership by the IRC, Jewish Family Service, and Lutheran Community Services NW. Thank you to La Marzocco, KEXP, A/NT Gallery, and Seattle Office of Arts & Culture for their generous support of ARTvocacy and to our fantastic event-day volunteers, including photographers James Rooney and Ardalan Ghahari who contributed the beautiful photos below. Last but not least, we extend our deepest gratitude to all of the participating artists for generously sharing their artwork and their stories with the community.

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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: Ardalan Ghahari/IRC
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Photo: Ardalan Ghahari/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: Ardalan Ghahari/IRC
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Photo: Ardalan Ghahari/IRC
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Photo: Ardalan Ghahari/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC
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Photo: James Rooney/IRC