Artists For Morocco raise quake donations through creations

Following the devastating earthquake that hit Morocco on  September 8, a number of prominent Moroccan artists and photographers launched the “Artists For Morocco” relief print sale, to help raising resources to fix the damage to homes near the epicenter.

The new collective “Artists for Morocco” has been formed to gather money for crucial on-the-ground aid of the earthquake victims.

The project assembled 26 established and up-and-coming Moroccan photographers and painters, who displayed and sold some of their best work to the public to raise money for the earthquake relief fund.

The Amal Women’s Training Center, a Marrakesh-based women’s charity that provides food to victims in need, and the Rif Tribes Foundation, an NGO that works to send help and support to the devastated distant villages, will both get the full proceeds from the recently launched print sale by Artists for Morocco.

“Anas Ouaziz and Ismail Elaaddioui took the initiative and invited 26 Moroccan photographers and artists the day following the earthquake. The plan was to make money by selling reproductions of our images,” according to Salaheddine El Bouaaichi, a participant in the project, who spoke with Hespress EN.

“The picture I submitted is one of my most treasured ones; it tells a story and, in my opinion, accurately captures our Moroccan childhood,”  said El Bouaaichi.

Moroccan photographer Marouane Beslem shared with Hespress EN his contribution to the “Artists For Morocco” Print Sale.

Artists For Morocco is a collective led by Moroccan GQ Middle East editor-at-large Samira Larouci, photographer Anass Ouaziz and designer Ismail Elaaddioui. Featured artists include Hassan Hajjaj, Meriem Bennani, Yto Barrada,  Mous Lamrabat, Ilyes Griyeb, Hanane El Ouardani, Mounir Raji, Rida Tabit, Ismail Zaidy, Jinane Ennasri, Yoriyas Yassine Alaoui, Yassine Sellam, Mehdi El Mallali, Abdela Igmirien, Ismail Elaaddioui, Marouane Beslem, Mohamed Amine Houari, Ali El Madani, Salaheddine El Bouaaichi, Fatimazohra Serri, Joseph Ouechen, Iman Zaoin, M’hammed Kilito, Seif Kousmate, Imane Djamil.