Thanks to those cards, those albums, those colors, and those pencils, a group of children and teenagers in Tanzania will now be able to draw the world around them or create imaginary figures and landscapes, imagining a life full of color and beauty as only art can.

The teachers and students of the Cagliari Academy of Art know this well, having just finished collecting fine art and medicines a few weeks ago, which were then sent to a missionary organization in Tanzania.

Thanks to these "work tools" and other educational materials, children will be able to try their hand at drawing and other artistic techniques. The collection was carried out in collaboration with the Sant'Elia 2003 cooperative, which manages the Lazzaretto hospital in Cagliari.

"We are delighted that with this initiative, however small, these children can experience art and spend a few hours of happiness," emphasizes Stefano Obino, director of the Cagliari Academy of Art. "We believe that art, in all its forms, should not only be a tool for conveying social issues and solidarity in general, but should also be at the service of people, infusing their lives with a little beauty."

The Cagliari Academy of Art has participated in several initiatives in recent years . Last May, it participated in the Steampunk and Inclusion project promoted as part of the La Grande Jatte event in Cagliari: a group of students embellished prosthetics for the disabled, creating wearable works of art. Also a few months ago, a charity evening was organized with live painting and the sale of original works to raise funds for the "Il sorriso di Pie" association, which promotes initiatives for the Hematology-Oncology department of the Businco Hospital in Cagliari.

The collaboration with "Il sorriso di Pie" has been repeated over the years, as the Academy had already organized the sale of original drawings during exhibitions dedicated to Diabolik and Leo Ortolani and his Rat Man. The funds raised were used to purchase, among other things, comfortable chairs for the waiting room on the sixth floor of the Businco Hematology Department and a computerized stretcher. "Our intention is to make art and social issues go hand in hand," Obino explains. "A comic, a drawing, but also a painting, a sculpture, a book, can open windows onto new worlds, telling stories that make people think as well as dream. . If our work can help improve someone's living conditions, if it can bring a smile to a child or a family, we are ready to put our brushes and pencils at the service of others."