Caux Arts and Peace Encounters

Caux Arts and Peace Encounters

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CAUX, CH — The 2026 Caux Arts and Peace Encounters brought artists, peacebuilders, policymakers and academics together in what organizers describe as a “living laboratory.” Rather than holding another conference about peace, participants experiment with how creativity, empathy and imagination can actually change peacebuilding practice. The program explicitly puts diplomats in situations where they learn…

Black-and-white drawing by Käthe Kollwitz depicting a group of women and children gathered closely together, their faces conveying weariness, protection, and shared grief.

Artists Don’t Erase Tragedy, They Help Us Continue Living After It

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Last week was hard. Each morning seemed to bring another reminder of how fragile our common life has become. We mourned beloved artists whose work had quietly accompanied us for decades. Floods, fires, and storms swept away homes and livelihoods. Civilians were assaulted in cities that once felt ordinary. Political decisions continued to unsettle institutions…