Art for Darfur is a movement in Dallas of students, artists, activists, faith communities, educational institutions and non-profit organizations who recognize the power of art to raise funds and awareness for the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Art for Darfur was founded in 2007 by a group of student activists at Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a one-night, silent auction to benefit the Genocide Intervention Network's civilian protection program in Darfur, Sudan.

In 2008, the student activists at SMU hosted the second Art for Darfur silent art auction to benefit the humanitarian aid relief programs of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Art for Darfur in 2008 raised just over $10,000 sent directly to relieve the suffering of people in Sudan.

On Sunday, April 18, Art for Darfur 2009 raised $11,079.50 for Amnesty International's advocacy and education programs for Darfur. The funds were earmarked to Amnesty International's Darfur campaign. To this end, the funds will help finance Amnesty's research missions to Darfur, produce creative Darfur-specific materials, support the work of Amnesty's Darfur Advocacy Director, and bring educational and advocacy resources to our activists so that they have the capacity to bring awareness about the situation in Darfur to millions of people.