Hamrah Arts Club is a free, multilingual arts and mentorship program for youth ages 9–17. Intended to foster intercultural solidarity and build a network of support through art, play, and gathering, the program has grown primarily with Afghan and Syrian youth and more recently, Hispanic and Latinx youth. The program was founded by Nazafarin Lotfi in 2021 and has been hosted in MOCA since 2022. Sirilak Rottler and Mariel Miranda have been co-organizers of Hamrah Arts Club since Fall 2024.

About Sirilak

Sirilak is a teaching artist and an MA student in Art and Visual Culture Education at the University of Arizona. An Asian/Thai American, she grew up as an immigrant and an English language learner. She now studies asset-based approaches to community development and works with immigrant communities across Tucson. She was a former citizenship instructor to adult learners of other languages for 5 years. She has been working with Hamrah Arts Club since 2022.