OurVoice at the “Drop of Life” Art Exhibition

On October 22, 2022, on the occasion of Algeria’s National Blood Donation Day, the OurVoice platform took part in organizing an art exhibition and competition entitled “Drop of Life”, in coordination with the Annaba School of Fine Arts, the Wilaya Blood Transfusion Center in El Bouni, the Algerian Federation of Blood Donors – Annaba Office, Orkids Incubator, OurAction, a local association supporting people with anemia, and Al Hikma Medical Analysis Laboratory.

Held at the Wilaya Blood Transfusion Center in El Bouni, the event brought together art and social solidarity. A collection of artworks created by students from the School of Fine Arts was exhibited, with the competition focusing on artworks designed to raise awareness of the importance of blood donation and encourage people to contribute to this humanitarian cause.

The event also provided another valuable opportunity to test the OurVoice application in a real-world setting. Visitors were invited to share their artistic interpretations through voice recordings using the application. This added a new dimension to the exhibition, transforming visitors from simple spectators into active participants who could express their personal understanding and impressions of the artworks through their voices.

At the same time, an open blood donation campaign was organized for visitors to the exhibition, allowing the event to combine artistic expression with humanitarian action and use art as a means of raising awareness about the importance of blood donation.

Al Hikma Medical Analysis Laboratory supported and funded the event. Its contribution went beyond supporting the organization of the exhibition: the laboratory also took the initiative to purchase all the artworks submitted by the participating students on behalf of the Algerian Federation of Blood Donors. This unexpected decision provided the young artists with financial benefits and added an important positive dimension to their participation in the artistic and humanitarian initiative.

For the OurVoice team, the event represented a valuable field experience. It provided an opportunity to interact directly with the public, observe how visitors responded to the concept of voice-based art interpretation, and collect practical feedback that contributed to the improvement and development of the platform.

The “Drop of Life” exhibition therefore became a meaningful experience combining art, voice-based expression, public awareness, blood donation, and social solidarity, while also creating an unexpected and valuable opportunity for the participating young artists