Syrian artists exorcise demons of war
On the sidelines of the Lebanese BIPOD festival of contemporary dance, 11 Syrian choreographers presented projects showcasing the scars of war
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D-CAF concludes festival with creative performances that provoke thought
Read More →Iran to sue over Hollywood films like Argo: lawyer
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last month criticised Hollywood as a “totally political” machine that propagates policies brewed in Washington.
Read More →Creating new faces from discarded paper
The workshop will focus on teaching participants to use recycled materials like paper to create papier mache and different assemblage techniques.
Read More →Elmatrah removes all obstacles to art
Elmatrah’s services include specialised workshops in painting, drawing, pottery, poetry, photography, jewellery, silk and screen painting
Read More →Artists needed for residency programme in Italy
The application deadline is on 18 January and only online applications are accepted
Read More →Asa7by: documenting Egyptian internet culture through art
To understand the artwork displayed you will not only have to have a basic knowledge of popular memes and of the many jokes that show up on the various social media but also of Egyptian pop culture and politics. To be specific, by internet humour we mean internet memes, and one of the more famous ones in Egypt is known as ‘Asa7by’, from where the exhibition gets its name.
Read More →Online gallery ArtsMart launched
“We had the idea in 2009 to create a space where up and coming artists could display their work, since it is hard to find galleries that will show work of young artists,” Mowafy said. “At the same time it is not easy for interested buyers to find affordable art; many people are looking to find something to hang on their wall but are not in the market to buy investment art.”
Read More →PhotoCairo 5 to open across seven different venues
The programme includes a lineup of exhibitions, a symposium, two screening programmes, a mentorship programme and a publication. Like their previous work Hydrarchy, the project is based around an art exhibition which focuses on art’s ability to “discuss and provoke the movement of people.
Read More →Saving Gaza, one T-shirt at a time
Kamar believes very strongly in the Palestinian cause and wanted to create a line of custom-made T-shirts that declare support to Gaza, in the hope that it could go viral in other places around the world.
Read More →Egyptian pop culture in 8-bit
The exhibition is a nostalgic journey for anyone who was a gamer as well as anyone with an interest in seeing pop culture through art.
Read More →Egyptian artists shine at the Quito Biennale
The Biennale ran from the 2 to 14 October and upon its conclusion, Salama was given the top prize in the installations section of the Biennale while Serry was awarded a special prize for photography with watercolours.
Read More →ArtBeat Festival: A cultural meeting point
The band was astonished by the Mansoura audience, who sang along with the German lyrics, without understanding what they were saying. “The audience was the best public I have ever played for,” said Max Gaier, vocalist.
Read More →TransDance experiments in visual and audio art installations
The room had no furniture save for the sofa, a high ceiling, a large doorway but no door, one open window, a wooden floor, dim lighting and a strange symmetry. The audience sat on the floor, taking in the performance that was meant for their hearing, their imagination, perhaps even their memories, but never their vision.
Read More →TransDance: Puzzling and confrontational art at the British Council
“None of these pieces have ever been seen in Egypt, or anywhere in the Arab speaking world, we only know the outcome of the change they initiated. By asking Cuena to reenact some of the famous pieces the audience got to experience a live performed trip through history.”
Read More →TransDance: Prints of Presence challenges familiarity
The piece was simple: Koschinski would paint, while Abdel Sabour would recite poetry – her own – and act it out. Meanwhile, a normally timid audience would be asked to participate and “jump in” according to Koschinski, whenever they felt like it.
Read More →ArtBeat: four days of arts, crafts and live music
The idea was to create a comprehensive arts festival which featured different kinds of art and was free and accessible so different people can attend. The second aim was to break the hegemony of Cairo and bring a cultural event to other cities in Egypt, especially those that have large culture scenes such as Alexandria, Mansoura and Minya. Finally, it was important to us to have a festival that was both local and international, with a focus on supporting independent local music in Egypt as well as bringing international music to Egypt.
Read More →Re-Art recycling workshop: create a masterpiece from scrap
“..we thought, well, we could use this material. We all have a lot of things in our houses that we do no longer use, like newspapers or magazines and glass jars. We can use them in creative ways,” Zanzer said.
Read More →Suez national museum open to public on 24 October
Suez is a marginalised city, even by Egyptian standards. While it is no secret that most of the nation’s funds go to our major two cities, Cairo and Alexandria, any resident of Suez will tell read the rest…
Read More →CirCairo: Cairo Circus festival returns
The shows will include both traditional and modern forms of circus entertainment, and feature acrobatics, fire shows, magic and comedy shows.
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