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Go topSOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: MELISSA GRONLUND For the past few weeks, an array of works have spread out across Sharjah: an installation of Nima Nabavi’s precise geometric drawings, a video collaboration between musician Sami Yusuf and poet and filmmaker Nujoom Al Ghanem, and Ahmed Keshta’s pencil installations. They’re part of the annual Sharjah Islamic Art … Continued
SOURCE: BROOKLYN DAILY BY: JULIANNE McSHANE It’s a tale of two Syrias. A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum spotlights the different experiences of refugees fleeing to and from Syria. “Syria, Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart,” now on display at the Museum, contrasts a collection of ceramics discovered in the early … Continued
We talk to the Syrian artist about reviving the arts scene in Golan and their collaboration with Palestinian artists at Qalandiya International SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: MELISSA GRONLUND With a kindly face and greying hair, Wael Tarabieh gives off the slightly rueful air of a long-time teacher who can’t yet retire. Tarabieh is an artist who lives … Continued
Israel has expanded the reach of its cultural theft beyond the historic borders of Palestine, to various Arab countries around it SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST EYE BY: NADA ELIA As a settler-colonial country, Israel has industriously sought to erase the existence of the people indigenous to the land it occupies, so as to better appropriate aspects … Continued
SOURCE: HARTFORD COURANT The Unitarian Universalist Society: East (UUS:E) will host two events that showcase the struggle of Syrian refugees through art. On Sunday, October 28, 2018, 6-8 p.m. there will be an artist’s reception, talk back, and celebration in the UUS:E meeting room. The focus will be twofold: an artist’s reception for “Adeebah; My … Continued
SOURCE: PRI BY: ADELE SIRE Samir Constantini would have been born in France, but his Syrian mother insisted on traveling back home to Damascus just to give birth. Even though Constantini grew up in France, he never lost his affinity for his parents’ culture, including a love for an ancient household staple — Aleppo soap. … Continued
SOURCE: NEXT CITY BY: RACHEL KAUFMAN Fifteen U.S. organizations will receive a combined $2.3 million in funding to “strengthen relationships among Muslim and non-Muslim neighbors” through arts and cultural projects.The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art has been making these direct grants since 2014 under the name “Building Bridges,” Inside Philanthropy reports. (Previously, the foundation awarded grants … Continued
SOURCE: ART NEWS BY: CLAIRE SELVIN The Sharjah Art Foundation in the United Arab Emirates has opened an installation of the London-based collective Random International’s work Rain Room (2012). The work, which will now be permanently sited at Al Majarrah Park, is the first in a series of projects that the Sharjah Art Foundation has slated for various … Continued
Syrian Migration Series, #7 by Helen Zughaib, 2017 © By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer April is National Arab American Heritage Month. It’s this wonderful time of the year when joy and optimism become contagious. While flowers are blooming and birds are returning to their homes, we are reminded of one other spring which started … Continued
By: Mario Habashy/Arab America Contributing Writer The result of a ten year intergovernmental deal between France and the United Arab Emirates is, at last, coming to fruition. The stunning Louvre Abu Dhabi became open to the masses on in November of last year. The new Louvre boasts galleries that contain pieces from the ancient Egyptian … Continued
SOURCE: BROADWAY WORLD BY: BMWW NEWS DESK The Global Fridays Fall 2017 season at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) closes with Dead Are My People. Playwright Ismail Khalidi’s staged reading will be performed by Noor Theatre and features live musical accompaniment led by Hadi Eldebek. The performance takes place at AANM in the Aliya Hassan Auditorium at 8 … Continued
SOURCE: NPR About eL Seed’s TED Talk Using Arabic calligraphy, eL Seed paints messages of hope on the sides of buildings. He says the beauty of Arabic script — even if you can’t read it — can change negative perceptions of Arab culture. About eL Seed French-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy … Continued
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