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Don't miss out on these fun, fantastic & FREE shows for the whole family! :)
When: March 11th Where: Cinescape Laila Gallery, Salmiya Admission: FREE We received some sad & upsetting news from Al M Gallery regarding the FANTASTIC art exhibition of talented Kuwaiti artist Shurooq Amin. Apparently, someone contacted the authorities stating that her art was too "pornographic" or "inappropriate;" therefore, her exhibition has been suspended (???). We wish her the very best, and we hope this issue gets resolved soon so that many others can experience & enjoy her wonderful masterpieces. The hashtag #painttofreedom is currently being used via Twitter regarding the subject matter as well as matters related to censorship in the Gulf.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: An important update regarding the Exhibition of Shurooq Amin "Dear friends, We would like to thank you for having participated the Opening "It's a Man's World" yesterday night. Unfortunately, the exhibition of Shurooq Amin is temporarily suspended and for the moment we cannot release any information about the situation. We apologize for the inconvenience." Mohammed Abou El Naga is a multidisciplinary visual artist, art professor, curator and developer. Throughout his colorful career, he created award winning art projects, fulfilled his responsibility towards his community and brought up new generation of young artists with his teaching, workshop and his multitude of practices. Born in the Egyptian city of Tanta, Abou El Naga graduated with honor in 1983 from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University then received his Master’s Degree in 1992.
Abou El Naga is currently the curator of Qatar Visual Art Center. Earlier in his career he taught at the faculty of Specific Education in Cairo University where he teaches painting using nontraditional techniques that integrate different materials with the imaging and printing methods. He is also driven to the use of raw environment friendly and recycled material as he believes “it is a way of an aesthetic and a functional re-thinking opening an gateway of seeing objects from new perspectives”. In addition to his art and academic practices, Abou El Naga is using his multidisciplinary skills in the social development field. In 2002, he founded Elnafeza for Contemporary Art & Development where he trained more than 25 handicapped youngsters in using rice straws, Nile water lilies and bananas stalks for papermaking. In 2005, he became a fellow of Ashoka, the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs, which gathers all the intellectuals aiming to reduce poverty around the world. In the same context, Abou El Naga recently participated at the recent conference of TransCultural Exchange that was held in Boston. When: Mohamed Abou El Naga’s show will be opening March 5th and will run until March 15th. Where: Dar Al-Funoon Gallery, Al-Watiah-Behbehani Compound, House 28, Kuwait City (view map below) Exhibition Hours: Sunday - Thursday, 10am - 1pm & 4pm - 8pm (Fridays & Saturdays by appointment) For further info: 2243-3138 "Paige Gamble a Manhattan designer who specializes in exotic-skin clutches and totes made in Brooklyn, will be holding her first exhibition in Kuwait at Bayt Lothan on the 5th, 6th, and 7th March. The quantities are very limited, and each piece is hand crafted and unique. There are no two bags alike! The designer herself will be there at the exhibition to take special orders." *Via Confashions :)
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