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 Ragoum is a traditional Bedouin weft faced tapestry weaving techniques used as supplementary decoration on the tent dividers and camel trappings and in more recent years for cushions and wall hangings. This workshop will be carried out on an adapted table top loom which is included in the workshop fee
When: Thursday mornings beginning March 15th, 4 sessions of up to 3 hours each Time: 9am – 12pm Workshop Fee: 45 KD Where: Sadu House (Arabian Gulf Street , Next to the National Museum of Kuwait) Please confirm or reconfirm your intention to participate via email or telephone: [email protected] 2243-2395 *Photo via BBC.co.uk Click HERE for more info on DAI's Cultural Season 17!
She has her own vision about the role of Saudi women in society and what they want to achieve in life. Reason, heart and soul show the way to achieve humanity and freedom. Her creative thinking will effectively and powerfully change the traditional concept of Saudi women in local and international forums. Albagshi is working as a supervisor of Art Education. Founding member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Society of Fine Arts (Jsvet), MA in Curriculum and Teaching Methods of Art Education from King Saud University in Riyadh. Exhibitions in Austria, Korea, India, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia, United Arab Emi- rates, Bahrain, Kuwait etc. 2010 she represented Saudi Arabia at the Biennale of Women and Arts in Sharjah Museum of Guenon and at the Biennale Bangladesh. 2008 Saudi Arabia Gallery in the Opera House Egypt; Museum du Montparnasse, Paris. 2010 Paris's Louvre Museum. Awards: along many others she was the first Saudi woman to receive the award for visual events within the cultural week of Hajar second festival in 2002. For more info on the artist kindly visit www.bagshiart.net
When: March 4th - March 15th Where: Gallery Tilal (Shuwaikh, Jahra Road, Al-Tilal Complex) Come enjoy a night of art by the artist Muneera Al-Rumaihi in her first solo exhibition combining the artistic techniques of collage and acrylic. Muneera is a Kuwaiti artist who developed her talent through exploring and experimenting different medias. Her artworks are deeply inspired by the human inner-self, political issues and social obligations
For more info: 2575-5866 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] "Andalusian Avenues" A Journey In The Heart of The Islamic Civilization In Andalucia With DAI2/29/2012 K'S PATH Volunteer Projects are back! Join them this weekend Friday, March 2nd & Saturday, March 3rd! Craft decor for their upcoming fundraiser event + beach clean-up + their monthly new volunteers' orientation. Not yet a volunteer? Email [email protected] to sign up! More in the note to the left! <------- Shurooq Amin is the artist who doesn’t need any introduction as in the past few years she became the absolute leader of Kuwaiti art vanguard. In her previous show “Society Girls” she unveiled explorative scenes from one half of a hidden society's world and it was an unexpected revelation that had a strong resonance on the public. In her exhibition “It’s a Man’s World” she interrogates many issues and explores the part of society that had been previously untouchable and non-debatable for its moral and social integrity, focusing on the Man, his habits, his lifestyle and his dreams. It is concurrently an unveiling of man's hypocrisy as well as a celebration of man and life.
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