<\/h4>\nThe Infinite & The Finite<\/em>: Khaled Akil<\/h4>\nApril 25 \u2014 June 25, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, UAE \u2014<\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nIstanbul-based Khaled Akil will be presenting his most recent body of work in a first solo exhibition in the UAE at the Ayyam Gallery. Akil, an Aleppo-born multimedia artist who initiated his career in photography and gradually liberated himself through different media, creates his compositions through infinite strata, one atop the other using intuition and memories to find balance in the relationship between cause and effect. His work brings time and space together through medium and concept, putting all his tools together to tackle the immensity of the universe.<\/p>\n
The artist aims to depict the unseen, the felt, and the omnipresent in this exhibition.<\/p>\n
\n![\"Radiant](\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Radiant-Matter-The-Mosaic-Rooms.jpg\")
<\/a>Radiant Matter, The Mosaic Rooms<\/a>, London.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRadiant Matter: online talk
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\nApr 30, Online \u2014 <\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nJoin the Mosaic Rooms<\/a> for an online talk by scholar\u00a0Jill Jarvis\u00a0to examine the role of art and literature as a witness to trauma endured by Algerians during and after French colonization. Jarvis\u2019 academic research foregrounds aesthetic works as testimony of the toxic radiance that French nuclear imperialism imposed in the Sahara. Departing from Jarvis\u2019 book\u00a0Decolonizing Memory: Algeria and the Politics of Testimony,<\/em> the discussion will explore how art and literature rewrite history, dispute state authority to arbitrate justice, and cultivate a porous archive for imagining decolonized futures.<\/p>\n
\n![\"Every](\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Every-Brilliant-Thing-play-Ahmed-El-Attar.jpg\")
Ahmed El Attar’s adaptation of Every Brilliant Thing<\/em><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nE<\/em>very Brilliant Thing<\/em>: Ahmed El Attar\u2019s Arabic Adaption of Duncan Macmillan\u2019s Play<\/h4>\nMay 1 \u20143, The Black Box, NYUAD, UAE \u2014<\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nEvery Brilliant Thing<\/em>, adapted and directed by Ahmed El Attar, is a play about all the things worth living for, in an hour of life and humor that talks about mental health.<\/p>\nOriginally published in the UK in 2013,\u00a0Every Brilliant Thing<\/em>, written by Duncan Macmillan<\/a>, became an international sensation. It was translated into Arabic by Ahmed El Attar, as part of a bigger project:\u00a0Theatre in translation \u2013 Contemporary European Theatre in Arabic<\/em>, which aims at translating a total of 24 contemporary plays by European playwrights to Arabic.<\/p>\nThe performance on May 1 is followed by a post-show Q&A with the artist, moderated by Abhishek Mujamdar, Associate Arts Professor of Theatre, NYU Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arab-Women-in-the-Arts-SF-and-NY.jpg\")
AFMI<\/a>‘s Arab Women in the Arts showcase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe 4th Annual Arab Women In The Arts Showcase
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\nMay 2\u20145 in New York and May 9\u201412 in the San Francisco Bay Area, with online programming from May 3\u201412 \u2014 <\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nArab Women in the Arts<\/a>\u00a0is AFMI<\/a>\u2019s annual showcase to honor generations of Arab women who have excelled in and revolutionized all forms of artistic expression, with a highlight on the incredible Syrian filmmaker Soudade Kaadan<\/a>.<\/p>\nThis year\u2019s event will emphasize identity and connections to home or homeland, with themes such as food, sustenance, soil and the concept of self-reliance. It will showcase the innovative and creative work of both established and up-and-coming artists in film, poetry and the visual arts from across the Arab world, the larger SWANA region and the diaspora.<\/p>\n
All proceeds from the 2024 edition of Arab Women in the Arts will be donated to Palestine Legal<\/a>, an independent organization dedicated to protecting the civil and constitutional rights of people in the US who speak out for Palestinian freedom.<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Palestine-Vision-fundraiser-for-UNRWA-in-Gaza.jpg\")
<\/a><\/strong>Palestine Vision
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\nMay 7, Notting Hill, London \u2014<\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nBethlehem Cultural Festival<\/a> presents an evening of Palestinian music, in which renowned Palestinian musicians will be traveling from all corners of the world to celebrate the indomitable Palestinian culture. The event will be introduced by playwright and director Ahmed Najar from Gaza and Abdelfattah Abusrour, director of the Alrowwad Centre for Arts and Culture in Palestine.<\/p>\nArtists include El Far3i<\/a> (Jordanian drummer and rapper) Tamer Nafar<\/a> (Haifa-based actor, writer and rapper), Yaz<\/a> (UK-based Palestinian singer), Bashar Murad<\/a> (Paris-based Palestinian singer), Faris Ishaq<\/a> (Bethlehem-based; Palestinian nay master, musician, and composer), and noorxo<\/a> (Chicago-based Palestinian\/Jordanian singer and songwriter). Lina Sleibi, the Bethlehem-based Palestinian singer will join virtually.<\/p>\n
\n![\"Farah](\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Farah-2020-from-the-series-50-Years-Later-Courtesy-of-Rania-Matar.jpg\")
<\/a>“Farah,” from the series 50 Years Later, 2020 (courtesy of Rania Matar).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLouder Than Hearts: Women Photographers from the Arab World and Iran<\/h4>\n
May 9 \u2014 Oct 4, Middle East Institute, DC, US \u2014 <\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nThe art exhibition \u201cLouder Than Hearts,\u201d\u00a0curated by Rania Matar, takes its name from a book of poems on love<\/a> and loss by \u00a0Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck. It showcases the work of ten women artists from the Arab world and Iran, who capture the resilience, strength, beauty, and creativity of women in the region, often in the face of great adversity.<\/p>\nThe Egyptian, Iranian, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Saudi, and Yemeni photographers represented in the show explore the diversity of experiences and personal narratives told by women across a vast geographic area. The works underscore the shared humanity of women, weaving together the threads of personal and collective life experiences while providing insights into the artists’ perspectives and realities, as well as their strengths and vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n
\nOpen Days of the Workshop of Artists in Exile
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\nOngoing \u2014Apr 26, Paris, France \u2014more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/836834061\nThe workshop of Artists in Exile opens its doors for a festive celebration featuring exhibitions, performances, screenings and concerts. Attendees will have the opportunity to discover new works and meet the artists.<\/p>\n
\n<\/h4>\n![\"Chaos](\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chaos-is-a-flower-image.jpg\")
<\/a>Chaos is a Flower<\/em> <\/a>exhibition at San Mei Gallery, London.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nChaos is a Flower<\/em><\/h4>\n
April 25 \u2014 June 25, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, UAE \u2014<\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Istanbul-based Khaled Akil will be presenting his most recent body of work in a first solo exhibition in the UAE at the Ayyam Gallery. Akil, an Aleppo-born multimedia artist who initiated his career in photography and gradually liberated himself through different media, creates his compositions through infinite strata, one atop the other using intuition and memories to find balance in the relationship between cause and effect. His work brings time and space together through medium and concept, putting all his tools together to tackle the immensity of the universe.<\/p>\n The artist aims to depict the unseen, the felt, and the omnipresent in this exhibition.<\/p>\n Apr 30, Online \u2014 <\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Join the Mosaic Rooms<\/a> for an online talk by scholar\u00a0Jill Jarvis\u00a0to examine the role of art and literature as a witness to trauma endured by Algerians during and after French colonization. Jarvis\u2019 academic research foregrounds aesthetic works as testimony of the toxic radiance that French nuclear imperialism imposed in the Sahara. Departing from Jarvis\u2019 book\u00a0Decolonizing Memory: Algeria and the Politics of Testimony,<\/em> the discussion will explore how art and literature rewrite history, dispute state authority to arbitrate justice, and cultivate a porous archive for imagining decolonized futures.<\/p>\n May 1 \u20143, The Black Box, NYUAD, UAE \u2014<\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Every Brilliant Thing<\/em>, adapted and directed by Ahmed El Attar, is a play about all the things worth living for, in an hour of life and humor that talks about mental health.<\/p>\n Originally published in the UK in 2013,\u00a0Every Brilliant Thing<\/em>, written by Duncan Macmillan<\/a>, became an international sensation. It was translated into Arabic by Ahmed El Attar, as part of a bigger project:\u00a0Theatre in translation \u2013 Contemporary European Theatre in Arabic<\/em>, which aims at translating a total of 24 contemporary plays by European playwrights to Arabic.<\/p>\n The performance on May 1 is followed by a post-show Q&A with the artist, moderated by Abhishek Mujamdar, Associate Arts Professor of Theatre, NYU Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n May 2\u20145 in New York and May 9\u201412 in the San Francisco Bay Area, with online programming from May 3\u201412 \u2014 <\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Arab Women in the Arts<\/a>\u00a0is AFMI<\/a>\u2019s annual showcase to honor generations of Arab women who have excelled in and revolutionized all forms of artistic expression, with a highlight on the incredible Syrian filmmaker Soudade Kaadan<\/a>.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s event will emphasize identity and connections to home or homeland, with themes such as food, sustenance, soil and the concept of self-reliance. It will showcase the innovative and creative work of both established and up-and-coming artists in film, poetry and the visual arts from across the Arab world, the larger SWANA region and the diaspora.<\/p>\n All proceeds from the 2024 edition of Arab Women in the Arts will be donated to Palestine Legal<\/a>, an independent organization dedicated to protecting the civil and constitutional rights of people in the US who speak out for Palestinian freedom.<\/p>\n May 7, Notting Hill, London \u2014<\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Bethlehem Cultural Festival<\/a> presents an evening of Palestinian music, in which renowned Palestinian musicians will be traveling from all corners of the world to celebrate the indomitable Palestinian culture. The event will be introduced by playwright and director Ahmed Najar from Gaza and Abdelfattah Abusrour, director of the Alrowwad Centre for Arts and Culture in Palestine.<\/p>\n Artists include El Far3i<\/a> (Jordanian drummer and rapper) Tamer Nafar<\/a> (Haifa-based actor, writer and rapper), Yaz<\/a> (UK-based Palestinian singer), Bashar Murad<\/a> (Paris-based Palestinian singer), Faris Ishaq<\/a> (Bethlehem-based; Palestinian nay master, musician, and composer), and noorxo<\/a> (Chicago-based Palestinian\/Jordanian singer and songwriter). Lina Sleibi, the Bethlehem-based Palestinian singer will join virtually.<\/p>\n May 9 \u2014 Oct 4, Middle East Institute, DC, US \u2014 <\/strong>more info<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The art exhibition \u201cLouder Than Hearts,\u201d\u00a0curated by Rania Matar, takes its name from a book of poems on love<\/a> and loss by \u00a0Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck. It showcases the work of ten women artists from the Arab world and Iran, who capture the resilience, strength, beauty, and creativity of women in the region, often in the face of great adversity.<\/p>\n The Egyptian, Iranian, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Saudi, and Yemeni photographers represented in the show explore the diversity of experiences and personal narratives told by women across a vast geographic area. The works underscore the shared humanity of women, weaving together the threads of personal and collective life experiences while providing insights into the artists’ perspectives and realities, as well as their strengths and vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n Ongoing \u2014Apr 26, Paris, France \u2014more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/836834061\n The workshop of Artists in Exile opens its doors for a festive celebration featuring exhibitions, performances, screenings and concerts. Attendees will have the opportunity to discover new works and meet the artists.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Radiant Matter: online talk
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nE<\/em>very Brilliant Thing<\/em>: Ahmed El Attar\u2019s Arabic Adaption of Duncan Macmillan\u2019s Play<\/h4>\n
\nThe 4th Annual Arab Women In The Arts Showcase
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/a><\/strong>Palestine Vision
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/a>Louder Than Hearts: Women Photographers from the Arab World and Iran<\/h4>\n
\nOpen Days of the Workshop of Artists in Exile
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<\/a>Chaos is a Flower<\/em><\/h4>\n