Drawing a smile
Throughout the holy month of Ramadan, the Smile Institution at the Mahmoud Khalil Cultural Centre is organising an artistic festival for orphans and children with special needs under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. Physiotherapists are supervising the artistic workshops, which run daily for two hours before iftar—the sunset meal which breaks the Ramadan fast. They are working together with members of the museum education group to guide the special-needs children in the correct use of their fingers, hands and feet.
To draw a smile on their faces, the Ministry of Culture is presenting, parallel to the workshops, throughout the month of Ramadan, the widely popular operetta al-Leila al-Kebeera (The Grand Evening) at the Gomhouriya puppet theatre.
New masterpieces
For the sixth year in succession, the
The exhibition, which is entitled Masterpieces VI, is an opportunity for art lovers to keep abreast of the current art scene in
Honouring achievement
Until 25 September the Masar Gallery in Zamalek is presenting its second exhibition with works by some of the finest contemporary Egyptian artists. The exhibition comprises 60 works by 21 artists in the realms of portraiture, sculpture and photography, and aims at honouring distinguished Egyptian artists such as Mounir Canaan and the sculptor Adam Henein. The exhibition shows the evolution of generations of artists following Taha Hussein, Leila Ezzat, Canaan and Henein and moving on to Adel al-Siwi and Mohamed Abla. This collective exhibition presents some of the landmarks of the generations which define the Egyptian art movement today. The exhibition also features new talents such as Asmaa al-Nawawi and her paintings of contemporary women and photographer Ahmed Mahfouz. These new artists have proved their potential to be stars among the well-established artists of the future.
Pakistani exhibition
Within the framework of strengthening the cultural ties between Egypt and Pakistan, the head of the plastic arts sector in the Culture Ministry, Mohsen Shaalan, earlier this month opened an exhibition by the Pakistani artist Samina Ali Akhtar at the Karma Ben Hanie’ centre in Ahmed Shawqi Museum in Giza. The exhibition contains 29 paintings by the artist, who was born in 1961, all executed in collage. Akhtar’s work is a fusion of contemporary with nostalgic images of history; with her paintings moving backwards and forwards in time. She does not capture the past as an inspiration, but rather it seems to haunt her. The exhibition closed on 12 September.
Suq Okaz
Suq Okaz was the famous poetry forum held in
Works on display range between paintings, calligraphy, and silver handmade ornaments; all reflecting folk Egyptian traditions with their simplicity, spontaneity, and aesthetics.
Folk and spirit
Inspired by the holy month of Ramadan, Picasso art gallery in Zamalek,