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Artist Debra Van Poolen spent a month at the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem in Beit Sahour, Palestine. There she learned about the West Bank’s natural history and amazing biological diversity, along with the present day decimation of the land. Her sensitive paintings and drawings reflect this reality.
“Suspended Time was conceived as a way to understand the status quo of image production twenty years after the signing of the Oslo Accords in Washington, D.C. in 1993. The idea of producing short films around this concept came from our disability in seeing where we are standing today, both politically and cinematically.”
Forty four artists interpret Mahmoud Darwish’s poem “And We Have Countries” using a variety of media and working within the constraints of 6 by 8 inches of format.
Sharif S. Elmusa reads from his newly published book of poems, “Flawed Landscape,” and his contribution to the anthology of Palestinian literature, “Seeking Palestine.”
Anna Rychter-May (1865-1955, b. Regensburg, Germany) was an early twentieth century artist known for her watercolors of Palestine. She lived and painted in Jerusalem from the 1920’s to 1955. This rare collection is loaned for exhibition to Gallery Al-Quds by Hanan and Farah Munayyer and the Palestinian Heritage Foundation.
Friday, October 10, 2014 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The Jerusalem Fund For Palestinians, trying to travel from the West Bank to Jerusalem is a journey made almost impossible by checkpoints and restricted permits. For those who want to be reunited with loved ones and sick relatives, get to hospital for medical treatment, and … Read more
Friday, September 26, 2014 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. EST The Jerusalem Fund Drawing on a family history of video-taping, Mahdi Fleifel offers an intimate glimpse into theAin el-Helweh refugee camp in Lebanon—a settlement of less than a square mile, home to over 70,000 people and in existence for more than 60 years. This is where Fleifel spent his formative years … Read more
“Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba” documents a disappearing artistic and cultural tradition with over three hundred photographs showing individual pieces, rare images of women wearing their jewelry with traditional dress, and the various regions in Yemen where author Marjorie Ransom did her field research.
Lebanese-American artist Helen Zughaib exhibits her latest work in “Fractured Spring,” a series of paintings, calligraphy and installations exploring the implications of the Arab Spring.
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