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Suwarna, meaning “our pictures” in Arabic, is an exhibition of photography taken by the participants in “Triple Exposure,” a public art project at Tomorrow’s Youth Organization (TYO) in Nablus in the northern West Bank, in which Palestinian boys and girls, ages 10 to 16, use their cameras to capture their homes, neighborhoods, schools, friends, hobbies and daily moments of beauty.
The Kashmir shawl has been characterized by the boteh (or buta, meaning flower), the principal motif with which the shawl is associated. This repetitive curvilinear shape has been known by many names since its first appearance on shawls in the eighteenth century – most famously called paisley.
Walking through the piles of fallen leaves this morning I realized that we are fast approaching the season of fairs and festivals. Here at the Gallery we are participating too, with a special exhibition that not only educates but also entrances the gift-givers among us.
Jewelry designer Suad Raja showcases a collection of Yemeni-inspired silver jewelry. Ms. Raja’s contemporary jewelry creations preserve the mystical, spiritual and social symbolism inherent in Yemeni and Arab art and culture.
Fall in Washington brings a number of art fairs, formal and informal. For me, it is a good way to scout potential exhibitors for the Gallery. There are many talented Arab American artists working in the DC area and not enough venues.
With the Washington heat, it is hard to believe we are looking at Fall. But September brings us the beginning of an exciting new season of exhibitions at the Gallery. While Bassima Mustafa’s deep images of olive groves continue to cool us off in through September, I will be in Texas visiting the contemporary art galleries with a view to an exhibition here in the future.
Palestinian-Texan artist Adam Chamy explores identity, myth, and home through a series of family portraits and installation works that weave themes of migration, roots, and belonging.
New Jersey photographer Bassima Mustafa’s Whispers of Palestine revisits her family’s olive groves, to trace Palestine through its land and architecture, which she feels are integral to understanding the country and its history.
In this work Nadira Araj used playing cards to form the set of each of the UN Security Council (SC) resolutions concerning the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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