The African Film Institute presents Ahmed El Maanouni’s Al Hal [Trances] Thursday, April 18 at 7pm e-flux 172 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 USA Ahmed El Maanouni’s Al Hal [Trances] is a classic of Moroccan cinema and a compelling introduction to it. While presenting itself as a music documentary on the iconic band Nass El Ghiwane, it is […]
ARCHIVES OF POWER: The Palestinian Film Archive and the Erasure of History Screening Online on artearchive.org from March 7 – 17, 2024 (Available Worldwide) Screening in-person at Anthology Film Archives from March 8-12, 2024 (Get Tickets Here) Image Credit: Off Frame (aka Revolution Until Victory) , Mohanad Yaqubi Archives, often perceived as impartial guardians of […]
ARTEEAST cordially invites you to a COOKING AND STORYTELLING DEMONSTRATION Led by Chef Hanif Sadr alongside filmmaker Gelareh Kiazand In conjunction with ArteEast’s film program, REFLECTIONS FROM THE FUTURE. Sunday March 3rd, 2024 3 – 6 pm The Knife Factory 347 Maujer St, […]
Hadi Afarideh, The Afar (still), 2015, 29 minutes REFLECTIONS FROM THE FUTURE Featuring films by Hadi Afarideh, Bahman Kiarostami, Gelareh Kiazand and Reza Sayah. Curated by Lila Nazemian, ArteEast Programs and Communications Director Online Screening: February 25-March 5, 2024 RSVP at artearchive.org Free / $5 suggested donation In-person Screening: Thursday, February 29 at 7:00pm UnionDocs 352 Onderdonk Ave, […]
This month’s Arab Film Series online program FREEDOM IN FRAMES looks at nonviolent resistance movements against the Israeli occupation by both Palestinian and Israeli activists, shedding light on real life stories that symbolise courage, determination and hope. Online Screening: Dec 14- 31 RSVP: arabfilmseries.org Free / $5 Suggested Donation Available Worldwide The program unfolds […]
It is with great excitement that ArteEast shares an Artist Spotlight interview with Mohamed Ben Soltane, whose work is currently part of our special Artist Spotlight Sale on Artsy.net/arteeast. Ben Soltane’s Contre l’Oubli (Hommage à El Mekki) is a mosaic triptych dedicated to the prominent Tunisian painter Hatem El Mekki (1918–2003). All proceeds […]
Presented in association with ArteEast’s fundraising exhibition Legacy Trilogy: Past, Present, Future. Check out works by Ganzeer and Bassem Yousri in the Legacy Trilogy exhibition on http://www.artsy.net/arteeast Speaker bios: GANZEER: Described as a “chameleon” by Carlo McCormick in the New York Times, Ganzeer operates seamlessly between art, design, and storytelling, creating what he has coined: […]
ArteEast, is pleased to co-sponsor Taking Shape: New Perspectives on Arab Abstraction, A Zoom Webinar Series Co-organized by NYU's Grey Art Gallery and Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies Session 1: The Barjeel Art Foundation and Taking Shape Thursday, May 28, 12:00 pm EDT Session 2: Arab Abstraction and Arabic Letterforms Thursday, June 4, 6:00 pm EDT Session 3: Modern Art in Algeria and Egypt Thursday, June 18, 6:00 pm EDT
Join us for the next screening in the Arab Film Series online! ArteEast partnered with the Arab American National Museum, the Arab Film and Media Institute, and Cinetopia Film Festival, to bring together a wide range of new and classic films by Arab and Arab American filmmakers. Mark your calendars for May 2nd @ 2pm EDT for the Arab World Shorts Program! RSVP to receive streaming link http://arabamericanmuseum.org/arab-film-series
The symposium Taking Shape: New Perspectives on Arab Abstraction, planned for March 2020 by ArteEast in partnership with NYU’s Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies and Grey Art Gallery, had to be cancelled due to concerns related to the spread of COVID-19, as the pandemic was just beginning to hit NYC. ArteEast conducted this interview with curator Suheyla Takesh in April 2020.