The Arab Film Fest Collab virtual film festival runs Dec 3-13! ArteEast, the Arab American National Museum (AANM), Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI), and Mizna collectively present the Arab Film Fest Collab, December 3–13, 2020. With programs featuring films, panel discussions and performances from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), the AFFC highlights Arab, Afro-Arab and Black SWANA voices, capturing the complexity of the […]
ArteEast, in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute and Cinetopia Film Festival is pleased to present the latest screening in the Arab Film Series Online Employing impressive cinematic techniques and anchored by a tour-de-force performance from newcomer Mariam Al Ferjani, Beauty and the Dogs presents a gripping moral conundrum […]
AANM, ArteEast and NYU’s Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies are excited to come together to present Alternative Archives: Discourses and Disruptions, a series of events that will explore themes of storytelling, archiving and evolving technologies in the digital world as they relate to the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region. These programs are part of two broader thematic series from the Kevorkian Center titled Digital Forays and Global Uprising. For more information or to RSVP for all sessions, visit https://alternativearchives.org
Toronto Palestine Film Festival: Resisting Borders Short Film Program Available starting 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 $5 (Canadian dollars) More info + Tickets ArteEast is pleased to co-present the short film program Resisting Borders with the Toronto Palestine Film Festival (happening online Sept. 23-29, 2020). Audiences around the world can enjoy this program with on-demand availability for […]
SAVED FROM THE WATERS: FILMS BY SAFAA FATHY Tamaas/Earth Arts Justice, ArteEast, and Maysles Documentary Center present nine films by Egyptian/French poet and filmmaker Safaa Fathy that offer a window into Fathy’s expansive body of work and practice. Present in her films as both poet and documentarian, Fathy deftly and tenderly brings to light searingly […]
Tune in for free, exclusive screenings followed by chat talkbacks. RSVP today to receive streaming links by email a few hours before each screening.
Join us a for an afternoon symposium Taking Shape: New Perspectives on Arab Abstraction Friday, March 13, 1:00–5:00 pm Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center (enter at 32 Waverly Place, or 31 Washington Place for wheelchair access) Free of charge, no reservations, seating is limited. Photo ID required for entrance to NYU buildings. Until the late 1960s, […]
ArteEast is pleased to co-host, together with the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates in New York City, an Authors Talk for 14-year-old Emirati author, Aysha Al Naqbi – the youngest published author from the U.A.E. Moderated by Bill Bragin, Executive Artistic Director of The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi and leading figure in the arts in […]
Join us for an exploration of APF Fellow and ArteEast Artist-in-Residence Rashwan Abdelbaki's work at the Manhattan Graphics Center. Rashwan is a Syrian-born multi-media artist specializing in painting, etching, and engraving.This event is free, and open to the public. Rashwan is a Syrian-born multi-media artist specializing in painting, etching, and engraving.This event is free, and open to the public.
Join us Thursday, March 2nd at the Metropolitan College of New York for a talk with ArteEast Artist-in-Resident Rushwan Abdelbaki.
