ArteNews & Events

  • MOHAMAD SOUEID RETROSPECTIVE
    MOHAMAD SOUEID RETROSPECTIVE

    Posted: Feb 17, 2022

    MOHAMAD SOUEID RETROSPECTIVE Screening Online: March 3-13 RSVP at artearchive.org Free/ Suggested donation $5 Video pioneer, cinema auteur, and television producer Mohamed Soueid has collected stories from his compatriots for most of his adult life. Widely regarded as Beirut’s first video artist, Soueid films defy categorization. Soueid has also worked as a film critic and […]

  • ARTEEAST AUDIENCE SURVEY
    ARTEEAST AUDIENCE SURVEY

    Posted: Jan 28, 2022

    We’d love to hear from you! As we plan for the future, we invite you to share your thoughts about ArteEast: what programs have you loved, what would you like to see, whether you are ready to attend events again in person. Please take a few minutes to take our audience survey, we look forward to […]

  • Posted: Dec 2, 2021

    THANK YOU to all who contributed to ArteEast on #GivingTuesday! We are grateful for the support of the ArteEast community. Gifts to support ArteEast make our programs possible, and enable us to realize our mission, building bridges of understanding through the power of art. **It’s not too late to donate! Click here to learn about ways to […]

  • Nov 30 is GivingTuesday!
    Nov 30 is GivingTuesday!

    Posted: Nov 29, 2021

    On GivingTuesday, November 30, individuals worldwide will come together to contribute to real change in our communities. ArteEast invites you to join us on this global day of generosity.  Your donation to ArteEast, no matter the amount, can make a difference! 

  • Artist Spotlight Sale: Mohamed Ben Soltane
    Artist Spotlight Sale: Mohamed Ben Soltane

    Posted: Oct 1, 2021

    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 […]

  • RECONSTRUCTING HISTORIES 
    RECONSTRUCTING HISTORIES 

    Posted: Sep 3, 2021

    RECONSTRUCTING HISTORIES examines the role of the documentary in representing the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) through the experimental works of three important Lebanese post-war artists/filmmakers: Walid Raad, Jayce Salloum, and Mohamad Soueid.  Online Screening: Sept 16-19 This program is available for audiences worldwide. FREE WITH RSVP / suggested donation $5: artearchive.org The Lebanese Civil War officially ended […]

  • New! Unpacking the ArteArchive online platform
    New! Unpacking the ArteArchive online platform

    Posted: Aug 6, 2021

      ArteEast is pleased to announce our new Unpacking the ArteArchive online platform! Unpacking the ArteArchive highlights ArteEast’s film and video archive,  presenting curators’ selections from the ArteArchive in dialogue with contemporary voices. ArteEast’s ArteArchive is a valuable yet currently inaccessible film and video collection. Unpacking the ArteArchive allows important, mainly independent, video and filmmakers […]

  • Keep up with ArteEast!
    Keep up with ArteEast!

    Posted: Jun 9, 2021

    Keep up with ArteEast! Follow us on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/arteeast/ Twitter: twitter.com/arteeast Facebook: www.facebook.com/arteeast #ArteEast

  • Queer-y-ing Arab Queerness panel discussion with apex art
    Queer-y-ing Arab Queerness panel discussion with apex art

    Posted: May 6, 2021

    Join us Saturday, May 8 at 2 PM EDT for the online panel discussion Queer-y-ing Arab Queerness in partnership with apexart To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-y-ing-arab-queerness-tickets-150109785409 Panelists: Dr. Andrew Gayed is an Egyptian-Canadian art historian and researcher interested in Middle Eastern contemporary art, queer theory, identity politics, and migration/diaspora studies. As a Visiting Scholar at NYU’s Centre […]

  • ArteEast’s Legacy Trilogy exhibition March 7 – April 30 on artsy.net/arteeast
    ArteEast’s Legacy Trilogy exhibition March 7 – April 30 on artsy.net/arteeast

    Date: Mar 07, 2021 - Apr 07, 2021

    ArteEast is proud to present the Legacy Trilogy series of exhibitions celebrating the organization’s legacy as a forum for contemporary art practices from the MENA region. This fundraising exhibition consists of three parts: Past, Present, and Future, March 7 – April 30, 2021 on artsy.net/arteeast. CHECK OUT THE LEGACY TRILOGY EXHIBITION CATALOGUE! The Past edition features […]