Not About Bombs
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YOU ARE INVITED TO THE OPENING RECEPTION OF
NOT ABOUT BOMBS A collection of contemporary works by eminent female Iraqi artists exploring an identity in flux.  From Baghdadi/Mem Wars by Sama Alshaibi and Dena Al-Adeeb
DATE: Friday, February 3, 2012 (Facebook event page here) TIME: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. LOCATION: Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Can’t make it to the Opening Reception? The exhibit is open at Intermedia Arts from February 3 to March 3, 2012. Also watch for information on other exhibit programming.
Given the Western obsession with gender issues in Middle Eastern societies, it is no surprise that women have taken center stage in the rhetoric of Western media. This has been fueled even more by the role women are playing in the tumultuous Arab Spring uprisings. Unfortunately, not much has shifted in the controlled and contrived representation of Iraqi women by Western media. Factor in a contemporary art world that is generally male dominated and often ignorant of the Middle East, and the cards are stacked against this lesser-known perspective.
NOT ABOUT BOMBS addresses how a female perspective can fit into the modern context of turmoil and conflict through art and avoid falling into the typical ways that women are represented… and misrepresented. The women in this exhibit contribute art that is visually and conceptually accomplished, but unpredictable and emotionally engaging. Because if anything, as a long, drawn-out, mind-numbing war comes to a “close,” emotional investments in Iraq are few and far between. NOT ABOUT BOMBS will open at Intermedia Arts on February 3rd, 2012 and run through March 3rd, 2012. The exhibit will feature photo-based works by 5 contemporary, Iraqi female artists. The 5 artists have exhibited artwork worldwide and have been selected for this exhibit based on aesthetic quality and conceptual depth. Featured Artists: Sama Alshaibi, Dena Al-Adeeb, Sundus Abdul Hadi, Tamara Abdul Hadi, and Julie Adnan.
We hope to see you at the exhibit!
SUPPORT THE EXHIBIT
The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) is presenting this exhibit and is looking for community donors and sponsors in order to supplement the exhibit programming, as well as cover the costs of the exhibit. If you or your business are interested in this exhibit, please consider a donation to help cover the following costs:
While the cost of producing this exhibit is partially covered through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, we are reaching out to our support network to help make the exhibit possible and to increase our reach to underserved communities: women refugees, immigrants, youth, veterans, and others. We believe this exhibit will provide an important, unheard perspective on the war and would like to invite you to be a part of it.
Click here if you would like to make a donation to support this work.
The exhibit builds on IARP’s two previous presentations bringing Minnesotan artists together with other American artists and Iraqi artists in dialogue on the Iraq War. These two exhibits were The Art of Conflict at Tarnish and Gold Gallery in August, 2010 and Navigating the Aftermath at the University of Minnesota in February, 2011, and touring across the state of Minnesota in the summer and fall of 2011.
Thank you for your support!
Tricia Khutoretsky Program Manager / Curator, Iraqi Art Project tricia@reconciliationproject.org 612.978.5566 Kathy McKay Executive Director kathy@reconciliationproject.org 952.545.9981 |
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This activity is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Co-Presented by Intermedia Arts.
This presentation is a part of Intermedia Arts’ Catalyst Series.
Opening reception sponsor: Bryant Lake Bowl
Media Sponsors:
Pax Christi Twin Cities Women’s Art Institute, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN Twin Cities Peace Campaign
The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) supports reconciliation between Iraqis and Americans through art, education, health and cultural exchange programs. Based in Minneapolis, MN, IARP has hosted high-quality exhibits in the Twin Cities and outstate Minnesota for five years. IARP partners with local universities, social service organizations, and other arts organizations to bring arts programming to refugee, immigrant, veteran, rural, and youth populations. IARP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
IARP works closely with our nonprofit partner in Iraq, the Muslim Peacemaker Teams (MPT). In addition to arts programming, IARP and MPT also provide opportunities for Americans to directly support the basic needs of Iraqis through water, sanitation, and healthcare projects, and facilitates the sharing of expertise among Iraqi and American professionals to help rebuild a country devastated by war. |
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