About the exhibition: 

The Rochester Art Center welcomes the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project to present a travelling exhibition exploring homemaking and memories in the portraits of Iraqi Minnesotans by Iraqi Minnesotan photographers Ahmed Alshaikhli and Jaafar Alnabi. Curated by CarryOn Homes (Peng Wu, Shun Jie Yong, Zoe Cinel), the exhibition will be held at the Rochester Art Center in the CityView Gallery from May 19, 2021 to August 29, 2021. The portraits and stories featured in Home of Memories give us a complex and intimate portrayal of what home was, is, and what it can be. We invite visitors to reflect on the theme of home by bringing a photograph to be collectively displayed on a journey wall along with a shared memory.

Participants and Lab:

Iraqi Voices is a collaborative arts storytelling lab run by the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project that pairs Iraqi-Minnesotans with professional artists to share their stories through an artistic platform. Since its start in 2012, the lab has produced 9 books, 15 award winning short documentary films and the groundbreaking theater production Birds Sing Differently Here premiering at the Guthrie Theater. The 2020 Iraqi Voices lab invited participants and photographers to look both inward and onwards as they explored home. The storytellers Lafta Abduljabbar Jassim, Rasol Albayati, Eynas Alnabi, Zena Khalil, Ronak Ali, Dhafer Abdulla, Abir Majid, and Hazha Las come together to compose a beautiful and intricate tapestry of home.

Exhibition details:

May 19th - August 29th

Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 4pm 

Admission: $5 Adults // Ages 21 & Under: Free // Members are always free

All the events associated with Home of Memories are free for all.info@rochesterartcenter.org

For more information visit: rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/home-of-memories/