- Lecture/Debate: Relations of Visual & Verbal Representations in Today’s Context of Social & Political Changes:

By Dr. Tom Mitchell, Professor of English & Art History at the University of Chicago. Presentation in English

** In cooperation with Bir Zeit University’s Faculty of arts.

Saturday 11/12 @ 6:00 PM.
 

- Architectural Exhibition: Jafar Touqan.

Jafar Touqan is the most internationally renowned Palestinian architect, a winner of the Agha Khan Award. The exhibition features a retrospective of 20 of his best architectural projects.

** In cooperation with the French Cultural Centers.

Sunday 12/12 @ 6:00 PM.
 

- Homage to the International Solidarity Movement:

Please join us for an evening of thanks and homage to the volunteers of the International Solidarity Movement. Featuring a short film screening, a presentation, testimonies, Q&A, & a buffet.

Thursday 16/12 @ 6:00 PM.
 

- Premiere Film Screening: “500 Dunam on the Moon”

New documentary about the Palestinian village of Ayn Hawd which was depopulated by Israel in 1948, & transformed into a Jewish artists’ colony, renamed Ein Hod, while its original inhabitants live a kilometers away in squalid conditions. Screening followed by a debate with the director, Rachel Leah Jones. (47 min. 2002)

Thursday 23/12 @ 6:00 PM.
 

- Meet the Artist: Khaled Hourani:

Khaled Hourani is a prominent visual artist and curator, who spent the summer at the UK’s Braziers 2004 International Artist Workshop. He will present images of new works he developed at the workshop, as well as the work of other international artists who participated.

Sunday 26/12 @ 6:00 PM.

The Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1996. Located in Ramallah in a restored traditional mansion, it works in three areas: The visual arts, Palestinian identity & narrative, and holding regular public activities such as: Art exhibits, concerts, literary events, film screenings, children's activities, & lectures. Http://www.sakakini.org. Telefax: (02) 298 73 75/4.

THANK YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ALL THESE EVENTS!

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