Meet the artist: Selva Tachdjian.
Saturday 6/11 @ 7:00 pm

French artist Selva Tachdjian will present a short film she made titled "Letters to Vera", where she honors Palestinian Shuhada, following the death of her friend, artist Abdel Hamid el Khorti in Gaza, through an exchange of correspondence with artist Vera Tamari.
The artist is in Palestine to work on an art project about olive trees, that she will also introduce.

 

Concert: Pianist Berit Juul Rasmussen.
Tuesday 9/11 @7:00 pm

Pianist Berit Juul Rasmussen will perform works by Scandinavian composers Grieg, Carl Nielsen, & Rued Langaard. Organized by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music.

 

Meet the artist: Khaled Hourani.
Thursday 11/11 @ 7:00 pm

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.

 

Art exhibition: Lithographs of Rachid Koraοchi: “Ode to Beirut”
Tuesday 23/11

Algerian artist Rachid Koraοchi is one of the most acclaimed Arab visual artists on the international art scene. The Sakakini will exhibit works donated by him to our permanent collection: A series of prints of drawings and calligraphy, forming an art work mixing the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish’s 1980’s “Ode to Beirut”, with Koraοchi’s distinctive visual style.

 

Concert: Flutist Wissam Boustany.
Thursday 25/11@7:00 pm

Lebanese musician Wissam Boustany, who will be accompanied by Alex Szram on the piano, will perform compositions by Donizetti, Houtaf Khoury, Gabriel Faurι, Gabriel Piernι, & a composition titled “Peaced Together” written especially for Boustany by British composer Shaun Bracey. Organized by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music.
 

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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