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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170319T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170326T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T104731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T104731Z
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SUMMARY:Shifting spaces & Forgotten walls
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition honoring the shifting spaces and forgotten walls of Al Shagab Street. The series of photographs and videos provide a closer look at the diversity of Qatar through the lens of street culture in the Old Al Rayyan Area. \nOpening hours: Everyday – From 9am to 6pm
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/shifting-spaces-forgotten-walls/
LOCATION:ART 29 GALLERY\, 29TH FLOOR\, W DOHA HOTEL & RESIDENCES
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170315T060000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170404T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T105334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T105334Z
UID:10000585-1489557600-1491348600@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:In Transit
DESCRIPTION:The students from VCU Richmond and  Qatar campuses selected for this exhibition examine where these modes of creativity\, intertwine\, and coexist.  In Transit creates a context for further examining the relevance of our current attitudes and offers new ways to grow and evolve creative expression in times of rapid change and displacement. \nThese bold young artists and designers are leading the way into this new territory. They will be the practitioners who create and embrace this radical change\, as they continue to innovate\, and create new technologies\, methods and philosophies. They are our audience and simultaneously our teachers. \nIn Transit is the vehicle to deliver their message! \n  \nOpening hours: Saturday to Thursday – From 9am to 5pm      Friday – Closed \nImage: Yousef Bahzad\, “Pavor Nocturnus”\, Digital print on matte paper\, 2016
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/in-transit/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR ORANGE HALL
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170317
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T111229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T111229Z
UID:10000594-1489536000-1489708799@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Tasmeem Doha 2017: Analogue Living In A Digital World
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/tasmeem-doha-2017-analogue-living-in-a-digital-world/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR\, Qatar
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170310T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170404T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T112736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T112736Z
UID:10000595-1489168800-1491348600@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:form(force)
DESCRIPTION:form(force) is an exhibition of works drawn from VCU’s campuses in Richmond and Doha. Through a wide variety of media\, including painting\, sculpture\, design\, craft\, and installation\, form(force) explores ways in which artists navigate relationships and tensions between embodied and virtual realities. \nThe selection of works evokes a circle of mimicry\, in which organic forms are patterned after technological ones\, and where technological forms emulate lived experiences in the natural world. \nOpening hours: Saturday to Thursday – From 9am to 5pm      Friday – Closed \nImage: Matthew Warren\, “u-stitch new”\, ink on backlight film\, fabricated light box\, 2016.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/formforce/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170202
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T113122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T113122Z
UID:10000596-1485907200-1485993599@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Crossing Boundaries Lecture: Dr. Hassan Radoine
DESCRIPTION:The internationalist standardized vocabularies and forms of architecture plague all of the cities in the Middle East\, with no consideration for their environmental\, ecological\, cultural\, geographical or social settings. The rich architectural diversity and uniqueness of the region\, which once offered the world architectural wonders\, has frequently been substituted with monotonous designs. \nArchitecture in the Middle East is trapped between corrective measures of its own tradition\, and imported forms. Therefore\, the complexity and diversity of the region’s cultural and geographical environments require not only smart designs\, but also engrained knowledge in order to conceive comprehensively sustainable projects. \nThis lecture is about exploring architectural frontiers on how these environments to be comprehended\, and about how contemporary design considers their contextual meanings. Dr. Hassan Radoine is an architecture curator\, critic\, educator\, author and consultant. He is currently the Director of the École Nationale d Architecture (Morocco).
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/crossing-boundaries-lecture-dr-hassan-radoine/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR ATRIUM
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170129T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170209T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T113746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T113746Z
UID:10000597-1485712800-1486683000@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:In Progress قيد الإنشاء
DESCRIPTION:With this exhibition the students consider the change that is taking place in various parts of Doha. The most noticeable “visual” of this change is in the construction work that is “In Progress” that we see in and around the neighborhoods where we live. In a city like Doha\, many neighborhoods share similar visuals. \nRather than see the idea of construction being framed as a negative aspect\, the Painting and Printmaking students want to embrace these “change” ideas through the work they are presenting at the exhibition. \nFire Station opening hours: \nSunday to Thursday: 10am – 10pm \nFriday: 2pm – 10pm \nSaturday: 10am – 10pm
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/in-progress-%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%a1/
LOCATION:FIRE STATION\, ON THE FIRST FLOOR ANNEX\, ABOVE CAFE 999
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170118T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170218T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T115328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T115328Z
UID:10000598-1484762400-1487460600@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Muhawwil (Transformer)
DESCRIPTION:These murals mark a transformation in religious discourse within Gulf societies: where once only calligraphic depictions of this nature were allowed\, today’s pop-culture and the mass-production of images have forced conservative entities to reconsider this tradition and adopt a mutated technique to convey moral advice in the form of wall paintings. This project reconstructs these paintings into animations\, so as to highlight the dilemma of representation that exists between the ancient and the modern. \nMonira Al Qadiri is part of the artist collective GCC and she will be participating in Tasmeem 2017\, VCUQatar’s biannual art conference. This exhibition is curated by Maysaa Al-Mumin\, VCUQatar Assistant Professor in Art Foundation. \nOpening hours: Saturday to Thursday – From 9am to 5pm      Friday – Closed \nSpecial thanks to the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) \nImage courtesy of Monira Al Qadiri\, “Muhawwil (Transformer)\,” Video installation\, 2014
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/muhawwil-transformer/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161124
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T130101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T130101Z
UID:10000570-1479859200-1479945599@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Crossing Boundaries Lecture: Mohamed Elshahed
DESCRIPTION:The site in central Cairo where today’s Opera House and Museum of Modern Art are located was once the country’s focal point for exhibiting national modernity. The history of the site captures a pivotal process in Egypt’s modernization: the ways in which Egyptian strategies of self-representation developed over time. In 1898 British colonial authorities held the first agricultural exhibition on the southern part of the uninhabited Gezira Island. \nFollowing the 1919 Revolution\, the site was transformed into a stage for the Egyptian government\, along with financial institutions and powerful industrialists\, to showcase national production in a variety of fields such as agricultural products\, as well as industrial goods such as textiles. Over a period of half a century the exhibition site was altered numerous times with permanent and temporary buildings and exhibition halls. This domestic development was paralleled with Egypt’s presence in international exhibitions such as the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs. \nIn Egypt and abroad the architectures of national exhibitions and pavilions\, as well as their circulated images\, were powerful tools for communicating Egypt’s modernity and progress to national and international audiences. In this lecture Mohamed Elshahed examines several examples of Egyptian exhibition architecture between 1926 and 1964\, a period framed by the rise and fall of state-led nationalist representations of Egypt. \nPhoto credit: Cairo University students building an architectural model of the exhibition grounds\, published in the Egyptian French language magazine Images\, December 1949.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/crossing-boundaries-lecture-mohamed-elshahed/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR ATRIUM
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20161109T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20161212T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T130252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T130659Z
UID:10000571-1478714400-1481585400@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Zineb Sedira: Now You See Me - Now You See Me
DESCRIPTION:The solo show of recent works included both the multi-channel video installation “Gardiennes d’image (Image Keepers)” (2010)\, focusing on the archive of Algerian photographer Mohammed Kouaci\, as well as selected works from her recent series on the routes and origins of sugar. This exhibition was curated by Holiday Powers\, VCUQatar Assistant Professor in Art History. \nThe opening of the exhibition\, in the presence of the artist\, was followed the next day by an artist’s talk in VCUQatar’s Atrium on Thursday\, November 10 at 12:15pm. \nPhoto credit: Gardiennes d’image (Image Keepers)\, 2010. Production and prize: SAM Art Projects\, 2009.  Collections: Centre national des arts plastiques\, ministère de la Culture et de la Communication\, Paris; SAM Art Projects\, Paris. Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour\, Paris/London. \nSpecial thanks to SAM Art Projects\, kamel mennour\, Paris/London and The Third Line\, Dubai
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/zineb-sedira-now-you-see-me-now-you-see-me/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20161109T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20161210T173000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T110006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T103052Z
UID:10000560-1478712600-1481391000@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Temporary Surface
DESCRIPTION:Temporary Surface refers to both the ever-changing urban landscape of Qatar and the continual manipulations of surface and mark that characterize the picture plane. \nFor the past year\, Lewis and McPherson have maintained artist studios at VCUQatar\, while also teaching and mentoring students within the Painting and Printmaking Department. The exhibition is the culmination of this nine-month period of research and practice in Qatar. \nBoth artists actively layer visual information as a form of mark-making\, bringing together drawn\, painted and photographic sources. The results range from Lewis’ large-scale photographic prints and assemblages to McPherson’s series of handmade artist books\, paintings and sculpture. \nWhile Lewis’ work is driven by experimental processes referencing science\, architecture and perspective as source material\, McPherson builds narrative and humor using unexpected combinations of figures\, text and imagery drawn from both found and collected experiences. Within each practice\, there is a strong connection between digital and handmade methods. Temporary Surface reveals observations of this particular place and time in Qatar as it reflects each artist’s approach to making and processing visual information. \nThe artists will also give a public lecture on their work at VCUQatar Room 268 on 29 April at 12:30pm.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/temporary-surface/
LOCATION:HBKU STUDENT CENTER ART GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161013
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T131020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T131020Z
UID:10000572-1476230400-1476316799@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Crossing Boundaries Lecture: Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
DESCRIPTION:UAE-based writer and art collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi discussed the political undertones of iconic artworks of the 20th century in the Arab world for the first Crossing Boundaries Lecture of the 2016-2017 year. \nFrom the Baathist regimes of Syria and Iraq to Egypt’s pan-Arabism under Gamal Abdel Nasser\, paintings and sculptures in addition to film and performance have been employed by various governments as a tool of soft power to propagate their policies to the public not only in their respective states but throughout the region and beyond. Despite this government patronage of the arts\, many artists have chosen to challenge their authorities through their art practices. This talk is an attempt to shed light on an often neglected dimension in the modern history of the Arab world. \nImage credit: Mona Hatoum\, Infinity (1991-2001)\, Barjeel Art Foundation\, Sharjah.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/crossing-boundaries-lecture-sultan-sooud-al-qassemi/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR ATRIUM
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qatar.vcu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/s_alqassemi_webtout_268x350.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160928T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20170126T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T131411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T131411Z
UID:10000573-1475085600-1485473400@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Strange Wonders
DESCRIPTION:The title of the exhibition is based on a direct quotation from one of the original Qatari oil pioneers\, Thamir Muftah. This exhibition is not only inspired by the past’s innovation and the inspiring transformation of Qatar itself\, it is inspired by the participating multidisciplinary VCUQatar artists that infuse the past\, present and the future. \nTo attend the opening reception on September 28\, kindly RSVP to: rsvp@msheireb.com \nhttp://www.msheireb.com/en-us/home/msheirebmuseums.aspx \nOpening hours: \nSunday – Closed \nMonday – From 9am to 5pm \nTuesday – From 9am to 5pm \nWednesday – From 9am to 5pm \nThursday – From 9am to 5pm \nFriday – From 3pm to 9pm \nSaturday – From 9am to 9pm
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/strange-wonders/
LOCATION:THE COMPANY HOUSE\, MSHEIREB MUSEUMS\, DOWNTOWN DOHA
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160907T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20161022T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T132344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T132344Z
UID:10000574-1473271200-1477179000@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:ISSUE ISME
DESCRIPTION:Through a menagerie of imagery and iconography\, the artists reflect a mirror-like vision of some darker truths\, or mis-truths\, that exist within us all.The exhibition will feature a series of works by each artist in several mediums\, combining fine art\, stencil\, and traditional batik techniques. In addition\, two wall-sized graffiti murals will be created collaboratively; one during their weeklong stay at VCUQatar\, and a second “live” mural during the opening of the event. \nThis exhibit is curated by Melanie McClintock\, who previously collaborated with the artists on a two-year project\, Indoartamiks\, in Bayat\, Indonesia\, to inspire innovation in traditional crafts through graffiti. \nOpening hours: \nSaturday to Thursday – From 9am to 5pm \nFriday – Closed
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/issue-isme/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160502T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160502T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T133454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T133550Z
UID:10000575-1462204800-1462231800@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Commencement 2016
DESCRIPTION:The speech by the keynote speaker\, Arnold Wasserman\, can be downloaded  \n\nhere.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/commencement-2016/
LOCATION:HBKU STUDENT CENTER
CATEGORIES:Commencement
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160501T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160528T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T134339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T134339Z
UID:10000576-1462123800-1464478200@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Class of 2016 Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The VCUQatar BFA + MFA Exhibition is a celebration of the creative achievements of our graduating students and provides the opportunity to preview Qatar’s emerging talent in the fields of graphic\, fashion & interior design\, painting & printmaking\, and design studies. \nThe MFA exhibition will be held until May 28.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/class-of-2016-exhibition/
LOCATION:ROOM 390 (BFA EXHIBITION) & VCUQATAR GALLERY (MFA EXHIBITION)
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160412T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160414T193000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T134838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T134838Z
UID:10000577-1460485800-1460662200@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:REACH: Fashion Show
DESCRIPTION:“Reach” showcases the work of VCUQatar fashion design sophomores\, juniors and seniors\, launching graduates into professional careers. The show will present a lineup of distinct and individual creative looks that the students have researched\, experimented with\, and now present for the audience. \nRami Al Ali\, a Syrian-born fashion designer currently based in Dubai will be the guest designer. He will be in attendance at all three shows and will showcase his most recent ready-to-wear collection. His designs are popular with celebrities and athletes around the world and have been worn by Beyoncé\, Natasha Beddingfield\, Kerry Washington and Petra Nemcova. \nTickets are sold out \nDates \n12 Apr – 14 Apr 2016\n6:30pm ‐ 7:30pm \nEntry \nPaid – Ticket required \nLocation \nMulti-Purpose Hall\, The Gate Mall
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/reach-fashion-show/
LOCATION:SALAM\, THE GATE MALL
CATEGORIES:Fashion Show
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160411T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160630T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T141022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T141022Z
UID:10000578-1460397600-1467329400@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Art and Medicine
DESCRIPTION:VCUQatar and Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar are proud to present an exhibition by students working at the intersection of art and medicine. The students spent a semester in a ‘learning laboratory’ which sought to conduct research on the disparate but connected practices of art and medicine through a series of interdisciplinary collaborations. The research project allowed the students to take part in innovative\, interdisciplinary pedagogies that explore methods\, materials and tools that transcend their respective disciplines. \nThe work will be on display from April 12 to May 14.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/art-and-medicine/
LOCATION:HBKU STUDENT CENTER
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qatar.vcu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/small-tout-ArtMedecine.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160410T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160416T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T141551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T141551Z
UID:10000579-1460311200-1460849400@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Gina Hunt
DESCRIPTION:With the generous support of the Qatar Foundation\, The Painting and Printmaking Department is proud to showcase the VCUQatar Fellowship and the work of this year fellow Gina Hunt. Each year the program selects two artists at varying stages of their careers to become artists in residence at VCUQatar. \nGina Hunt makes abstract paintings as an interdisciplinary platform to research the complexities and subjectivity of vision.  Her solo exhibition Liquid Crystal + Polymer features a body of work that involves screens as a conceptual platform for investigation. While in residence at VCUQatar\, Hunt has been researching screens of different scales\, from the barely perceptible grid of the digital screen\, to the small\, tessellated grid of the warp and weft of textiles\, to the architectural patterns of window screens\, which our bodies inhabit and physically encounter. \nThe exhibition will feature a new body of work initiated and completed while in residence at VCUQatar\, including large-scale paintings and installation. \nwww.gina-hunt.com
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/gina-hunt/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qatar.vcu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ginahunt.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160407
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T063046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T063046Z
UID:10000580-1459900800-1459987199@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Rethinking Design: A luxury metadesign brand
DESCRIPTION:Milan-based fashion designer Kristina Spirk considers that behind every great design\, there is an even greater story. \nAs designers we are trained and given special skills to invent and create new products to increase consumption. But in the 21st century do we really need new products? Should we continue to function as designers of the past or should we find a way to reinvent the process of design? \nSpecializing in luxury womenswear\, Kristina Spirk combines her vision with metadesign principles to spearhead her second fashion label\, Decontoured.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/rethinking-design-a-luxury-metadesign-brand/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR ATRIUM
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160327T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160403T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T063650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T063650Z
UID:10000581-1459101600-1459726200@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Nastassja E. Swift
DESCRIPTION:With the generous support of the Qatar Foundation\, The Painting and Printmaking Department is proud to showcase the VCUQatar Fellowship and the work of this year fellow Nastassja E. Swift. Each year the program selects two artists at varying stages of their careers to become artists in residence at VCUQatar. \nAlluding to feelings of doubt and anxiety\, I Keep Repeating it Over and Over in My Head features work that illustrates both the reaction to experiencing racism and\, subsequently\, the desire to construct the right identity in order to achieve acceptance. Consisting of needle-felted faces and woven hair\, the exhibition combines conventional and unconventional uses of fiber processes and materials. Nastassja fuses memories from her childhood with fictional responses that depict provocative self-portraits and narratives. \nThis group of work is an accumulation of the conceptual development and research during her residency in Qatar.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/nastassja-e-swift/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160324T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160515T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T064430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T064452Z
UID:10000453-1458844200-1463355000@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Domestic Affairs
DESCRIPTION:Domestic Affairs is a travelling exhibition which explores the house as an interface to our social\, economic and political lives. Our home is not just the place where we live; it is a place where we encounter friends and strangers\, where we exchange goods and services\, where we engage or influence political systems\, and where we participate in the global community. \nThe house is a home to a paradox. It houses the simultaneous desire to share private matters in the public realm and to seek privacy in public. While we install wifi-blocking technology\, we invite unknown guests to rent one of our rooms for a night or two. \nInitiated by Bureau Europa and curated by Giovanni Innella and Agata Jaworska\, this third edition of Domestic Affairs is in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQatar) and the Doha Fire Station – Artist in Residence. \n__________________________ \nFire Station Opening Hours: \nSaturday – Thursday from 10:00am to 8:00pm \nFriday from 2:00pm to 8:00pm
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/domestic-affairs/
LOCATION:GARAGE GALLERY AT FIRE STATION
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160315
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T064948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T063941Z
UID:10000455-1457913600-1457999999@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Jeff Koons: Shine
DESCRIPTION:Jeff Koons earned renown for his public scupltures\, such as the monumental floral scuplture Puppy (1992)\, shown at Rockefeller Center and permanently installed at the Guggenheim Bilbao. Another floral sculpture\, Split-Rocker (2000)\, previously installed at the Papal Palace in Avignon\, Chateau de Versailles\, and Fondation Beyeler in Basel\, was most recently on view at Rockfeller Center in 2014. \nKoons has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of this cultural achievements. Notably\, Koons received the Governor’s Awards for the Arts “Distinguished Arts Award”from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; the “Golden Plate Award” from the Academy of Achievement; President Jacques Chirac promoted Koons to Officier de la Legion d’Honneur; and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored Koons with the State Department’s Medal of the Arts for his outstanding commitment to the Art in Embassies Program and international cultural exchange.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/jeff-koons-shine/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR ATRIUM
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160302T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160321T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T065602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T065602Z
UID:10000457-1456941600-1458603000@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:@las
DESCRIPTION:The artwork of Doha-based cartoonist @khalidalbaih first became well-known during the Arab Spring when one of his images of Hosni Mubarak went viral. Today\, he publishes his cartoons under Creative Commons licensing on social media at “Khartoon!” This exhibition focuses on the ways in which technology is activated to provide a platform for activism in Albaih’s work. \nA conversation between @khalidalbaih with Jonathan Guyer\, contributing editor at the Cairo Review of Global Affairs\, will be held at VCUQatar Gallery on Tuesday\, March 15 at 6pm. This event is free and open to public. \nThe exhibition is curated by Holiday Powers\, VCUQatar Assistant Professor.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/las/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160225T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160318T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T070219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T070219Z
UID:10000459-1456417800-1458343800@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:House of Sweden
DESCRIPTION:The House of Sweden project proposal is designed to deliver the best possible solutions that allows the Swedish Embassy in Doha to create a stronger emphasis on its presence in Qatar. Mentors: Dr. Erik Johan Granberg and Dr. Kevin H Woolley. Students: Bashayer Al-Naimi\, Najoud Al-Khal\, Aysha Al-Solaitti\, Hissa Bujaloof\, Kaisha Bickley\, Abir Zakzok\, Mark Bermejo\, Sherin Karawia\, Dana El Masri\, Thuraya Alomar\, We’am Afify\, Betina Jensen\, Sally Ghazi and Theekshani Perera. \nThe scuplture project was a collaboration among junior students from Painting and Printmaking department and seniors from the Interior Design Students. The project was aimed at producing scupltural pieces that were conceptualized from objects found in Qatar. Mentor: Richard Blackwell. Students: Afnan Al-Mulla\, Aisha Al Fadhala\, Nagiya Moideen\, Noor Al Thani\, Sara Al-Buainain\, Shouq Al-Mana\, Shurooq A Al-Jalabi\, Yousuf Bahzad and Maha Almaslamani.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/house-of-sweden/
LOCATION:HBKU STUDENT CENTER (FORMER TRIBE SPACE)
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160222
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T070644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T070644Z
UID:10000461-1456012800-1456099199@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Film: A Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar in partnership with the U.S. Embassy\, award winning documentary filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett and acclaimed film producer Alix Madigan-Yorkin talk about their passion\, achievements\, inspirations and journeys thus far. Moderated by VCUQatar Assistant Professor Jesse Ulmer. \nMichael Rossato-Bennett is a documentary filmmaker. At present\, his company is in production on four documentaries. Alive Inside looks at the lack of music in nursing homes and asks questions about how we care for elders. This film will be available to screen as part of his programming of the Discover America Week. \nAlix Madigan-Yorkin produced Winter’s Bone\, directed by Debra Granik and starring Jennifer Lawrence\, which was the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for best dramatic feature at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She was nominated for an Academy Award in 2011 for best picture for Winter’s Bone and the film received three other nominations. It also won The Gotham Award for Best Picture and won two Independent Spirit Awards. Currently\, Alix is a staff producer for Anonymous Content\, a multimedia company based in Los Angeles. \nThis event is presented as part of Discover America Week being celebrated from February 15 to 22\, 2016.  For more on this event and others during Discover America Week\, visit: qatar.usembassy.gov/discoveramerica.html.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/film-a-conversation/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR ATRIUM
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160124T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160225T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T071114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T071114Z
UID:10000463-1453658400-1456443000@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Home
DESCRIPTION:The “Home” project is part of an ongoing exploration surrounding the idea of the domestic landscape\, developed in the multidisciplinary Art Foundation program at VCUQatar. \nFirst-year students in the Drawing Studio were directed by Professor Jesse Payne to pursue inquiries around personal objects and experiment with various mark-making techniques in order to translate domestic experiences into their work. This body of work represents a distinct approach to drawing around the meaning of home from a diverse and multi-cultural perspective. \nThis exhibition is a collaboration between VCUQatar\, the U.S. Embassy in Qatar and the American Chamber of Commerce Qatar in support of Discover America Week Qatar 2016 (February 15 to 22). \nCelebrating the U.S.- Qatar Partnership\nQatar 2016\n#USAWeek2016
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/home/
LOCATION:HBKU STUDENT CENTER ART GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160120T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20160223T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T071658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T071658Z
UID:10000465-1453312800-1456270200@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:2016 Faculty Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The 2016 Faculty Exhibition provides faculty members at VCUQatar\, through a juried selection process\, the opportunity to present their creative research and artistic endeavors to the public. \nThis exhibition is a collaboration between VCUQatar\, the U.S. Embassy in Qatar and the American Chamber of Commerce Qatar in support of Discover America Week Qatar 2016 (February 15 to 22). \nCelebrating the U.S.- Qatar Partnership\nQatar 2016\n#USAWeek2016
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/2016-faculty-exhibition/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR GALLERY
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160112
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230320T072355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T072355Z
UID:10000467-1452470400-1452556799@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Luc Tuymans
DESCRIPTION:Belgian artist Luc Tuymans is often referred to as one of Europe’s most influential painters. He is a leader amongst a new generation of figurative painters\, widely credited with having contributed to the revival of the painting in the 1990s. His use of photographic source material is a basis for his signature figurative paintings\, which transform mediated film\, television\, and print sources into examinations of history and memory. \nTuymans takes his subjects from major historical events and everyday objects\, though his approach to all images is analytical. His work has been presented as the focus of several retrospectives\, including at the Tate Modern\, 2004\, the Wexner Center for the Arts\, 2009\, and BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels in 2011 and Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga\, Spain (2011). \nThe lecture coincides with an exhibition of his works at Qatar Museums Gallery ALRIWAQ through 30 January 2016.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/luc-tuymans/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR ATRIUM
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20151130T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20151207T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T075653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T080041Z
UID:10000544-1448906400-1449531000@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:We’re In The Same Room
DESCRIPTION:Artists: Habeeb Mohammed Abu-Futtaim\, Corinna Seto\, Ayaz Abdur Rauf\, Fatima Mohammed\, Fatima Elzahraa and Nagiya Moideen. \nAs senior students from the Painting and Printmaking department at VCUQ prepare to graduate\, they learn and explore the different ways in which they can present their work as a part of their broad and versatile curriculum. This show is the outcome of an all-student effort in realizing and putting together the students’ personal investigations thus far. \nThe six senior students represent an expansive array of works within a holistic discipline. In these explorations the students have been invested in over the last three years\, a rather diverse spectrum of ideas have been developed. Distinctive languages and methodologies have been explored and accomplished. Within these inquiries we find the use of color as an abstract language\, vivid visualizations of memories\, collection of data as a means of exerting presence\, attempts of institutional critique on beliefs\, identity and nations through examination of historical narratives. \nVCUQatar and Katara Art Center share a vision for an artistic community in Qatar that embraces\, supports and champions the work of emerging young artists. Through numerous previous collaborations between VCUQatar and Katara Art Center students and faculty have been enriched and their work brought to new audiences through exhibitions\, book launches\, film screenings\, internships and workshops. \nwww.kataraartcenter.com
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/were-in-the-same-room/
LOCATION:KATARA ART CENTER\, PROJECT SPACE – BUILDING 5\, KATARA CULTURAL VILLAGE
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20151121T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20151121T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T130300
CREATED:20230317T080153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T080153Z
UID:10000545-1448118000-1448148600@qatar.vcu.edu
SUMMARY:Zwara 2015: Open House at VCUQatar
DESCRIPTION:The Open House will run from 3pm until 6pm on Saturday 21st November. \nWhat you can do:\nworkshops / exhibitions / demonstrations / admissions counselling / activities for kids and families / campus tours \nFind out about:\ngraphic\, fashion & interior design\, art history\, painting & printmaking\, interdisciplinary design studies
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/zwara-2015-open-house-at-vcuqatar/
LOCATION:VCUQATAR BUILDING
CATEGORIES:Open House
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