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SUMMARY:Semester Exchange Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, VCU welcomes VCUarts Qatar to the Monroe Park campus in Richmond for Qatar Week\, an exchange between the VCUarts Richmond and VCUarts Qatar campuses that showcases the success of the overseas branch and its researchers\, alumni\, students and faculty\, and promotes new areas of collaboration between the two campuses. VCUarts Qatar held its first Qatar Day event in Richmond in 2002\, which evolved into a week-long program. \nQatar Week 2023 is hosted by VCUarts Dean Carmenita Higginbotham and VCUarts Qatar Dean Amir Berbić and will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the overseas branch campus of VCUarts with a series of events and opportunities to network and interact. \nDo you often wonder what it’s like for VCUarts students to study and live in Qatar?\nAnd what do students from the Qatar campus feel about learning and living in Richmond?\nThen you don’t want to miss this! This is an excellent opportunity to hear the first-hand accounts of our students from both campuses who made the most of our Semester Exchange Program. \nLocation: Pollak Building\, Room 520 at VCU.\nDate: October 10\, 2023\, 12 p.m. (EDT) \nPlease note: this event will take place at VCU in Richmond.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/semester-exchange-dialogue/
LOCATION:VCU Richmond\, Virginia\, USA
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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SUMMARY:Legacy & Horizon
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, VCU welcomes VCUarts Qatar to the Monroe Park campus in Richmond for Qatar Week\, an exchange between the VCUarts Richmond and VCUarts Qatar campuses that showcases the success of the overseas branch and its researchers\, alumni\, students and faculty\, and promotes new areas of collaboration between the two campuses. VCUarts Qatar held its first Qatar Day event in Richmond in 2002\, which evolved into a week-long program. \nQatar Week 2023 is hosted by VCUarts Dean Carmenita Higginbotham and VCUarts Qatar Dean Amir Berbić and will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the overseas branch campus of VCUarts with a series of events and opportunities to network and interact. \nLegacy & Horizon\nFeaturing VCUarts Qatar’s Alumni and Art Foundation Students \nCoinciding with the 25th anniversary of VCUarts’ branch campus in Qatar\, the two exhibitions serve as inspiring snapshots of the creative journeys that students make at VCUarts Qatar – from their introductory Art Foundation year to their evolution into career-ready Alumni. \nThe opening will take place on October 9 at 5pm EDT. \nLocation: the Anderson at VCU. \nPlease note: This event will take place at VCU in Richmond.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/legacy-horizon/
LOCATION:VCU Richmond\, Virginia\, USA
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:this Sand is made of Stars/this Sea is made of Pearls - Horizon Historiographies
DESCRIPTION:this Sand is made of Stars/this Sea is made of Pearls – Horizon Historiographies  \nThis exhibition presents the work of 39 VCUarts Qatar alumni\, with contributions from three Art History graduates\, all of whom now enjoy success in their respective fields. Currently spread over the globe\, it reunites them as they celebrate 25 years of the University’s creative existence in Qatar. \nThe poetic title of the exhibition is inspired by these alumni\, their projects and the country in which they studied – Qatar.  \nTheir works are presented as a curated series of narratives or historiographies and are reminiscent of the local fables of Al Khor\, tales that were once narrated when people gathered around a fire\, keeping memory and faith alive. \nBased on the common themes that are found within each work\, the exhibition develops across four chapters:\nThe Sacred\nThe Water (Sea)\,\nThe Land (Sand)\nThe Self & The Other \nThe exhibition is curated by award-winning curator Hesperia Iliadou Suppiej\, Ph.D. Suppiej Iliadou lives and works in Venice\, Italy\, teaching the MA Curatorial Practice program at the European Institute of Design in Florence. She specializes in museum and curatorial studies. A museum consultant\, she is a member of the International Council of Museums and the only woman elected to the Europa Nostra Industrial and Engineering Heritage Committee\, thus far.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/this-sand-is-made-of-stars-this-sea-is-made-of-pearls-horizon-historiographies/
LOCATION:MATHAF
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Commencement 2023 Livestreaming
DESCRIPTION:The keynote speaker will be Sheikha Hanadi Nasser Bin Khaled Al Thani. \nThe Valedictorian is Graphic Design graduate Fatima Nazir. \nThe live streaming will begin on May 8 at 4PM Doha time at this link https://www.vcuq-commencement2023.com
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/commencement-2023-livestreaming/
LOCATION:MULTAQA (EDUCATION CITY STUDENT CENTER)
CATEGORIES:Commencement
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SUMMARY:BFA + MFA Exhibition 2023
DESCRIPTION:VCUarts Qatar’s BFA + MFA Exhibition celebrates the creative achievements of the graduating Class of 2023. \nThis is an opportunity to preview the work created by some of Qatar’s finest emerging talents in the fields of graphic design\, fashion design\, interior design\, painting and printmaking\, and design studies\, a thought-provoking study of humanity\, tradition\, culture and identities. \nVenue : Ground floor\, VCUarts Qatar
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/bfa-mfa-exhibition-2023/
LOCATION:VCUARTS QATAR\, VCUarts Qatar\,Al Luqta Street\,Education City\, Doha\, Qatar\, 8095\, Qatar
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SUMMARY:Research Retreat\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Spring 2023 Research Retreat focused on commercialization as we began to develop soft infrastructure to support the commercialization interests and ambitions\, particularly in the area of Design\, for our students and faculty as well as our community partners across Education City. The retreat consists of two parts – a seminar on commercialization and introduction to VCU’s SHIFT Lab. \nThe Commercialization Seminar was facilitated by Ivelina Metcheva\, Assistant Vice President for Innovation (VC)\, and Magdelena Morgan\, Director of Licensing (VCU).Sessions delivered by them included: \n\nVCU TechTransfer and Ventures\, the Technology Transfer process and types of Intellectual Property (IP).\nDeveloping a business case for start-up creation\nThe Art of the Pitch: How to pitch to industry and investors\n\nGarret Westlake\, Associate Vice Provost of Innovation and Executive Director of the Da Vinci Center for Innovation (VCU) presented the SHIFT lab overview and SHIFT micro-credentials.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/research-retreat-2023/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220920
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SUMMARY:Qatar Week 2022
DESCRIPTION:Student Dialogues\nStudying art and design at VCUarts\, be it in Richmond or Doha\, is an exciting journey!\nJoin our students from the two campuses as they talk about art\, leadership\, and semester exchanges\, and discuss new areas of collaboration.\nSeptember 19\, 2022\n12:30 pm – 2:30 pm (EDT)\nPollak Building (VCUarts)\, Richmond\nRegister your attendance via link below\nhttps://forms.gle/4EhfUhATRB2aXYg4A \n  \nCreativity strikes gold at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ \nJoin Dean Berbić and VCUarts Qatar alumni for a panel discussion on VCUarts Qatar women’s involvement in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. The discussion will be moderated by Dean Berbić.\nSeptember 20\, 2022\n12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (EDT)\n7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Qatar Time)\nVCUarts Qatar House\, 1326 W. Broad St.\, Richmond\, VA 23220\nTo join online\, please use the link below.\nhttps://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0cnbAbz9RXyDAL9KjN_W8A \n  \nResearch Labs Exhibition Reception\nThe Exhibition is a collection of 11 faculty-led research labs exploring cultural production\, nanotechnology and textiles\, sound design\, art and law in the Gulf\, product design\, pedagogy\, and emergent technology in creative practice.\nSeptember 20\, 2022\n4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (EDT)\nThe Anderson Gallery\nPlease RSVP your presence for the Reception to vcuqevents@edu.edu \n  \nTasmeem Doha 2022 Radical Futures Panel Discussion\nJoin VCUarts Qatar Tasmeem Doha 2022: Radical Futures co-directors\, and Dominic Willsdon (Moderator\, Associate Professor of Art Education\, and Executive Director of the Institute for Contemporary Art) for Tasmeem Doha 2022 Radical Futures Panel Discussion.\nSeptember 21\, 2022\n12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (EDT)\n7:00 pm – 9:00pm (Qatar Time)\nThe Institute for Contemporary Art\n601 W.\, Broad Street\, Richmond\, VA 23220\nThis is a hybrid event. Please click on the link below to register to join the panel discussion virtually.\nhttps://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0SnOPeldST6fpsRwiHvynw  \n  \nQatar Week 2022 Celebrations\nCarmenita Higginbotham\, Dean\, VCUarts\, Richmond\, and Amir Berbić\, Dean\, VCUarts Qatar cordially invite you to the Qatar Week 2022 Celebrations.\nSeptember 21\, 2022\n6:00 pm (EDT) at The Institute of Contemporary Art 601W.\, Broad Street\, Richmond\nThe program features a public screening of video reels and Metaverse 2.0 film screenings from Tasmeem Doha 2022 curated by Róisín Tapponi.\nPlease RSVP your presence to vcuqevents@edu.edu
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/qatar-week-2022-2/
LOCATION:VCU Richmond\, Virginia\, USA
CATEGORIES:Open House
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220923
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SUMMARY:Project Spaces 2022 - 2023
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition program highlight the creative diversity of our community\, as well as the eclectic range of materials and approaches involved in the individual art and design disciplines. It also provides them with opportunities to present the results of their current artistic explorations\, and is intended to inspire and stimulate the creative activity of the University at large. \nA unique opportunity to display their works at key locations in the building! \nSpeculative History→Design\nOrganized by Patricia Brown and Hawa Stwodah\nFaculty\, VCUarts department of Fashion Design + Merchandising \n \nSpeculative History→Design is an exhibition from the VCUarts Richmond department of Fashion Design + Merchandising. It is on view from August 28 to September 22\, 2022. This project incorporates the work of six junior-level fashion design students\, gleaned from three studio classes and based on one overarching design prompt. The project invited critics from Los Angeles-based Novawear’s Global Citizens\, a design think tank\, platform\, and brand for progressive change via design and social activism that champions inclusivity and diversity. The critics gave insight and suggestions on the brief\, design development\, and final presentation. \nThe students studied Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby’s speculative design theories and were challenged to imagine a specific time or event in history as though it happened differently or not at all\, and how that alternate history would impact everything\, including material culture. Students designed garments within their chosen concepts using an approach that reconsidered the traditionally binary gender constructs of male and female. \nClasses involved in this project included Junior Design Theory and Illustration II\, Cut and Sew Knits Design\, and Menswear Design. Each student crafted a unique sartorial solution to the design problem through research\, experimentation\, hand and computer drawings\, patterning\, and the construction of three-dimensional garments. Through intentional design and storytelling\, the students rendered speculative realities visible. Each garment represents a hopeful history or reconsideration of actuality: thriving peoples who were never colonized\, a place where paganism dominated the spiritual landscape\, and apparel that centers the medical needs of the individual\, to name a few. Bringing materiality to “what if” considerations\, this exercise in narrative garment-making points to the power of speculative design while demonstrating the interwoven nature of clothing and history. \nParticipating Artists:\nSarah Dickens\nMiguel George\nAriana Monterrosa\nDiamond Wilson\nVictoria Woodward\nClaire Woolfall \nLocation: Saffron Hall\, VCUarts Qatar \n__________________________________________________________________________________ \nGenesis\nBy the VCUarts Qatar FabLab team \n \nGenesis is an exhibition by the VCUarts Qatar FabLab team that showcases the potential and advanced skills of the team and facilities. \nAll the pieces exhibited in Genesis shine a light on how making can influence the design process during all the stages of development\, rather than focusing solely on the final outcome. \nAdditive and subtractive fabrication methods\, including the CNC\, laser cutters\, 3D printers\, and inkjets printers\, were used\, displaying the endless possibilities of utilizing VCUarts Qatar’s FabLab facilities. \nParticipants:\nDana El Ladki\nHagar Allam\nHala Amer\nSaga ElKabbash \nLocation: Glass Display on the Ground Floor\, VCUarts Qatar \n__________________________________________________________________________________ \nRelocation: the Deconstruction and Reconstruction of Home\nBy Charlotte Rodenberg \n \n“This work is a direct response to my relocation to Qatar from the United States. Upon moving here\, I began to question my inherent idea of what home looks like. I became interested in the blocky\, geometric villas (houses) in my compound (neighborhood). While I experienced feelings of dislocation\, I found peace in the golden sunsets and cool shadows cast upon the landscape at sunrise and sunset. My sketchbook practice became a way of observing and reflecting on these new surroundings\, recording the way light reflected upon the villas. These drawings became the foundation for this series of screenprints. \n“The meditative act of printmaking\, in this experimental style\, allowed me to reflect on the imagery and build each composition organically. Each print is a monotype (unique print) using a set of silkscreen matrices\, allowing me to further explore color\, line\, form and composition. The act of deconstructing and reconstructing the home image became a metaphorical and literal act of assimilation. \n“As an artist\, my practice has always provided me with a sense of identity. Previously\, while living in Virginia\, my work was a reflection of national and local politics. After arriving in Qatar\, it was important for me to begin a new body of work which documented my life as an expat in order to adapt and find purpose here. Through this process of drawing\, printing\, deconstruction and reconstruction\, I processed my location and changing ideological understanding of home. \n“This reflection on home created a therapeutic foundation to stand\, allowed me to establish myself as a local artist and find necessary purpose. The studios at VCUarts Qatar provided me with the essential time\, space and community to make myself feel at home. My practice has allowed me to process emotions\, adapt and assimilate to expat life.” \nLocation: Library Project Space\, VCUarts Qatar
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/project-spaces-2022-2023-2/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:BFA + MFA Exhibition 2022
DESCRIPTION:The VCUarts Qatar 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 and interior design\, painting and printmaking\, and design. \nDesign for inclusivity\, homelessness\, conflict\, cultural conservation\, third culture kids\, mental well-being\, nationality and identity\, social hierarchies\, and sustainable modular furniture\, are some of the themes that have been examined by this year’s graduates. \nThose unable to visit the campus\, or from across the globe\, can view the exhibition at this link https://ex.qatar.vcu.edu/bfa-mfa-thesis-2022
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/bfa-mfa-exhibition-2022/
LOCATION:VCUARTS QATAR\, VCUarts Qatar\,Al Luqta Street\,Education City\, Doha\, Qatar\, 8095\, Qatar
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Livestream: It’s history (non)repeating! Class of 2022 Fashion Show
DESCRIPTION:The It’s history (non)repeating! Class of 2022 Fashion Show will showcase the work of our fashion design senior students\, launching graduates into professional careers. \nThe show\, which will be livestreamed from our Atrium\, will present a lineup of distinct and individual creative looks that the students have researched\, experimented with\, and now present for the audience. \nThe Fashion Show will be livestreamed here from 9pm on April 19.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/livestream-its-history-nonrepeating-class-of-2022-fashion-show/
LOCATION:THE ATRIUM AT VCUARTS QATAR
CATEGORIES:Fashion Show
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220326
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SUMMARY:Research Retreat\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Office of Research at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar  (VCUarts Qatar) – a Qatar Foundation partner university – organized a two-day Research Retreat\, at the W Hotel. \nThe principal goal of the retreat was to strengthen institutional support for increased and continued success of Research Lab activities\, objectives\, and impacts. \nThis was the first time that the University had arranged an intensive retreat exclusively for faculty engaged in research in creative practice. The retreat was attended by VCUarts Qatar’s Dean Amir Berbić\, as well the directors and chairs of various academic and non-academic departments at the University. \nDay one saw the University’s many Research Labs – Sonic Jeel\, Nanotechnology and Textiles\, Boost Lab\, Multi-modal Mathematics\, TypeAraby\, Water With Water\, X-Labs\, and DatLab – each make a presentation showcasing the scope\, goals and objectives of their research; activities and outcomes to date; contributions; and current and potential impact within creative practice\, the classroom\, and the wider community. \nDuring the second day\, attendees took part in an Interdisciplinary Collaboration Workshop conducted by the Alliance For The Arts In Research In Universities (a 2 ru). Based in the US\, A2RU fosters and champions the role of the arts\, design\, and arts integration in higher education. Maryrose Flanigan\, Executive Director\, and Veronica Dittman Stanich\, Research Program Manager\, from a 2 ru\, conducted the workshops. \nThis workshop addressed key challenges in interdisciplinary collaborations. Through interactive activities\, participants explored approaches and processes to effectively capitalize on collaborative opportunities through a series of targeted activities. They discussed tools to identify\, articulate\, and optimize research impacts in the creative disciplines. They also examined strategic approaches to research dissemination driven by their research aims.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/research-retreat-2022/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220311
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SUMMARY:Tasmeem Doha 2022
DESCRIPTION:The hugely popular biennial conference will include talks\, masterclasses\, performances\, panel discussions\, workshops\, exhibitions\, soundscapes\, a studio spotlight\, and a film festival. \nTasmeem Doha: Radical Futures\, which will be open to the public online\, will address the role of art and design in shaping the future. \nFind out more at https://radicalfutures.qatar.vcu.edu/
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/tasmeem-doha-2022-2/
LOCATION:VCUARTS QATAR\, VCUarts Qatar\,Al Luqta Street\,Education City\, Doha\, Qatar\, 8095\, Qatar
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220220
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SUMMARY:What is Home to You?
DESCRIPTION:An architect by profession\, Hafez’s artwork was triggered by his inability to return to Syria during his architecture training in the US because of visa issues. Homesick\, he began making models of his beloved homeland to provide an outlet for his emotions. \nThe upcoming exhibition reflects the political turmoil in the Middle East through the compilation of found objects\, paint and scrap metal. Hafez creates photorealistic\, three-dimensional scenes that architecturally represent the urban fabric of the Middle East and serve as backdrops for political and social expression; promoting a global awareness about the ongoing Syrian conflict. \nHafez’s artwork has recently been featured in several highly acclaimed exhibitions and profiled on National Public Radio\, The New York Times\, The Guardian\, and The New Yorker. \nVisitors can schedule tours during the University’s working hours by clicking on this link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-home-to-you-a-solo-exhibition-by-mohamad-hafez-project-spaces-tickets-244303086107 \nFind out more about this exhibition at this link https://gallery.qatar.vcu.edu/what-is-home-to-you/
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/what-is-home-to-you/
LOCATION:VCUARTS QATAR\, VCUarts Qatar\,Al Luqta Street\,Education City\, Doha\, Qatar\, 8095\, Qatar
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211116
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SUMMARY:The Environment and Ecology in Islamic Art and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Online November 8-15\, 2021 \nRegistration is now open for the Ninth Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art. \nTitled\, “The Environment and Ecology in Islamic Art and Culture\,” the Symposium will be held online on Zoom this year\, with programming taking place live between November 8 and November 15. It will address the histories of environmentally-oriented visual cultures that traverse geological time\, from early settlements across core Islamic lands to the broader Muslim diaspora that characterizes the present. \nA total of 17 speakers will discuss\, debate\, and explore several outstanding topics ranging in diversity from Umayyad rural landscapes to eco-mosques in contemporary Tanzania. \nAdditionally\, the Symposium will feature panel discussions that explore the intersections between art and ecology within a historical framework\, and in the context of today’s climate emergency. \nThe symposium\, which is co-sponsored by VCUarts\, VCUarts Qatar and Qatar Foundation\, is open to anyone with an interest in the Islamic art and the environment. \nRegister now by clicking on this link https://islamicart.qatar.vcu.edu/
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/the-environment-and-ecology-in-islamic-art-and-culture/
LOCATION:VCUARTS QATAR\, VCUarts Qatar\,Al Luqta Street\,Education City\, Doha\, Qatar\, 8095\, Qatar
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210915
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SUMMARY:Wear The Right Thing
DESCRIPTION:Does wearing a tracksuit nowadays define one’s origins and generation or give others an idea of how one envisions the world? From Mark Zuckerberg wearing a hoodie in 2012 for a meeting with Facebook investors\, through Run DMC removing their Adidas shoelaces in solidarity with prison inmates\, to French rappers wearing low cost brands – streetwear these days seems to have regained its political and social edge\, overcoming its bling era. It has emerged as a more hybrid movement\, embracing the post-gender revolution with its unisex metamorphosis\, completely embedded in the universal youth culture\, and the struggles of our times. \nThe “Wear the Right Thing” exhibition translates this notion into contemporary art through the lens of three artists from different generations\, Jamel Shabazz\, Mohamed Bourouissa and Sara Sadik\, all of whom show\, preserve and document the culture and style of diverse communities.  As part of this exhibition\, the designs from Balenciaga and pieces from private collectors materialize and add to the spirit of freedom and irreverence of streetwear. \nJulie Boukobza is a curator and art critic based in Paris and Arles\, in charge of the LUMA Arles Residency Program. Ali Khan is Associate Professor at the Fashion Design Department at VCUarts Qatar. \nSeptember 15 to October 23\, 2021\nFree and open to the public\nThe Gallery at VCUarts Qatar\nhttps://gallery.qatar.vcu.edu  \nMain image – Caption:\nJamel Shabazz\nRadio Man\nChromogenic print\n35.6 x 27.9 cm\nBrooklyn\, NYC 1980\nCourtesy of the artist and Galerie Bene Taschen
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wear-the-right-thing/
LOCATION:VCUARTS QATAR\, VCUarts Qatar\,Al Luqta Street\,Education City\, Doha\, Qatar\, 8095\, Qatar
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20210524T160000
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SUMMARY:EMERGE - Artists’ Talk Marathon
DESCRIPTION:VCUarts Qatar’s Painting + Printmaking department is pleased to invite you to “EMERGE”\, a three-day online talk-marathon where our latest cohort of Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting + Printmaking graduates will discuss their practice\, and share their ideas with the public. \nThe talks will take place at this Zoom link: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97723630593 \nMonday\, May 24\nAmeena Al-Boinin in conversation with Al Anood Al Thani\n4 to 5PM Doha time \nTuesday\, May 25\nKhawla Al akbari in conversation with Hissa Al-Sulaiti\n4 to 5PM Doha time \nWednesday\, May 26\nAl Maha Nasser in conversation with Almaha Al-Maadeed\n4 to 5PM Doha time \nThe department of Painting + Printmaking is a vibrant community centered on both practice and research. Students build skills in painting\, drawing and printmaking but are also given opportunities to participate in an expanded field that includes socially engaged practices\, creative coding\, video\, performance and more. Alumni from this program have gone on to careers as artists\, teachers\, gallerists\, curators\, arts administrators and master printers. \nYou can see more of their work on the BFA+MFA 2021 website at https://qatar.vcu.edu/bfa-mfa-thesis-2021
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/emerge-artists-talk-marathon/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210601
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SUMMARY:BFA+MFA 2021 Online Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The online exhibition includes outstanding and imaginative works on a fascinating and engaging range of subjects including\, gender stereotyping\, cultural conservation in Qatar\, third culture kids\, mental well-being\, nationality and identity\, social hierarchies\, design for the aging\, and homelessness. \nThe online exhibition is an opportunity for industry professionals\, prospective students and their parents\, and the general public to connect with an exciting new generation of artists and designers who are emerging from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic with new ideas and in-demand skills that were honed both by their experiences before and during the lockdown\, and from their collaborations with the tier one design professionals\, artists\, and academics that are an integral part of the unique educational experience at VCUarts Qatar. \nClick on this link to visit the BFA+MFA 2021 Online Exhibition https://ex.qatar.vcu.edu/bfa-mfa-thesis-2021 \nYou can also find out more about the thesis projects on the VCUarts Qatar Gallery website at https://gallery.qatar.vcu.edu/the-2021-bfa-mfa-exhibition/
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/bfamfa-2021-online-exhibition/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220428
DTSTAMP:20260407T070502
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SUMMARY:Wavelength Lecture by Mohamed Bourouissa
DESCRIPTION:The Wavelength lecture series will continue on Tuesday\, April 27 at 7pm Doha time with a lecture by Mohamed Bourouissa. \nBourouissa implicitly describes contemporary society by its contours. With a critical take on the mass media image\, the subjects of his photographs and videos are people left behind at the crossroads of integration and exclusion. Preceded by a long immersion phase\, each of Bourouissa’s projects builds a new enunciation situation. Unlike false simplistic media constructions\, the artist reintroduces complexity into the representation of the margins of hypervisibility. \nHis work has been exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions\, at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris\, the Centre Pompidou de Paris\, the Barnes Foundation\, Philadelphia\, the Stedelijk Museum\, Amsterdam\, the base in Frankfurt am Main\, the Ball\, Paris\, the Haus der Kunst\, Munich and the FRAC Franche-Comté in Besançon. He has participated in the Sharjah\, Havana\, Lyon\, Venice\, Algiers\, Liverpool and Berlin Biennales and the Milan Triennial. \nIn 2018\, he was nominated for the Marcel Duchamp Prize. In 2017\, he was selected for the Prix Pictet photography prize. His works belong to leading collections\, including that of the LACMA in Los Angeles\, the Centre Pompidou\, the Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris\, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. \nRegister now at https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-mohamed-bourouissa/
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wavelength-lecture-by-mohamed-bourouissa/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210414
DTSTAMP:20260407T070502
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SUMMARY:Wavelength Lecture by Virginia Lung
DESCRIPTION:The Wavelength lecture series will continue on Tuesday\, April 13 at 7pm (Doha time) with a lecture by Virginia Lung\, the Founder of One Plus Partnership\, an award-winning Hong Kong-based design firm established in 2004 by Virginia Lung and Ajax Law. \nOne Plus designs a variety of projects\, including cinemas\, restaurants\, retails stores\, club houses\, and sales offices. It also works on branding and product design projects. The One Plus Partnership has won over 700 international awards for their designs. \nVirginia’s worldwide achievements in renowned awards include winning 21 Iconic Design Awards\, the most Best of Best Awards in history; Frame Awards – Cinema of the Year Award; 21 Awards with two Gold Awards in iF Design Awards; 36 IIDA Awards\, with grand awards Overall Winner and Best of Competition. She was awarded Best in 10 Award in Best of Year Awards\, as the best design in the previous decade. Virginia was also the sole winner of Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Award. \nShe adjudicated for German Design Award\, INSIDE Festival of Interiors\, NeoCon\, and K-Design Award. Her projects were exhibited internationally\, including Venice Biennale 2016. She is a columnist for JESSICA Magazine\, previous writer for Hong Kong Standard and Sing Tao Daily. \nRegister now at https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-virginia-lung/
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wavelength-lecture-by-virginia-lung/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210331
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SUMMARY:Wavelength Lecture by Tarek Atoui
DESCRIPTION:Composer and artist Tarek Atoui will be giving the latest talk in the Wavelength lecture series. \nIt will take place on March 30 at 7pm Doha time. \nOcula magazine recently described the Paris-based sound artist and composer’s oeuvre as sitting “at the cusp of redefining the language of visual and performing arts and challenging contemporary sound production.” \nAtoui comprehensively exploits the potential of sound art\, which lies at the heart of his practice. He is not only interested in how audio events or sounds develop an acoustic effect. Equally important to him is how these phenomena can be perceived with sensory organs other than the ear\, how they act as a catalyst for human interaction\, and how they relate to social\, historical\, or spatial parameters. The point of departure for his works is usually extensive anthropological\, ethnological\, musicological\, or technical research\, which results in the realization of instruments\, listening rooms\, performances\, or workshops. \nAtoui has presented his work internationally at the Sharjah Biennial in the United Arab Emirates (2009 and 2013); dOCUMENTA 13 in Kassel\, Germany (2012); the 8th Berlin Biennial (2014); Tate Modern\, London (2016); CCA NTU\, Singapore (2017); Garage Moscow (2018); the 58th International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia (2019)\, the Okayama Art Summit 2019\, The Fridericianum (2020).  He was appointed co-artistic director of STEIM studios in 2007\, and of the Bergen Assembly\, a triennial for contemporary art in Norway in 2016. \nRegister now at https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-tarek-atoui/ \nWavelength is an online lecture series that is a collaboration between VCUarts\, the ICA\, and VCUarts Qatar. A dynamic group of artists\, designers\, curators and scholars have been invited to share their work with the VCU communities in Richmond and Doha as well as the general public throughout the 2020–21 academic year.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wavelength-lecture-by-tarek-atoui/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210302
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210303
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SUMMARY:Wavelength Lecture by Ryan Dennis
DESCRIPTION:Ryan N. Dennis\, the chief curator and artistic director of the Center for Art & Public Exchange at the Mississippi Museum of Art\, will be giving the next in the series of Wavelength lectures. \nIt will take place on Tuesday\, March 2 at 8pm Doha time. Register now at https://bit.ly/3qZx7pa  \nRyan previously served as the Curator and Programs Director at Project Row Houses where her work focused on African American contemporary art with a particular emphasis on socially engaged practices\, site-specific projects\, and public interventions. \nHer writings have appeared in catalogs and journals\, including Prospect.3 Notes for Now (2014)\, Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts\, and the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Studio magazine. She has most recently edited Collective Creative Actions: Project Row Houses at 25 and contributed to the first monograph of artist Autumn Knight titled\, In Rehearsal: Autumn Knight\, published by the Krannert Art Museum. \nDennis has been a visiting lecturer and critic at a number of art schools and art institutions throughout the US and has taught courses on community-based practices and contemporary art at the University of Houston.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wavelength-lecture-by-ryan-dennis/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210217
DTSTAMP:20260407T070502
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SUMMARY:Wavelength Lecture by American Artist
DESCRIPTION:American Artist will be giving the latest in the series of Wavelength lectures on Tuesday Feb. 16 at 8pm (Doha time). \nRegister now at https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-American-artist \nAmerican Artist is an artist whose work considers black labor and visibility within networked life. His practice makes use of video\, installation\, new media\, and writing. He is a part-time faculty at Parsons The New School and teaches at the School for Poetic Computation. \nThe lecture will be moderated by Jones McKean\, an Associate Professor in the department of Sculpture + Extended Media at VCUarts.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wavelength-lecture-by-american-artist/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210127
DTSTAMP:20260407T070502
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SUMMARY:Wavelength Lecture by Akram Zaatari
DESCRIPTION:Zaatari’s work is tied to the practice of collecting. He is deeply invested in researching photographic practices in the Middle East\, examining how photography served to shape notions of aesthetics\, postures and social codes. He is interested in looking at the present through a wealth of past photographic records. \nZaatari has been focusing since 1999 on the archive of Studio Shehrazade in Saida\, Lebanon\, studying\, indexing\, and presenting the work of photographer Hashem el Madani (1928–2017) as a register of social relationships and of photographic practices. \nZaatari’s work reflects on the shifting nature of borders and the production and circulation of images in the context of the current political divisions in the Middle East. His videos and photographic installations look into technologies of image production and communication and the notions of surveillance\, exploring the way different media apparatuses get employed in the service of power\, resistance\, and memory. \nThis lecture will be moderated by Noah Simblist\, Chair and Associate Professor\, from VCUarts in Richmond. \nPhotograph by Marco Milan. \nRegister now at https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-akram-zaatari/
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wavelength-lecture-by-akram-zaatari/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201111
DTSTAMP:20260407T070502
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SUMMARY:Wavelength Lecture by Meriem Bennani
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, November 10 at 8pm\nFree and open to all. \n“Mission Teens”\, the latest in the series of Wavelength lectures\, will be given by Meriem Bennani on November 10 at 8pm Doha time. \nThe moderator will be Hadeer Omar\, Assistant Professor at VCUarts Qatar’s Art Foundation program. \nIn her lecture\, Bennani will talk about her film “Mission Teens”\, and her path from graduation to her international career. \nMission Teens\, which was shown at the 2019 Whitney Biennale\, and at Fondation Louis Vuitton\, explores the subject of the post-colonial French-Moroccan relationship. Bennani told Art21 that\, “The subject of Mission Teens is the French-speaking culture in Morocco.” \nBennani\, who is represented by Signal Art Gallery in New York\, mixes reality TV\, advertising\, documentaries\, phone footage\, and high-end commercial aesthetics to explore the potential of storytelling through magical realism and humor. Her work spans video\, animation\, sculpture\, drawing\, and installation. \nMeriem received her BFA from Cooper Union\, New York in 2012\, and her MFA from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs\, Paris in 2011. \nSolo exhibitions of her work have been held at C L E A R I N G New York; The Kitchen\, New York; Fondation Louis Vuitton\, Paris; Art Dubai; MoMA PS1\, New York; and SIGNAL\, Brooklyn. \nHer work has also been featured in numerous group exhibitions\, including Whitney Biennial\, New York; Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement\, Geneva / Turin; Public Art Fund\, New York; Shanghai Biennale; Jewish Museum\, New York; Saatchi Gallery\, London; Palais de Tokyo\, Paris. \nMeriem Bennani’s work is part of the collections of the Guggenheim Museum\, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York; Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris; Fondation Cartier\, Paris; Kadist Foundation\, Paris; FRAC Champagne-Ardenne\, Reims and FRAC Ile-de-France\, Paris. \nYou can register by clicking on the link below:\nhttps://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G23X5evWSd-xMXSvHL9tXA
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wavelength-lecture-by-meriem-bennani/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201023
DTSTAMP:20260407T070502
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SUMMARY:Wavelength Lecture by Amal Khalaf
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, October 27 at 7pm\nFree and open to all. \nAmal Khalaf is a curator and artist and currently Director of Programmes at Cubitt and Civic Curator at the Serpentine Galleries where she has worked on the Edgware Road Project since its inception in 2009.  Here and in other contexts she has commissioned and developed residencies\, exhibitions\, workshops and collaborative research projects at the intersection of arts and social justice.  Through Implicated Theatre (2011-2019) she has developed an arts and migrant justice program using Theatre of the Oppressed methodologies to create interventions\, curricula and performances with ESOL teachers\, hotel workers\, domestic workers and other migrant justice organizers. \nShe is a founding member of artist collective GCC\, Consortium Commissions Curator for Mophradat\,  a trustee for not/no.w.here and on the artistic committee for Arts Catalyst.  In 2019 she curated Bahrain’s pavilion for Venice and in 2016 she co-directed the 10th edition of the Global Art Forum\, Art Dubai. \nThe moderator will be Mayssa Al-Mumin\, Assistant Professor at VCUarts Qatar’s Art Foundation program. \nWavelength is an online lecture series that is a collaboration between VCUarts\, the ICA\, and VCUarts Qatar. A dynamic group of artists\, designers\, curators and scholars have been invited to share their work with the VCU communities in Richmond and Doha as well as the general public throughout the 2020–21 academic year. \nRegister at the link below:\nhttps://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Bd2UuhOOSQewYsciF_YMNA \nPhoto credit: Dilmuni Couple.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/wavelength-lecture-by-amal-khalaf/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201021
DTSTAMP:20260407T070502
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SUMMARY:Crossing Boundaries Lecture by Asta Roseway
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, Oct. 20 at 7:30pm\nFree and open to all. \nResearch often begins with the same question “What if?” \nAsta Roseway takes you on a journey as she explores her role as a Fusionist who has created projects such as talking plants\, interactive tattoos\, living architecture\, and ecological sensing. Each of these experimentations are collaborative models designed to generate a vision of a more positive and inclusive future. \nIn her talk\, she also discusses her latest challenges\, attempting to merge researchers\, engineers\, chemists\, and government policymakers together to try to study and solve some of the problems we all face with urban air pollution and climate change in general. \nBecause like her\, each one of us is called to actively engage to shape our collective future. \nTo register\, please go to this link: https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v7JvQJcZT4qlzrS4pIe4TA \nAsta Roseway works as a Principal Research Designer in the Urban Innovation Initiative at Microsoft Research but refers to herself as a ‘Fusionist’\, or someone who works between disciplines and fields\, using design. Her focus lies primarily towards building the next wave of emerging solutions towards the Environment\, Emotional Health\, Social Consciousness\, and Sustainability. \nHer research often begins with the same question “What if?” which often leads to unconventional outcomes such as smart tattoos\, talking plants\, living architecture\, wearable light therapy\, and air quality experiences. \nShe is also a strong advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture and helped to establish Microsoft’s first ever Artist in Residence program that enables Artists to work with Computer Scientists. Some of these collaborations have been showcased at venues such as Ars Electronica\, SXSW\, CES\, and Biofabricate in New York City. \nShe also co-founded Digigirlz\, one of Microsoft’s longest running diversity programs that aims to educate and inspire high school girls about the Tech Industry. She is a Parsons School of Design alumni. \nPhotograph courtesy of Microsoft.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/crossing-boundaries-lecture-by-asta-roseway/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20200901T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20210424T170000
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SUMMARY:Project Spaces
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition program highlight the creative diversity of our community\, as well as the eclectic range of materials and approaches involved in the individual art and design disciplines. It also provides them with opportunities to present the results of their current artistic explorations\, and is intended to inspire and stimulate the creative activity of the University at large. \nA unique opportunity to display their works at key locations in the building!\n2020-2021 \nFASH 402 – Accessory Design\nBy the Fashion Design Senior Students\, Class of 2021 \nIntroduced in 2019\, the Accessory Design course at the Fashion Design program at VCUarts Qatar aims to prepare students for real-world industry practices in the field of handbag design; from market analysis\, conceptualization\, first sketch to final commercial prototype.Through the design process\, students experiment with 2D manual and digital research techniques seeking to balance new ideas with commercial reality.The course shifts to 3D exploration\, where students build their first mockup with paper in order to understand proportions\, structure and construction techniques. How does the bag fit on a body? Is it ergonomic? How is it carried? Is it functional? How does it open and close? The selected final sketches and mockups are sent to Italy for production.With the support of VCUarts Qatar\, the Eco Lux Lab initiative and Rino Magnani – an Italian handbag master artisan – these designs have become a reality. Magnani assisted the students online with their design and 3D processes\, sharing his invaluable experience and techniques. The short video on display at the exhibition has been captured during a workshop where Magnani was presenting\, step by step\, the manufacturing process.The exhibited handbags are the first prototypes. Each handbag has been produced in three different colors to reflect commercial colorways. The pictures displayed in the glass gallery are the final handbags. These pieces will be on sale at the luxury accessory corner of the Fifty One East department store by the end of April 2021.The Accessory Design Class of 2021 would like to thank VCUarts Qatar\, the Eco Lux Lab\, and Christopher Fink for their support.A huge virtual applause to Rino Magnani and Anastasia Farnetti Merenda for their patience\, passion\, talent and sharing their immense knowledge with us.Participants:Students:Dana AhmedSafa al HadithiMedhawi AlobaidliRyan BasilioSidra SohailFaculty:Federica VisaniLocation: Glass display on the ground floor at VCUarts Qatar.________Parametric PaintingsBy Ahmed Nour \n \nPortraying a dragonfly in various stages of abstraction\, conveyed in digital paintings. The level of abstraction is determined by using Grasshopper to specify different parametric settings for each painting. \nLocation: First-floor glass case display at VCUarts Qatar.\n________ \nIDES 491 – Digital Formations\nBy Students: Asma Almohannadi\, Aldana Al-Meghisib\, Binsha Basheer\, Maha Masri\, Mariam Kraidli\, Maryam Al-Kuwari\, Osama Arabi Katbi\, Shaika Al-Meghaisib\, Shainah Dane Juras\, Yara Barakat.  \nBy Faculty: Mohammad Nabil Suleiman and Chris Buchakjian. \n \nDates: Feb 21 – Mar 11\, 2021 \n“Digital Formations” aims to research and experiment with different computational processes and workflows in arts and design. This exploration is situated in post-problem solving – seeking new forms\, tools\, and workflows where the output is not prescribed\, all the while attempting to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. The class (IDES 491: Topics in Interior Design) is not defined as a linear design process with objective outcomes\, but rather as the iterative\, non-linear\, and speculative process with the ability to reassess and shift our disciplinary discourse. \nIn this first module students explore tools and processes of making patterns with points and lines. These parametric forms start as data and flow from 2D to 3D; from the screen into the physical world . The hands-on construction allows space for tactile decision making. \nLocation: Project Spaces Glass Display\, First floor \n​________ \nLu3’atna\nBy Students: Aldana Al-Marri\, Dana Ahmad\, Sara Mohammed\, and Zainab Al-Shibani\nFaculty: Robert Bianchi and Basma Hamdy \n \n‘Celebrating and Promoting Qatari Linguistic Culture through World Cup 2022’ was awarded $25\,000 in the 25th cycle of the UREP grant by the Qatar National Research Fund. The project involves five Junior students (now seniors) at VCUarts Qatar from the following majors: Graphic Design\, Interior Design\, Fashion Design\, and Art History. \n \nThe project is led by Robert Bianchi and Basma Hamdy\, both faculty members at VCUarts Qatar and began in Spring 2019 with a survey distributed to students across educational institutions in Qatar as well as members of the community. This was followed by a research and development phase where the content of the campaign was developed. Students and faculty met twice a week over the summer to develop\, curate and design content for the campaign initial. \nLocation: The Saffron Hall at VCUarts Qatar\n________ \nColorful Emotions\nBy Maryam Altajir \nThis exhibition showcases labializing feelings and emotions by exploring abstract Arabic calligraphy and colors to represent the unknown feelings and the label that defines them. These associations between colors and feelings can influence various behaviors\, such as reactions\, resistance\, and more. \nFeb 21 – Mar 11\, 2021\nProject Spaces Glass Display\, Ground floor\n________ \nIDES 491 – Digital Formations\nBy students: Asma Almohannadi\, Aldana Al-Meghisib\, Binsha Basheer\, Maha Masri\, Mariam Kraidli\, Maryam Al-Kuwari\, Osama Arabi Katbi\, Shaika Al-Meghaisib\, Shainah Dane Juras\, Yara Barakat. Faculty: Mohammad Nabil Suleiman and Chris Buchakjian \nThe “Digital Formations” class\, which part of the Interior Design program\, aims to research and experiment with different computational processes and workflows in art and design. The exploration is situated in post-problem solving\, in seeking new forms\, tools\, and workflows where the output is not prescribed\, all the while attempting to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. The class is not defined as a linear design process with objective outcomes\, but rather as the iterative\, non-linear\, and speculative process with the ability to reassess and shift our disciplinary discourse. In this first module students explore tools and processes of making patterns with points and lines. These parametric forms start as data and flow from 2D to 3D; from the screen into the physical world. The hands-on construction allows space for tactile decision making. \nFeb 21 – Mar 11\, 2021\nProject Spaces Glass Display\, first floor \n________ \nDiversity Through the Looking Glass\nVCUarts Qatar Students\, Faculty and Staff \nCulture. Diversity. Activism. This exhibition will include VCUarts Qatar students\, faculty and staff’s perspectives using art/design and the written word. Join us in bringing awareness and submit your work for a chance to showcase your work through VCUarts Qatar’s social media and on campus. You will get a chance to talk about your work and your inspirations on Sunday\, January\, 17 at the exhibition opening at 6pm via Zoom. \nDates: January 17 to February 4\, 2021\nLocation: Project Spaces – Library\n________ \nPAINT\nAlya Alkaabi\, Almaha Al-Kaabi\, Noora Al-Harden\, Ece Yigit\, Maryam Al-Khladi\, Fajer Al-Abdulghani\, Hassan Alshehhi and Alice Aslem \nPAINT presents work by Junior students from the Painting + Printmaking Department. Working remotely in their make-shift home studios during the Fall semester\, this group of intrepid artists battled the challenges of the pandemic by focusing inward to explore personal narratives to help cope with the chaos around them. The diverse collection reflects the multitudes of approaches\, personalities\, and interests among these emerging talents. \nDates: January 17 to February 4\, 2021.\nLocation: Project Spaces – Saffron Hall\n________ \nHomeScreen\nZainab Al Shibani \nHomeScreen is an Honors experiential learning project led by Zainab AlShibani. The exhibition showcases the different tools and potential outcomes of home DIY screen printing. \nDates: January 17 to February 4\, 2021.\nLocation: Project Spaces- Glass Display Ground Floor\n_____ \nGood Vibes Only\nFeaturing works by Aisha Al-Abdulla\, Arhama Amjad\, Chris Buchakjian\, Elizabeth Ju\, Ghaida Azzam\, Gul Thakur\, Haya Al Hetmi\, Jesse Payne\, Izza Alyssa\, Leticia Aguirre\, Luma Mansi\, Madjulin Nasrallah\, Maha Nasr\, Marsya A. Abdulghani\, Maryam Khalil\, Michael Perrone\, Naima Almajdobah\, Nia Alexander Campbell\, Noora Al Henzab\, Nour Elbasuni\, Nour Elzayat\, Patty Paine\, Rab McClure\, Rabab Abdulla\, Reham Mohamed\, Robin Fetherston\, Roshni Tarcar\, Roudah Al-Sheeb\, Selma Fejzullaj\, Shima Aeinehdar\, Stella Colaleo\, Tasnim Rahima\, Yeon Geong Hwang and Yomna Eltouny. \nThe Good Vibes Only exhibition brings together works from VCUarts Qatar students\, faculty\, staff and alumni from diverse fields. This retrospective of their creative achievements provides an in-depth look at unseen stories during the ongoing global pandemic through paintings\, photography\, poetry\, object design\, video and digital art. This collective endeavor engages a vibrant community of practitioners\, and leaves to the artists and designers to reflect on isolation\, dreams and mental escape through personal narratives. \nDates: September 28 to November 12\, 2020.\nLocation: The Gallery and Project Space – Saffron Hall\nBy appointment only. Exhibition visits can be scheduled for 30 min time slots throughout the day. Visits should be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance. The Gallery can accommodate visitors in groups of up to 11 people at one time in the gallery. \n  \n2019-2020 \nA Library re/ Imagined \nBy students and faculty from the Interior Design\, Graphic Design\, Painting and Printmaking\, and Art Foundation departments\, VCUarts Qatar \nThis exhibition showcases an Interior Design and Graphic Design collaborative project from the Fall’19 semester that reimagined the Library at VCUarts Qatar. It presents four courses and contributions from 10 faculty members from the Interior Design\, Graphic Design\, Painting and Printmaking\, and Art Foundation departments. Exhibition led by Mohammad Suleiman\, Assistant Professor\, Interior Design department\, VCUarts Qatar \nDates: From Feb. 17 to March 7\, 2020 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Saffron Hall \n________ \nElements \nBy Dana El Ladki\, Woodshop and Fablab Technician\, Art Foundation department \nDesign meets function in these pieces that were created by upcycling waste wood and discarded and worn furniture. This collection demonstrates the outcome of creating functional artwork through sustainable means. \nDates: From Feb. 17 to March 7\, 2020 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display Ground Floor \n________ \nThe Invisible Construction – Farah Series \nBy Haya Daher\, Graphic Designer\, Communications department \nIslamic patterns are created from invisible grids called construction lines. The grid is essential for building the pattern and it determines the scales of the compositions to keep the pattern accurate. This exhibition will reveal some of these invisible construction lines within the final pattern. \nWhat you see in this work is a six-fold Persian pattern that fits into a hexagonal grid. I could already see how interesting the intersected lines looked while building the grid\, and therefore I decided to keep some of these lines visible. \nDates: From Feb. 17 to March 7\, 2020 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Library \n________ \nEmotional Rollercoaster \nBy GDES Studio Topics in Design\, Immersive Storytelling in Virtual Reality\, VCUarts Qatar \nIn this project\, students from Graphic Design were challenged to design a narrative world and immersive environment that would evoke a specific emotion. \nDates: From Jan. 12 to Feb. 6\, 2020 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Saffron Hall \n________ \n1846 – 1951\, Antique and Vintage Sewing Machines \nBy Abdulcader Abdul Raheem\, technician at the Fashion Design Department\, VCUarts Qatar \nAn unique collection of sewing machines to discover \nDates: From Jan. 12 to Feb. 6\, 2020 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display Ground Floor \n________ \nUnpick\, Fashion\, Piece Together \nBy Ekta Aggarwal and students from the Painting and Printmaking department\, VCUarts Qatar  \nDates: From Jan. 12 to Feb. 6\, 2020 \nThese artworks are an attempt to explore textiles as a medium that weaves itself into a whole ecosystem combining economics\, ecology and employment. \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display First Floor \n________ \nMind the White Walls \nBy Yara Elfouly\, Painting and Printmaking student\, VCUarts Qatar \nIn this exhibition\, academic learning and creative practices are synthesized through journals and loose pages that detail some of the visual research\, notes\, and studies made to document and investigate moments of inspiration. \nDates: From Jan. 12 to Feb. 6\, 2020 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Library \n________ \nNuqta: end of the line \nBy GDES 491: Colab \nIn this exhibition\, students reinterpret the past (and present) using world-building to examine positions of power and resistance. Each installation investigates how design propositions can trace the path to alternative worlds\, raising awareness on collective future(s) as a form of design activism. \nDates: From Nov. 24 to Dec. 14\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Saffron Hall \n________ \nTake Smaller Portions \nBy Alice Aslem\, Painting and Printmaking student\, VCUarts Qatar \nTake smaller portions is a project that tackles food waste. The image depicts a scene where the trash bin is full\, but stomachs are empty. It combines installation and painting that allows the community to engage with the theme of food waste. \nDates: From Nov. 24 to Dec. 14\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display Ground Floor \n________ \nPiece by Piece: A Mosaic  \nBy IDES Sophomores Students\, VCUarts Qatar \nDates: From Nov. 24 to Dec. 14\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display First Floor \n________ \nJinnah—The Resilient \nBy Daniah Farooq\,  Art History Student\, VCUarts Qatar \nMuhammad Ali Jinnah was regarded as Quaid-e-Azam (The Great Leader)\, who founded Pakistan and became the role model for the values of the Nation. He remains a unifying symbol for Pakistanis through his teachings and mausoleum\, which is visited by hundreds of\nthousands of people annually. Its powerful structure\, immense size\, and combination of grandeur and simplicity reflect the traits of Jinnah himself\, who was morally uncorrupt and politically unbreakable. \nDates: From Nov. 24 to Dec. 14\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Library \n________ \nBaluchi Women and the Art of Embroidery \nBy Somaia Dorzadeh\, Art History Student\, VCUarts Qatar \nThis Honors Experiential Learning Project showcases the art of embroidery by the Baluchi\nwomen of Iran. As a woman of Baluchistan\, this exhibition visually documents my visit to\nseveral Baluchi villages to explore firsthand the craft of embroidery\, and to embrace my own\nculture and heritage. \nDates: From Oct. 20 to Nov. 19\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display Ground Floor \n________ \nMy Art \nBy Students Affairs \nThe office of Student Activities and Engagement is proud to offer a fantastic opportunity for selected VCUarts Qatar students to be able to exhibit their art in the Saffron Hall Project Space. The curated exhibition is titled ‘My Art’;  encouraging students to submit their most loved creations. Whether it is a painting or a performing art video\, the exhibition will highlight VCUarts Qatar’s student’s talent and creativity. \nProject led by: Sarah Faheem\, Senior Specialist for Student Development\, Student Affairs department\, VCUarts Qatar \nDates: From Sept. 29 to Oct. 10\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Saffron Hall \n________ \nCentered \nBy Reema Abu Hassan\, Clay Encounters Founder\, MFA Student\, VCUarts Qatar \nThe ceramic vessels of this collection have been crafted by using digital tools within the process of an analog mode of making. \nDates: From Sept. 29 to Oct. 10\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display Ground Floor \n________ \nWorld of Hazem \nBy the VCUarts Qatar Bookstore \nHazem Asif graduated from VCUarts Qatar with a BFA in Graphic Design in 2016\, and with an MFA in Design in 2018. In his design practice and research\, Hazem explores speculative design and world-building to create Pakistani futuristic alternate\nscenarios\, with retro sci-fi phenomena embedded with childhood nostalgia\, giant puppets\, the unanticipated consequences of modern technology\, ecological disasters\, and political corruption in the near future. \nHis prints and postcards will be on sale at the VCUarts Qatar Bookstore. \nDates: From Sept. 29 to Oct. 10\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display First Floor \n________ \nFanoon Center for Printmedia Research: Highlights 2012-2019 \nBy PAPR \nHighlights 2012-2019 is the first retrospective of Fanoon Center For Printmedia Research’s growing collection of international and regional artists. \nFanoon was launched in 2012 by the Painting + Printmaking Department at VCUarts Qatar\, making it the first print publishing program of its kind in the Middle East. The program collaborates with local\, regional\, and international artists to explore the role of print in contemporary culture. The program aims to expand the possibilities of print in the 21st century by selecting artists who can engage with printmaking from a variety of perspectives\, disciplines and approaches. \nThe exhibition is located in three spaces: The VCUarts Gallery\, Project Space – Gallery and Project Space – Library. \nArtists: Bryan Jabs\, Jenny Schmid\, Katie Vida\, Ranjani Shettar and Sean Kuhnke \nCurators: Fleming Jeffries\, Rhys Himsworth and Zach Stensen\, Painting and Printmaking department\, VCUarts Qatar \nDates: From Sept. 29 to Oct. 10\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Library \n________ \nVisible Cities\, An inter-continental bi-campus journey \nBy VCUarts Painting + Printmaking department and The Eastern Michigan University\, USA \nFinding inspiration from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities and from your couterparts in Michigan\, USA\, students will contemplate the concept of ‘Place’\, and explore formal and conceptual concepts of multiple painting languages. \nProject led by: Michael Peronne\, Assistant Professor\, Painting and Printmaking department\, VCUarts Qatar \nParticipants: Alanood Al Thani\, Allie Brown\, Almaha Al-Maadeed\, Andrew Lawrence\, Almaha Ashkanani\, Ameena Al Boinin\, Andrea Hatter\, Cheyenne Thomas\, Halie\, Hessa Al-Sulati\, Jessica Justice\, Kaiti Schaffner\, Khawla  Al-Akbari\, Mary Rutowski\, Maryam Al-Mohanniadi\, Raechel Trombly and Rebecca Grace. \nDates: From Sept. 1 to 19\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Saffron Hall \n________ \nReborn Patterns \nBy FASH345 Computers for Fashion Design\, Spring 2019 \nThis project reinvents the essence of patterns or motifs from our living environments to inspire contemporary fashion styles and original pattern development. Students research living environments\, experiences\, and design styles to strategize their design process and to stimulate innovative thinking that incorporates both traditional and contemporary ideas to serve the needs of shifting market segments and customers with multicultural backgrounds. \nProject led by: Yang Soon Ju (Elizabeth)\, Adjunct Professor\, Fashion department\, VCUarts Qatar \nTechnical Fashion Coordinator: Abdul Cader \nParticipants: Alhanouf Al-saad (Art History)\, Alreem Alabdulla (Art History)\, Hala Alassi (Interior Design)\, Lolwa Al-atteya (Art History)\, Nada Abbara (Interior Design)\, Shuaa Abdelfattah (Art History) and Rawda Al Thani (Art History) \nDates: From Sept. 1 to 19\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display Ground Floor \n________ \nPosters \nBy Student Affairs \nA retrospective of the posters made by VCUarts Qatar students for the Student Affairs department \nProject led by: Sarah Faheem\, Senior Specialist for Student Development\, Student Affairs department\, VCUarts Qatar \nDates: From Sept. 1 to 19\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Glass Display First Floor \n________ \nProject Spaces Branding \nBy Zainab AlShibani \nDuring the summer of 2019\, graphic design junior student Zainab AIShibani worked on visualizing the branding of the Project Spaces. Exhibited are artifacts from a collec­tion of the different processes and accumulations of what might be considered a turning point in the practice of the designer. From extensive classes in Arabic calligraphy to various experiments in handmade art\, the designer spent months understanding the correlations between well-being\, culture and design work. Although the objective of the branding was meant to be an outcome with neutral and limited expression\, an array of traces of the artist can be seen within the work. \nMay we always dare to show human entanglement in all of our work. We are torn\, bent and beautifully made for all to feel. \nProject led by: Zainab AlShibani\, Student\, Graphic Design department\, VCUarts Qatar \nDates: From Aug. 26 to Sept. 3\, 2019 \nLocation: Project Spaces – Library
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LOCATION:VCUARTS QATAR\, VCUarts Qatar\,Al Luqta Street\,Education City\, Doha\, Qatar\, 8095\, Qatar
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SUMMARY:BFA + MFA 2020 Online Show
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the opportunity to preview Qatar’s emerging talent in the fields of graphic design\, fashion design\, interior design\, painting and printmaking\, and design studies. \nEscaping chaos\, cultural production in Qatar\, edible packaging\, bridal dresses\, third culture kids\, designer babies\, Palestine\, mental health\, fake news\, social hierarchies\, and handbags are some of the themes that have been examined by this year’s cohort of Fashion Design\, Graphic Design\, Interior Design\, MFA in Design\, and Painting and Printmaking graduates. \nAltogether over 70 art and design projects by this year’s Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts students – curated as the BFA+MFA 2020 Online Show – are on display at http://vcuqbfamfa.com
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SUMMARY:Writing Together
DESCRIPTION:The VCUarts Qatar Libraries and Research Office invite you to participate in Writing Together\, a 12-week online writing accountability group – a supportive online ‘place’ where you can set goals\, share writing tips\, discuss pitfalls\, and build momentum with your writing.  Come together with diverse academics from across Education City who\, like you\, are trying to get their writing done and their voices heard! \nThis initiative is for academics\, researchers\, scholars\, faculty\, and alumni who are looking to join an online writing group. Participants will be working independently to move forward on their individual writing projects. \nDuration: May 31 – August 16 (12 weeks) \nDate/Time: Sundays and Tuesdays from 10:00am until 1:00pm \nJoin as many sessions as you’d like\, or start slow with just one per week. \nThis group is for you\, if… \n\nyou crave uninterrupted time to read\, write\, and think.\nyou want to be held accountable\, and revive or refresh neglected projects.\nyou want to be ‘with’ others who face similar challenges\, yet want to feel good about writing instead of feeling stressed out.\nyou are tired of writing in isolation and looking for inspiration.\nyou are an educator and/or faculty member looking to move a writing project forward\, or a rising scholar working toward an advanced degree or Ph.D.\n\nHow Will I Benefit? \n\nEnjoy structure in a time when routine has been lost.\nMeet diverse academics from across Education City who\, like you\, are trying to get their writing done and their voices heard.\nEnjoy much needed positive social support and wrap up a writing project by the end of August.\n\nHow Does It Work? \nIt’s simple. \n\nAt the start of each online session\, group members ‘check-in’ to share measurable writing goals for that session.\nThen\, writers can either ‘leave’ the session or stay ‘online’ and write.\nDuring the second or ‘check-out’ session\, members confirm if they moved forward or met their goal\, what went to plan\, and what they hope to improve for the following session.\n\nThe idea is to build momentum through consistent practice. It is powerful\, and proven to work. \nThis program is fully subscribed.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/writing-together/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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SUMMARY:Color Lab
DESCRIPTION:We often see color as having one face.  Should we look deeper\, separating the layers through solution or suspension\, we can see that each color is composed of a family of colors\, changing with exposure to environments\, materials and light. \nThrough an interactive collection of artist works and workshops\, Color Lab explores the shifting face of color\, inviting the observer to participate in a series of chromatographic journeys through chromatography\, cyanotypes\, photograms\, and pigments of provenance\, sourced and apportioned to denote a sense of place.  During the opening of the event\, visitors will have an opportunity to participate through color experiments resulting in a final collaborative work with unique take-aways. \nRegular opening hours: \nSaturday to Thursday – From 9am to 5pm / Friday and National holidays – Closed \nMore information about the artists: \nLiz Nielsen is a Brooklyn based artist whose works have been exhibited in New York\, Chicago\, Paris\, London\, Budapest\, Amsterdam and Berlin. Her photographs are printed in the analog color darkroom with handmade negatives and found light sources. Each photograph is unique\, ranging in size from 254cm by 254cm to 20cm by 20cm. \nLiz earned her MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2004\, her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002\, and her BA in Philosophy and Spanish from Seattle University in 1997. Nielsen’s works have been reviewed in The New Yorker\, The Financial Times\, The British Journal of Photography\, The New York Times\, LensCulture\, FOAM magazine\, and ArtSlant among others. \nLiz is represented by Danziger Gallery in New York\, SOCO Gallery in North Carolina\, Horizont Gallery\, Black Box Projects in London\, and NextLevel Galerie in Paris. \nVanessa Donoso López lives and works between Dublin and Barcelona. She studied at the School of Arts and Design Llotja\, Barcelona\, the University of Barcelona and the Winchester College of Art\, UK. \nShe has exhibited nationally and internationally with recent selected solo exhibitions including: I shall change the way things are ordered\, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery\, Dublin\, No fixed color Continuum\, Candyland\, Stockholm\, To swallow a ball\, The LAB\, Dublin\, Eye before E except after seeING Stockholm Supermarket Independent Art Fair\, with the Ormston House\, Sctockholm\, Sweden\, Eye before E except after see\, Limerick City Gallery\, Limerick\, Daily disagreements over small things\, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery at the Barcelona Contemporary art fair SWAB\, Barcelona\, A painful excess of pleasure\, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery\, Dublin\, Jouissanc’e\, Madame la Marquise\, Barcelona\, it never rains to everybody’s taste\, Queen St. Studios and Gallery\, Belfast\, the rain in spain falls mainly off the plane\, Barcelona\, Spain\, Scientifico-experimental-techno-color-movement\, M’ATUVU Project Space\, Brussels\, Belgium\, Establishing a Mission at the Ashford Gallery\, Royal Hibernian Academy\, Dublin. Group shows include Death Drive\, Galway Arts Centre\, I want to be your dog\, The Glue Factory\, Glasgow\, 40/40/40\, Madrid\, Rome\, Warsaw and Dulbin and Precaution at Irish Museum of Modern Art\, Dublin. \nVanessa recently completed three public works commissioned by the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland\, Facebook HeadQuarters in Europe and main offices of the IDA\, all in Dublin. Vanessa recently finished a three months awarded full grant art residency at Can Serrat\, Barcelona. She is currently working as an invited artist on a project with the Black Church print studios\, Dublin and she’s also under a full grant three months residency in Centre d’art La Rectoría\, in Barcelona. Vanessa is represented by Kevin Kavanagh Gallery\, Dublin. \nMelanie McClintock is an artist\, designer\, and educator inspired by the mysteries of color.  Her concepts explore the ideas of time\, worthiness\, and sense of place. She received an MFA in Color and Materials Design from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit\, Michigan\, a BFA in Fashion Design from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, Virginia. \nWhile running the Brooklyn-based boutique and gallery\, Ai Ai Gasa (2006-08)\, Melanie curated bi-monthly shows for such local artists as Alex Soto\, Bailey Saliwanchik\, and Eun-ha Paek. In 2012\, she spearheaded a social art program in Indonesia\, where she curated six exhibitions of student work in galleries throughout Java over two years.  A few years later\, she curated a show at the VCUQatar Gallery for Indonesian graffiti artists\, Ismu Ismoyo and Tri ‘Vendi’ Effendi\, entitled Issue Isme. \nSpecial thanks to Maryam Al-Homaid and the GDES 491 Exhibition & Environment Design students: Reem Abdou\, Aya El Nour\, Marwa Al-Kalbani\, Zainab Al-Shibani\, Shaikhah Al-Marri\, Destart Prieto\, Mohamad Raeissi\, Ghazal Raqeeb\, Aisha Al-Abdulla\, Aljowhara Al-Mana\, Maryam Al-Muftah\, Nurul Azlan\, Kainat Malik and Sara Raeissi. \nThe curator would like to thank Sally Erickson\, and Noah Kincade. \nLiz Nielsen would like to thank Black Box Projects: Kathleen Fox-Davies\, Anna Kirrage\, and Jim Edwards; and Carolina Wheat. \nImage courtesy of Melanie McClintock.
URL:https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/color-lab/
LOCATION:THE GALLERY AT VCUARTS QATAR
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