Art Under Occupation – Virtual Panel

Eyewitness Palestine is back with the next Zoom event in our monthly series, “Art Under Occupation,” which features several globally-recognized Palestinian artists, including Saleh Bakri, Sliman Mansour, Dareen Tatour, Kher Fody, & Yazid Sadi. Saleh Bakri is a Palestinian actor who has starred in films like “The Present” (2020) and “Salt of this Sea” (2008). Sliman Mansour is the painter responsible for the one of the most iconic Palestinian artworks, “Camel of Hardships” and “Woman with Jerusalem.” Dareen Tatour is the internationally recognized poet who was jailed by Israel for one of her poems. While she was incarcerated, she spoke out about abuse she’d experienced as a child, and, by doing so, empowered Palestinian women from all over to tell their own stories. Kher Foudy is a multi-talented artist who paints pictures using Arabic calligraphy and is also the frontman of the iconic Palestinian band “Walaat,” whose music of resistance showcase the resilience of the Palestinians of occupied Akka. Yazid Sadi, embodying the Akkawi spirit, balances being a talent manager and the owner of an art gallery & cafe in the Old City of Akka, Nawaya Gallery and  We look forward to hearing from these artists about the beauty and struggle of their work under occupation and hope that you’ll join us in welcoming them on September 21st at 12pm Noon ET/9am PT.

It is our goal to raise as much funding as possible. However, we do not want price to be a barrier to entry. If you do not have the capacity to donate, but would still like to attend, please email us at info@eyewitnesspalestine.org with the subject “Art Under Occupation” to receive the event link.