Rajaa Gharbi, Selected Works: Exhibition by Rajaa Gharbi
2023-11-02 - 2023-12-02 | Gallery 110, 110 3rd Ave. S, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
VISUAL ART Every Thursday–Saturday, from November 2–December 2 12–5 pm
Featuring original acrylic paintings and prints from several previous solo exhibitions, artist Rajaa Gharbi‘s exhibition, Rajaa Gharbi, Selected Works is largely inspired by a sense of realism and the need for collective, life-nurturing visions and practices.
Gharbi’s works are never about just one or two themes. Among her earliest and indelible art influences and “training” grounds were her mother’s clothing designs, her father’s storytelling feats, her native city’s omnipresent visual worlds of hand-weaving arts, first centuries BCE monumental representational mosaic “paintings”, and the vestiges of a bygone Roman Empire. Visual storytelling and ancient scripts have held her focus since childhood. There, the first waves of infinite geometric designs and limitless color palettes permeated her psyche. Hopping around or staring at the fallen or still standing marble statues of all sizes, texts hand-engraved on steles, and very young olive trees cracking life open right through ancient fallen columns in her native Carthage, Tunisia and across North Africa are still among her sources of inspiration. She is also inhabited and taught by the geographic and human landscapes of the American Northwest.

First Ever Seattle SWANA Stitching circle
2023-11-05 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Contact Host for Location Details
Join our first ever Seattle SWANA Stitching circle
Are you working on, curious about, or interested in participating in your SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) region craft? (Palestinian Tatreez, Egyptian Khayamiya, Armenian Janyak, and any others!)
Are you looking for like-minded folk where you can share all parts of who you are, in an inclusive space?
Bring any SWANA region craft you’re working on and join us for an afternoon to craft, share food and beverages and build SWANA community, village style. Bring a story to share!
Don’t have a craft you are working on but are curious/ interested? Come anyway – while this is not a teaching space, we will help each other along – no matter the place we are in our craft journey.

Details of our first gathering:
Date: Sunday, November 5th
Time: 2 – 5 pm
Location: Provided upon RSVP
Food: Potluck style!

Contact hala.saleh@gmail.com to RSVP and get location details.
This event is co-organized by Hala Saleh and Milla Prince, who are Palestinian Tatreez artists living in the Northwest.

First Ever Seattle SWANA Stitching Circle
2023-12-03 14:00 - 17:00 | Contact Host for Location Details
Join our first ever Seattle SWANA Stitching circle
Are you working on, curious about, or interested in participating in your SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) region craft? (Palestinian Tatreez, Egyptian Khayamiya, Armenian Janyak, and any others!)
Are you looking for like-minded folk where you can share all parts of who you are, in an inclusive space?
Bring any SWANA region craft you’re working on and join us for an afternoon to craft, share food and beverages and build SWANA community, village style. Bring a story to share!
Don’t have a craft you are working on but are curious/ interested? Come anyway – while this is not a teaching space, we will help each other along – no matter the place we are in our craft journey.

Date: Sunday, December 3rd
Time: 2 – 5 pm
Location: Seattle, WA 98122, Contact seattleresistancetatreez@gmail.com to RSVP and get location details.
Food: Potluck style!

Contact hala.saleh@gmail.com to RSVP and get location details.
This event is co-organized by Hala Saleh and Milla Prince, who are Palestinian Tatreez artists living in the Northwest.

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We Are Palestine: Art Opening
2023-12-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
We are human.
We are hopeful.
We are hurting.
We are Palestine.
in collaboration with Zawyeh Gallery, Ramallah & Dubai

Limited Edition and Canvas Prints, Silkscreens & Photography
12 Prominent & Emerging Palestinian Artists

12.08.2023 – 01.31.2024
Art Opening : Friday, December 8th, 5-8pm
Art Reception : Friday, January 5th, 5-8pm

Holiday Bazaar on Steamboat Island!
2023-12-09 09:00 - 16:00
It’s time for celebrating and preparing for the holidays! Our friend and colleague Farihan Bushnaq is hosting a Palestinian Christmas Bazaar in her garage, at 6331 Elizan Dr. NW, on Steamboat Island, (Sat. and Sun.), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm each day. If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind, last minute gift, this is the place! Come check out Fairhan’s beautiful Palestinian embroidery, handcrafted olive tree wood carvings and jewelry, as well as Middle-Eastern clothing and art. Artisan olive oil products from Canaan Palestine will also be available for sale. And there will be Arabic coffee and baklava, too! We hope to see you next weekend. Please help us spread the word.

At the Bushnaq home: 6331 Elizan Dr. NW, on Steamboat Island,

Tatreez Workshop
2023-12-17 11:30 - 14:30
I am partnering with Baladna to do a Tatreez workshop on Sunday, December 17th. This will be a paid event, and ticket sales will be donated to the PCRF. I will send out a flyer soon, with a registration link. Please share with your friends and anyone you think might be interested – this is a Palestinians + allies and friends event, so feel free to share widely.

Save the Date: More info to come!

We Are Palestine: Art Reception
2024-01-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States

Kite Making Workshop
2024-01-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Muslim Assocation of Puget Sounds (MAPS), 17550 NE 67th Ct, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Come make kites for the upcoming Palestine protest in Olympia.
Supplies will be provided

Levantine Arabic Story and Song from Honored Guest Laila
2024-01-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Pups, Cups and Cones, 1103 Perry Ave, Bremerton, WA, 98310
Center Palestinian Voices
Hear stories, try dances, do crafts and taste foods from Palestine.
Free/donations encouraged

Palestinian Stories: An evening of films and discussions with Palestinian Filmmaker & Vocalist Dina Amin
2024-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Islamic School of Seattle, 720 25th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
January 24th, 7-9
Join us for an insightful evening of cinematic exploration as we screen a collection of thought-provoking short documentaries and a groovy music video by the filmmaker and vocalist, Dina Amin. Immerse yourself in the powerful narratives that capture the essence of Palestinian culture, resilience, and the spirit of change.
Dina is an award-winning and multi-talented Palestinian filmmaker & vocalist who wants to tell inspiring stories on social and humanitarian issues. While studying in London (UK) for a BA degree in Filmmaking, Dina co-directed and co-produced her first short documentary, “Rise Up”, which has been screened in five international film festivals.
Born in Jerusalem, Palestine, Dina is the co-founder of Space Collective, an art house based in Ramallah, which works to build a stronger community in film and music.

Shami Kids Event: Zaytoon, zait and za'atar
2024-01-27 11:30 - 13:00 | KCLS – Shoreline, 345 NE 175th Street, Shoreline, WA, 98155
One Palestinian, Laila Taji and one Syrian mom, Malda Takkedine have come together to start a group for our kids.
We’re calling it Shami Kids, where we celebrate all things beautiful from Bilad Ash-sham…the area that was before the borders were drawn around Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, some parts of Turkey.
The first meeting is January 27th at 11:30 and we’re going to be talking all things olives, olive oil and za’atar. Through stories, songs and art projects.
Geared towards 2nd-5th graders but would love to use older kids as volunteer helpers.
Fill out this form if you are interested:
https://forms.gle/6DXfhD57AvFzJHta9

PALESTINE Tracing Boundaries: SZ Gallery
2024-02-02 - 2024-03-31 | SZ Art Gallery, 2441 76th Avenue SE, Suite 160, Mercer Island, WA
You are cordially invited to an Early Access view of the show “PALESTINE Tracing Boundaries” This show, which opens Friday, February 2nd in the SZ Gallery, exhibits the original works of three notable Palestinian artists – Bashar Alhroub, Yazan Abu Salameh and Hosni Radwan. Our hope with this show is to give voice to Palestinian culture through the artwork of some of its most celebrated creatives.
SZ Gallery is proudly collaborating with the Zawyeh Gallery (Ramallah | Dubai) on curating this diverse collection. Please let us know if you have any questions about a particular work or artist.

PALESTINE Tracing Boundaries: SZ Gallery
2024-02-02 17:00 - 20:00 | SZ Art Gallery, 2441 76th Avenue SE, Suite 160, Mercer Island, WA
You are cordially invited to an Early Access view of the show “PALESTINE Tracing Boundaries” This show, which opens Friday, February 2nd in the SZ Gallery, exhibits the original works of three notable Palestinian artists – Bashar Alhroub, Yazan Abu Salameh and Hosni Radwan. Our hope with this show is to give voice to Palestinian culture through the artwork of some of its most celebrated creatives.
SZ Gallery is proudly collaborating with the Zawyeh Gallery (Ramallah | Dubai) on curating this diverse collection. Please let us know if you have any questions about a particular work or artist.
OPENING NIGHT: Friday, Feb 2nd, 5 – 8PM
Cocktails, warm tea & sweet treats will be served.

Seattle Resistance Tatreez Circle
2024-02-25 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-09 - 2024-03-10 | Contact Host for Location Details
Don’t have a craft you are working on but are curious/ interested? Come anyway – while this is not a teaching space, we will help each other along – no matter the place we are in our craft journey.
Contact seattleresistancetatreez@gmail.com to RSVP and get location details.
Food: Potluck style!
This event is co-organized by Hala Saleh and Milla Prince, who are Palestinian Tatreez artists living in the Northwest.

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Art Reception & Vigil
2024-03-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Art Reception & Vigil: Friday, March 1st, 5 – 8PM
Poetry, warm tea & comfort food will be served.
Silent Vigil.
The future is dark. Is this darkness of the tomb – or of the womb? It is both. In all the death and destruction around us, I believe we must find the audacity to lift our gaze and witness the emergence of the new – millions waking to our shared humanity, coming together to grieve and imagine otherwise. In us, I see glimpses of the world waiting to be born. I choose to labor for that world, with you. Let’s last.
Tonight we breathe, tomorrow we push.
– Valerie Kaur

Posters for Gaza: SZ Gallery
2024-04-05 - 2024-05-31 | SZ Art Gallery, 2441 76th Avenue SE, Suite 160, Mercer Island, WA
In this unique exhibition, twenty-six artists come together to raise their voices, through a series of posters produced specifically for this exhibition. The posters shed light on the ethnic cleansing and horrific massacres taking place in the Gaza Strip – possibly the worst in modern history – demanding the recognition of Palestinian rights to live freely on their land with dignity.
Representing a long tradition in Palestinian history, political posters were produced extensively in the seventies and the eighties by the Palestinian Liberation Organization with the contribution of Palestinian, Arab, and international artists. Posters played a crucial role in supporting the justice of the Palestinian cause and promoting it globally guided by the freedom, dignity, resilience, and the ongoing aspiration for independence, sought by Palestinians.
Uniformly sized and designed in a simplified manner, the posters of each artist reflect their uniqueness in terms of style, materials, and the underlying narratives. Steering away from the digital norm, participating artists poured their effort into producing those posters utilizing a variety of materials including acrylics, inks, charcoal, collage, and mixed media on paper, while some artists employed various digital design techniques.

Watermelon Mosaic Workshop [Bellingham]
2024-04-06 11:00 - 14:00 | Contact Host for Location Details
Join us in-person for a session where we’ll learn how to create art in solidarity with Palestinian Liberation. We have a limited number of sponsorships offered for this event, please DM us if finances are a barrier.
https://linktr.ee/whatcomfamiliesforjustice
or click here to register directly.

Arab American Musuem - traveling exhibit
2024-04-19 - 2024-04-30 | AANM Traveling Exhibit at the Edmonds School District Office, 20420 68TH Ave W, Lynnwood, WA, 98020
The traveling exhibit will be on display at district office lobby until April 30th!

AFMI Annual Showcase: Arab Women in the Arts
2024-05-02 - 2024-05-12 | Virtual
Arab Women in the Arts is AFMI’s annual showcase to honor generations of Arab women who have excelled in and revolutionized all forms of artistic expression.
This year’s edition will run May 2-5 in New York and May 9-12 in the San Francisco Bay Area, with online programming May 2-12.
Arab Women in the Arts 2024 will include the art exhibit Banat El Hara.
We are seeking visual art from SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) women and non-binary artists to submit to this year’s Banat el Hara .

Mercer Island Art Walk: SZ Gallery
2024-05-03 17:00 - 20:00 | SZ Art Gallery, 2441 76th Avenue SE, Suite 160, Mercer Island, WA
During this (Frist) Friday MI Art Walk, stop by the SZ Gallery with a spirit of empathy & sense of curiosity, as you explore and learn from Palestinian and Arab Artists.
“Posters for Gaza” sheds light on the humanitarian crisis taking place in Gaza and demands recognition for Palestinian rights. This exhibit follows two previous shows, “We Are Palestine,” which touched on universal themes of the Holy Land and focused on humanizing the Palestinian people. “PALESTINE: Tracing Boundaries” focused more on architecture and featured Jerusalem (Al-Quds) through architectural interpretations, in addition to the impacts of imposed walls and boundary edges on the lives of the indigenous people.
Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture | SZ Gallery
2441 76th Ave SE, Suite 160 Mercer Island, WA
(First) Friday, May 3, 5-8PM
**FREE** ALL are welcome!
In this unique exhibition, twenty-six artists come together to raise their voices, through a series of posters produced specifically for this exhibition. The posters shed light on the ethnic cleansing and horrific massacres taking place in the Gaza Strip – possibly the worst in modern history – demanding the recognition of Palestinian rights to live freely on their land with dignity.
Representing a long tradition in Palestinian history, political posters were produced extensively in the seventies and the eighties by the Palestinian Liberation Organization with the contribution of Palestinian, Arab, and international artists. Posters played a crucial role in supporting the justice of the Palestinian cause and promoting it globally guided by the freedom, dignity, resilience, and the ongoing aspiration for independence, sought by Palestinians.
Uniformly sized and designed in a simplified manner, the posters of each artist reflect their uniqueness in terms of style, materials, and the underlying narratives. Steering away from the digital norm, participating artists poured their effort into producing those posters utilizing a variety of materials including acrylics, inks, charcoal, collage, and mixed media on paper, while some artists employed various digital design techniques.

Mercer Island Art Walk: SZ Gallery: I'm Still Alive
2024-06-07 - 2024-07-31 | SZ Art Gallery, 2441 76th Avenue SE, Suite 160, Mercer Island, WA
During this (Frist) Friday MI Art Walk, stop by the SZ Gallery with a spirit of empathy & sense of curiosity, as you explore and learn from Palestinian and Arab Artists.
In gratitude for and collaboration with the Zawyeh Gallery, SZ Gallery commits to giving voice to Palestinians and their experiences, focusing on their humanity, through creative expressions of art & culture.
After losing his home and studio in Gaza City in October, Maisara Baroud began drawing his diaries under the devastating Israeli genocidal war. He hasn’t ceased drawing since losing his “personal little world” to destruction, along with all his paintings, tools, books, and precious memories. Through his paintings, he documents displacement, brutal bombardment, the fear of loss, and the anxiety of protecting loved ones. Baroud says, “I draw to tell my friends that I am still alive.” – Excerpt by Rana Anani

Mary Ann Peters: the edge becomes the center
2024-06-15 - 2025-01-05 | Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104
The following description comes from the event organizer.
Seattle artist Mary Ann Peters (born 1949, Beaumont, Texas) has attended to overlooked narratives for almost forty years, interpreting her research through mediums including painting, sculpture, and installation. Peters unearths hidden diasporic histories, often through travel, and contextualizes them within her experiences of the contemporary Middle East as a second-generation Lebanese American. the edge becomes the center brings together the artist’s series this trembling turf for the first time and presents it alongside a new installation—works that together surface the ways forgotten and repressed pasts shape present experience.
this trembling turf features ten abstract drawings, including one from the Frye’s collection, which the artist crafts by applying thin strokes of white ink to black clayboard. The series interprets natural habitats where activity occurs beneath the surface, with rhythmic patterns referencing sound waves used by archaeologists to uncover buried traces of civilization. These intricate drawings imagine the missing records of populations and cultures physically covered over, reminding us that forgotten histories could be buried below us, lost within our collective memory.
The exhibition’s new site-specific installation continues the artist’s ongoing impossible monuments series, works of disparate materials and forms that memorialize disregarded details of socio-political events. Peters writes, “I define an impossible monument as something that deserves reverence but by virtue of its incidental nature would never be elevated to the status of a monument.” Together, these bodies of work ask viewers to consider which narratives are written into history and which are erased.

50 Years of Women's Studio Workshop: Maymanah Farhat
2024-07-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, 550 Winslow Way East, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110
To coincide with the 50 Years of Women’s Studio Workshop exhibition in the Sherry Grover Gallery, exhibition curator Maymanah Farhat will present an overview of WSW and the importance of this 50th anniversary with highs & lows over the organization’s history. She will share images and her inspiration for the curatorial thesis and process for this exhibition, and will talk about how non-profit art spaces like WSW (based in the Hudson Valley in New York State) are crucial to ensuring that a range of American art is being supported and realized. This presentation will be moderated by Jenna d’Anna, Senior Manager of Museum Education & Community Engagement. Audience Q & A and reception to follow.

SZ Gallery: Control Anatomy
2024-09-06 - 2024-12-31 | SZ Art Gallery, 2441 76th Avenue SE, Suite 160, Mercer Island, WA
SZ Gallery presents Control Anatomy, an exhibit curated in collaboration with the Zawyeh Gallery in Ramallah, Palestine. This solo exhibition by Palestinian artist Mahmoud Alhaj explores colonial violence and the architectural mechanisms of domination and control over Palestinian geography witnessed by Alhaj who was born in Gaza.

Fall Arts Walk Social Justice Party
2024-10-04 18:00 - 22:00 | Olympia – Rafah Solidarity Mural, 119 1/2 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA, United States
Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice (RCF), Art Forces, the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project (ORSMP), during Arts Walk weekend for another social justice block party! This … Continue reading Fall Arts Walk Social Justice Party

Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice (RCF), Art Forces, the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project (ORSMP), during Arts Walk weekend for another social justice block party! This community gathering will be held in front of the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural, October 4th & 5th, from 6-10pm Friday the 4th and 12-6pm Saturday the 5th.

On Friday and Saturday, both days of Arts Walk, RCF will be exhibiting original artworks documenting the experiences of Palestinian youth across the decades. This special collection includes:

Original art created by young people in the West Bank and Gaza. These works were made possible by Wejdan Diab, a former teacher at the Mira Kindergarten in Gaza City, the first area targeted by Israeli forces after October 7.
Shoshana Cohen’s A Generation of Solidarity, a photo exhibition capturing the day-to-day lives of youth living under occupation in the West Bank during the 1980s.
Images from the Palestinian Cultural Palace, one of RCF’s Gaza projects.

Throughout Arts Walk weekend, Art Forces will also be showcasing their digital exhibition, Art for Gaza, featuring artists from Palestine and across the country. All the artwork will be for sale, with proceeds benefiting the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA). This digital exhibition will be available to the public between October 3rd and mid-November. Please visit their website for more information.

On Friday, in front of the Mural, please also considering joining us for:

A cultural presentation on Every Child Matters by Dakota Case from the Water Warriors Canoe Society.
A vigil for Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a local Turkish-American student activist who was shot and killed by the Israeli military in the West Bank on September 6, 2024.
Speakers, kids activities, music, and more!

Artisan olive oil from Canaan Palestine and Palestinian crafts will be available for purchase.
We will be announcing additional details soon, so please stay tuned for more information. You can also reach out to the Rachel Corrie Foundation at info@rachelcorriefoundation.org with any questions.

Tatreez 101 Workshop + Circle
2024-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Register for Location
Back by popular demand – Seattle Tatreez workshop followed by a Tatreez circle – this event is open to ALL Palestinians and allies/friends/supporters.
From 12 – 2 we will gather, learn about Tatreez and get some instruction.
From 2 – 4 pm, we will open it up to workshop attendees and others who would like to join for some community Tatreez time.
All are required to register at https://tinyurl.com/TatreezIsResistance (link in bio).
You can indicate on the form whether you plan to attend only the workshop, only the circle, or both.
There will be light snacks, and we ask that you please mask in consideration of others (while you are not eating). As presenters we may not be masked while presenting.
Email seattleresistancetatreez@gmail.com with any questions.
Register by October 13th

Wujood: A Timescale of Palestinian Culture, Society and Life
2024-11-07 - 2025-01-05 | Gallery Space at Bellevue College, 3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
OPENING RECEPTION
11.09.2024
3:00 PM- 5:00 PM
EXHIBITION DATES: NOVEMBER 7- JANUARY 15TH
FOR GALLERY SCHEDULE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.BELLEVUECOLLEGE.EDU/GALLERYSPACE/ MORE
INFORMTION:
SALAM.AWAD@BELLEVUECOLLEGE.EDU
WWW.WUJOOD.ORG
Gallery Hours:
Monday 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Location: Gallery Space is located on the second floor of the D Building, room D 271, above the Library. This new gallery has over 2000 square feet of floor space with three revolving steel walls that can be adjusted for different spatial configurations. Exhibits change approximately monthly throughout the academic year.

Ana Falastini: Screening and Q & A
2024-11-09 17:00 - 21:00 | UW – Architecture Hall, 3943 Stevens Way, Seattle, WA, 98195
Join us at the University of Washington for an unforgettable evening celebrating Palestinian resistance, resilience, and beauty. Experience powerful stories, captivating performances, and inspiring discussions that honor the spirit and culture of Palestine.
✨ Seattle Dabke Performance: Get ready to be mesmerized by an incredible performance from @seattledabke , showcasing the vibrant rhythms of Dabkeh!
🎬 Meet the Creators: We can’t wait to connect with you! Join us for a Q&A about our DocSeries and the stories that inspire us.

Stitching Resilience: A Discussion on Palestinian Culture, Communities, & Futures with Rawan Hassan
2024-11-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
Join us for MAR Talks: Stitching Resilience – how Palestinian steadfastness is maintained through cultural and community perseverance.
