ArabishWay

Smithsonian Lecture & Class - Tatreez & Tea
2020-07-16 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | WA
(Virtual Class) Smithsonian Lecture & Class (July 16 & 23)

Thursday, July 16, 2020
2:00 PM 3:30 PM

(Virtual Class) Special Session, Metallic Thread Series: Diamant
2020-07-17 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | WA
(Virtual Class) Special Session, Metallic Thread Series: Diamant

Friday, July 17, 2020
3:00 PM 4:30 PM (EST)

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Learn more about each class in the series here. You are not required to take the full series, and can take these classes à la cart.

A Conversation with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
2020-07-19 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | WA
A Conversation with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

Sunday, July 19, 2020
1:00 PM 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

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Sultan will discuss the challenges of art collecting and talk about the market for Palestinian art. Hew will be interviewed by a panel of artists and curators including Palestinian abstract artist ad activist Samia Halaby and curators Dagmar Painter and Nancy Nesvet.

Smithsonian Lecture & Class - Tatreez & Tea - 2nd class
2020-07-23 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | WA
(Virtual Class) Smithsonian Lecture & Class (July 16 & 23)

Thursday, July 23, 2020
2:00 PM 3:30 PM

Tatreezing Collective: Special Guest, Samar Hussaini
2020-07-28 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | WA
Samar Hussaini, is an Arab American, Fine Artist, and Graphic Designer working, creating, and living outside of NYC in West Orange, NJ.
Learn more about Samar Hussaini
Register here for the tatreezing collective

Posted in Free, Special Sessions, Virtual

(Virtual Class) Level I: Palestinian Aida Cloth Technique, Cleopatra's Crown
2020-08-01 08:30 - 10:00 UTC | WA
Register here: https://www.tatreezandtea.com/shop/level-i-aida
Learn more about how to prepare for a successful online tatreez class here: https://www.tatreezandtea.com/online-classes

Posted in Classes, Level I, Virtual

Saturday, August 1, 2020
11:30 AM 1:00 PM EST / 8:30 AM 10:00 AM PST

(Virtual Class) Level I: Palestinian Waste Canvas Technique, Baqlawa Cakes
2020-08-01 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | WA
Learn the basics of waste canvas in this 2-hour session!
Register here: https://www.tatreezandtea.com/shop/level-i-wc
Learn more about how to prepare for a successful online tatreez class here: https://www.tatreezandtea.com/online-classes

Posted in Classes, Virtual, Level I

Saturday, August 1, 2020 2:00 PM 4:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM 1:00 PM PST

(Virtual Class) Special Session, Variegated Threads, Ramallah Berries
2020-08-07 11:00 - 12:30 UTC | WA
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Posted in Virtual, Classes, Special Sessions

Friday, August 7, 2020 2:00 PM 3:30 PM EST / 11:00 AM 12:30 PM PST

(Virtual Class) Level II: Palestinian Waste Canvas Technique, Motif: Qasfa Crown (Yazour Region)
2020-08-08 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | WA
August 8 & 15, 12pm EST/9am PST, Motif: Qasfa Crown (Yazour Region)
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Posted in Classes, Level II, Virtual

(Virtual Class) Level III: The Keffiyeh Series
2020-08-09 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | WA
Click here to register for this 5-week program.

Posted in Classes, Level III, Virtual

Sunday, August 9, 2020 – 2:00 PM 4:00 PM EST/11:00 AM 1:00 PM PST

Tatreezing Collective
2020-08-13 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | WA
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Posted in Free, Special Sessions, Virtual

Thursday, August 13, 2020 5:00 PM 7:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST

(Virtual Class) Special Session, Metallic Thread Series: Metallic Pearl Cotton
2020-08-14 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | WA
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Learn more about each class in the series here. You are not required to take the full series, and can take these classes à la cart.

Posted in Virtual, Classes, Special Sessions

Friday, August 14, 2020 3:00 PM 5:00 PM EST/12:00 PM 2:00 PM PST

(Virtual Class) Level I: Aida Cloth, Orange Blossom Motif (Yaffa)
2020-08-22 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | WA
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Learn more about online classes here.

Posted in Classes, Level I, Virtual

Saturday, August 22, 2020 12:00 PM 2:00 PM / 9:00 AM 11:00 AM PST

(Virtual Class) Sewing & Mounting Basics
2020-08-29 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | WA
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Posted in Classes, Special Sessions, Virtual

Saturday, August 29, 2020 12:00 PM 1:30 PM EST/9:00 AM 10:30 AM PST

Tatreez Workshops and Lectures by Tatreez and Tea
2020-09-01 - 2020-12-31 | WA
Your instructor is author and scholar Wafa Ghnaim, founder of Tatreez & Tea!
Tatreez & Tea’s mission is to preserve Palestinian embroidery and storytelling traditions in the diaspora. Tatreez & Tea is the first of it’s kind. When Wafa first founded Tatreez & Tea in 2016, she was the only educator solely focused on Palestinian embroidery, traveling the US and the world. Now, new local initiatives, culture bearers, “tatreez circles”, and mentors are emerging from communities around the world like never before. The tatreez revolution has gained a beautiful momentum and now is the time to join.
Wafa’s goal in her educational classes are three-fold: educate students from art history and oral history perspectives that preserve the meanings, stories and symbolism of traditional Palestinian embroidery motifs; teach versatile skills that allow students to eventually produce large independent projects; encourage students to become creative and grow beyond simply abiding by traditional embroidery principles.
Click here for upcoming events!
https://www.tatreezandtea.com/events

Virtual Artist Talks - Setting Up Virtual Exhibits
2020-09-20 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Virtual Artist Talks – Setting Up Virtual Exhibits

Sunday, September 20, 2020
12:00 PM 1:00 PM EST

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Amman, Jordan-based Palestinian Artist Dalia Ali discusses her new virtual exhibit and what she had to do to get it up and running.

Conversation with Malak Mattar and Taqi Spateen
2020-10-02 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Join us for a conversation with Malak Mattar and Taqi Spateen, whose artwork for George Floyd and Iyad Al-Hallaq went viral on Instagram.

About this Event

Join us for our second event to celebrate our new virtual exhibit, “Intersections: Palestinian and African American Art for Social Justice” as we talk with two of our Palestinian artists for the exhibit, Malak Mattar and Taqi Spateen.
In a span of five days, Black American George Floyd was killed by a Minnesota police officer and Iyad al-Hallaq, an unarmed Palestinian man with autism, was fatally shot by two Israeli officers on his way to a school for the disabled. Their deaths inspired a wave of protests—and art—around the world. In this one-time event, Malak and Taqi will share their artwork, creative process, and perspectives on the relationship between art and activism.
Donations are welcome: We are very grateful for your partnership and support. The Museum of the Palestinian People is based in Washington DC and here to tell our stories, which encompass the rich history, vibrant arts, culture and spirit of a people who thrive even in the face of adversity.
Visit our website: mpp-dc.org/

Grand Opening of SCM Medical Missions Souk
2020-10-18 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SCM Medical Mission Souk, 3806 Whitman Ave. N, Seattle, WA, United States
Our souk has moved from our former SCM office to the garage below, facing Bridge Way. This move allows more display space and more room to move around and see everything we have to offer. Please come see the new displays and know that your purchases all help our relief programs. Scarves, kaftans, refugee-made jewelry, embroidered purses, artwork, and much more will be available. Get a jump on your holiday shopping and do good at the same time!

The souk will have a schedule for the days it will be open and that will get posted on our website and Facebook page. Please come to our grand opening and try some tasty Arabic sweets, and mana’eesh will be available for purchase.

Please wear a mask, and we will be observing social distancing guidelines.

When: October 18, 2020 12pm to 3pm
Where: 3806 Whitman Ave. N, Seattle 98103

Hope to see you there!

Virtually Tour the Museum for Palestinian People
2020-12-01 - 2020-12-31 | WA
The Museum of the Palestinian People is here to tell our stories; stories that encompass the rich history, vibrant arts and culture, of a people who thrive even in the face of adversity. Our stories are many, our hearts are one.
Take a virtual tour today!

Palestine Writes Conference
2020-12-02 - 2020-12-06 | WA
This conference is 4 days packed full of poets, authors, artists, cooking, comedy and more!
Susan Abulhawa, Amer Zahr and his mother, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Lena Tuffaha, Randa Jarrar, Angela Davis, Isabella Hammad, Remi Kanazi, Acrafty Arab, Wafa Ghnaim and that’s not even the half of it.
You must check out the full program so that you don’t miss a thing!
www.palestinewrites.org/program
and be sure to register and support in advance:
www.palestinewrites.vfairs.com

Palestine Museum US Virtual Gala & Art Auction
2020-12-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Telling the Palestinian Story Through the Arts
Please join us to support the mission of the Palestine Museum US. A full program will be published shortly.
Please click here to register and purchase tickets for the Event.

Virtual Artist Talks - A Conversation with Mohammed Al Haj
2021-01-17 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
The Palestine Museum US will feature Mohammed Al Haj, a young Gazan artist in its artists’ talk series. Al Haj will share his unique sculptural technique and speak about his current solo exhibition. A student will speak about the sculpture workshops he began and teaches in a Gaza refugee camp. Audience discussion will follow.

Smithsonian Sampler Series: Tatreez
2021-01-29 12:00 - 14:00, 2021-02-26 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
For generations, Palestinian women have gathered with their daughters to work collectively on embroidery projects, bonding with one another over a cup of tea. Guided by Wafa Ghnaim, who began her training in embroidery with her mother at age 2, learn the basic Palestinian cross-stitch and how to create a tatreez sampler, using a standard size sheet of Aida cloth fabric and one that can incorporate numerous patterns and eventually become a wall-hanging.
If you have already begun a tatreez sampler, this workshop will teach you traditional patterns and stitching strategies to further develop your piece. You are not required to take all three workshops in this winter series (Jan. 29; Feb. 26; and March 12)—you may take one, or all. The purpose of the sampler series is to develop your stitching skills, introduce you to new patterns throughout the region’s history, as well as learn more about textiles produced in the Holy Land throughout the centuries.
Open to students of all skill levels, learn the history and meaning behind traditional Palestinian patterns, basics of transferring a pattern to fabric, threading a needle, various cross-stitching methodologies, how to keep the back of your cloth clean, color theory and design, project planning, and motif repetition. No experience is required.
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Samarkand Rosettes - Online Art Workshop
2021-01-30 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia. Learn to draw and a 10-fold geometric rosette with beautiful biomorphic patterns.

Workshop includes illustrated handouts with step-by-step instructions and recording of class.
REGISTER HERE $35

Amina Quraishi is an artist and art educator based in Seattle, Washington. Her work is inspired by the beauty of traditional Islamic art and nature. She received an Honors Bachelors of Science majoring in Psychology and an Advanced Diploma in Art & Art History at the University of Toronto. With the focus mostly on European art movements she began to wonder what about art in other parts of the world. Going back to her roots as a Muslim, she felt a personal connection to the rich cultural and artistic history of the Islamic lands. She began studying and practicing Islamic art and architecture using traditional tools.
Amina has been teaching Islamic art since 2017. She hopes by sharing her love and fascination of Islamic art will work towards awareness and inclusion in art education.

To Palestine With Love - The poetry and art of Najwa Kawar Farah
2021-01-31 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
A reading of poems and a review of artwork by Palestinian writer, poet, and artist Najwa Kawar Farah, followed by audience discussion
Najwa Kawar Farah is a Palestinian writer who has contributed to Palestinian and Arabicliterature for several decades. The bulk of her publications are short stories, novels and poems. Najwa was born in Nazareth and lived in Haifa until 1965, and then in two West Bank cities, Jerusalem and Ramallah. Najwa also lived in Lebanon, the UK and Canada. She passed away in Canada in 2015.
Najwa’s life experiences in Palestine and the Middle East, provided her with the political, historical, and socio-cultural milieu from which she drew and developed her characters.
Most of her protagonists are Palestinians, mainly ’ordinary’ people especially refugees uprooted from their homes and homeland, who seek answers to their individual and collective historical predicament. Many of these protagonists are resilient women, who in addition to their political oppression encounter social discrimination. Her stories and novels come in eleven collections in Arabic. A number of these have been translated into English.
About the Readers/Moderators
Zeina Azzam is a Palestinian American poet, writer, editor, and community activist. Currently she works as publications editor at the think tank, Arab Center Washington DC. Her chapbook, Bayna Bayna, In-Between, will be published by The Poetry Box in 2021. Zeina’s poems appear/will appear in Pleiades, Passager, Sukoon Magazine, Mizna, Cordite Poetry Review, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Barzakh: A Literary Magazine, Infinite Rust, Heartwood Literary Magazine, Lunch Ticket, The Fourth River, Split This Rock, Voice Male, and the edited volumes Tales from Six Feet Apart (2021),Bettering American Poetry (2019), Making Mirrors: Writing/Righting by and for Refugees (2019), The Poeming Pigeon (2017), Write Like You’re Alive 2017, Gaza Unsilenced (2015), and Yellow as Turmeric, Fragrant as Cloves (2008). She volunteers for organizations that promote Palestinian rights and the civil rights of vulnerable communities in Alexandria, Virginia, where she lives, and is a mentor for We Are Not Numbers, a writing program for youth in Gaza. Zeina holds an M.A. in Arabic literature from Georgetown University, an M.A. in sociology from George Mason University, and a B.A. in psychology from Vassar College.
Sahar Mustafah
Sahar Mustafah is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, an inheritance she explores in her fiction. Her first novel The Beauty of Your Face (W.W. Norton, 2020) was named a 2020 Notable Book and Editor’s Choice by New York Times Book Review, a Los Angeles Times United We Read selection, one of Marie Claire Magazine’s 2020 Best Fiction by Women, and a Great Group Reads for National Reading Group Month. It was long-listed for the Center for Fiction 2020 First Novel Prize, and was a finalist for Chicago Writers Association Best Book of the Year award and the Chicago Review of Books award. Her short story collection Code of the West was the winner of the 2016 Willow Books Fiction Award. Her stories have earned a Distinguished Story citation from Best American Short Stories 2016, First Place in Fiction from the Guild Literary Complex of Chicago, and three Pushcart Prize nominations, among other honors. Mustafah earned her MFA from Columbia College Chicago where she was the recipient of the David Friedman Award for Best Fiction. She writes and teaches outside of Chicago.

Moorish Splendors - Online Art Workshop
2021-02-06 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
The Alhambra Palace is a remarkable work of architecture adorned with tiled geometric mosaics, biomorphic carving and calligraphy. Learn how to construct a geometric pattern using a compass and ruler and paint with watercolor.
Workshop includes illustrated handouts with step-by-step instructions and recording of class.
REGISTER HERE $35

Amina Quraishi is an artist and art educator based in Seattle, Washington. Her work is inspired by the beauty of traditional Islamic art and nature. She received an Honors Bachelors of Science majoring in Psychology and an Advanced Diploma in Art & Art History at the University of Toronto. With the focus mostly on European art movements she began to wonder what about art in other parts of the world. Going back to her roots as a Muslim, she felt a personal connection to the rich cultural and artistic history of the Islamic lands. She began studying and practicing Islamic art and architecture using traditional tools.
Amina has been teaching Islamic art since 2017. She hopes by sharing her love and fascination of Islamic art will work towards awareness and inclusion in art education.

A Virtual Celebration of the Life and Art of Rajie Cook 1930 - 2021
2021-02-14 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
It is with heavy heart and deep sadness that we report the passing of Palestinian artist Rajie Cook.
Please join us in celebrating Rajie’s life and decades of artistic excellence.
All times listed are in the Eastern US Time Zone.
Please click here to register for this event.

4.3 DIALOGUES ON THE ART OF ARAB FASHION: MY LIFE’S PASSION
2021-02-16 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
4.3 DIALOGUES ON THE ART OF ARAB FASHION: MY LIFE’S PASSION
Event Description: Widad Kawar is the founder of the Tiraz Centre in Amman, Jordan, home to the biggest collection of Palestinian, Jordanian, and Arab traditional dress in the world, and the author of Threads of Identity, a record of Palestinian dress and the women who made and wore it. With her childhood and youth spent in Bethlehem and Ramallah, Widad was surrounded by traditional Palestinian weaving and embroidery. The war and displacement in Palestine encouraged her to collect not only the items but the stories and legacies of the women who lost their homes and their culture. For Widad, each item in her collection is a reminder of a person, a place, and an event. Her knowledge stems from the personal stories of the women who made and worn these dresses.
Date: 16th February 2021
Time: 11 am NYC, 4 pm London, 8 pm Dubai
Tickets: Donation
Students: If you are a student or member of academia please register here to receive your complimentary registration links.
Registering will not only give you access to the live session but also a recorded version to catch up on in your own time.
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Virtual Artist Talks - A Conversation with Raghda Zaiton
2021-02-21 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
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Please join us for a conversation and an online art review with the Nablus (West Bank)-based Palestinian Artis and Al-Najah University art instructor Raghda Zaiton.
