Thursday, 23 May 2013
9:30-10:00
Refreshments
10:00-10:30
Greetings:
Mr. Mohamad Issa, Beit HaGefen chairman of the board
Mr. Asaf Ron, Beit HaGefen general director
Ms. Yeala Hazut, director of the Beit HaGefen art gallery
10:30-11:45
Dr. Ayelet Zohar
Curator of the exhibition “Homage to Lutfiyah: My Sister in Al Yarmouk Camp”
Lecturer at Tel Aviv University, Haifa University and the Technion
“Palestinian Art” or “Palestinian Artists”?
Mr. Said Abu Shakra
Founder and director of Umm el-Fahem Gallery
Art as a Catalyst of Social Empowerment
11:45-13:00
Dr. Aida Nasralla
Author, playwright, poet and artist
The Affinity to Visual Thought – Art Education in Schools
Mr. Rafaat Hattab
Artist and curator, graduate of The Midrashara School of Art, Beit Berl College
Forming a Palestinian Identity in a Zionist Academy
13:00-13:30
Break
13:30-15:00
Dr.Husni Shhade Khateeb
Lecturer and researcher of Islamic culture and art and Palestinian art at Ben Gurion University of the Negev and Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
Palestinian Art – Not Just Ornament!
Dr. Tal Ben Zvi
Deputy President for Academic Affairs, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
“Man is Nothing But his Native Landscape” in Contemporary Palestinian Art
15:00-15:15
Break
15:15-16:00
Ms. Manar Zuabi
Artist, curator and lecturer
Conclusion
16:15-17:00
Gallery talk in the exhibition “Homage to Lutfiyah: My Sister in Al Yarmouk Camp” with the artist Abed Abdi and the exhibition curator Dr. Ayelet Zohar
The conference is open to the public, advanced registration necessary
The full program: www.arabcul.com www.beit-hagefen.com
For further details and registration: Beit HaGefen Art Gallery gallery@beit-hagefen.com 04-8525252
