Art news
Welcome home: Interior designer offers five tips for home decorating
April 16, 2013
Welcome home: Interior designer offers five tips for home decorating
The idea of furnishing a new home can be daunting. If you’ve just rented an unfurnished flat or purchased a…
Itinerant music show spreads peace in Alexandria’s streets
April 15, 2013
Itinerant music show spreads peace in Alexandria’s streets
ALEXANDRIA — Misr Station in downtown Alexandria is not much to look at by the standards of the fading, crumbling…
DCAF picks of the week
April 11, 2013
DCAF picks of the week
The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival returns with a month-long program of dance and theater performances, film screenings from across the…
Syrian rapper DeeKay debuts at D-CAF in support of Sham MCs and Khadafi Dub
April 10, 2013
Syrian rapper DeeKay debuts at D-CAF in support of Sham MCs and Khadafi Dub
UPDATE: Only Syrian artists Sham MCs and Khadafi Dub will perform tonight at Sharazade Night Club as DeeKay was unable…
‘Women on Walls’ campaign empowers women via street art
April 9, 2013
‘Women on Walls’ campaign empowers women via street art
Amid the bleak backdrop of a revolution-riddled Egypt, a beacon of positivity shone on downtown Cairo Friday during the launch…
D-CAF echoes in Dresden: An interactive tele-exhibition promises visitors fun surprises
April 6, 2013
D-CAF echoes in Dresden: An interactive tele-exhibition promises visitors fun surprises
I met the 10 InterLAB/Tele-exhibition collaborators less than 48 hours after they had met each other for the first time…
D-CAF picks of the week
April 4, 2013
D-CAF picks of the week
The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival returns in its second edition with a month-long program of dance and theater performances, film…
Drums, folkloric art festival at Citadel starting 19 April
April 4, 2013
Drums, folkloric art festival at Citadel starting 19 April
The International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts will start in Cairo on 19 April. The seven-day festival is titled…
Acclaimed performance has its Arabic premiere in Assiut with little success
April 3, 2013
Acclaimed performance has its Arabic premiere in Assiut with little success
After traveling the world when its writer could not, Nassim Soleimapour’s much-translated, critically-acclaimed “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” received its stage…
Kareem El Qurity’s ‘Passing Faces’ exhibit explores nuances in facial expressions
April 1, 2013
Kareem El Qurity’s ‘Passing Faces’ exhibit explores nuances in facial expressions
Internationally acclaimed Cairene artist Kareem El Qurity is exhibiting a series of mixed-media portraits under the moniker “Passing Faces” at…