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Conversation: Artists on the Refugee Crisis

Artists Ginane Makki Bacho, Issam Kourbaj, and Mohamad Hafez discuss the special exhibition Syria, Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart, where their works are on view alongside medieval ceramics from our collection. These three artists of Syrian and Lebanese descent—based in Beirut; Cambridge, U.K.; and New Haven, CT, respectively—explore both the violence and displacement of the refugee crisis and the resilience of diasporic communities. Then, Refugees International hosts a Q&A on the intersections of art and the refugee crisis with the artists and Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım, Hagop Kevorkian Associate Curator of Islamic Art. Presented in conjunction with the Arab Art & Education Initiative.

Schedule:

  • 6:30 pm Curator tour: Syria, Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart with exhibition curator Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım
  • 7 pm Artist talk with Ginane Makki Bacho, Issam Kourbaj, and Mohamed Hafez
  • 8:30 pm Q&A

This event is free, but please RSVP.











When: Thu., Oct. 18, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway (Washington Ave.)
718-638-5000
Price: Free
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Artists Ginane Makki Bacho, Issam Kourbaj, and Mohamad Hafez discuss the special exhibition Syria, Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart, where their works are on view alongside medieval ceramics from our collection. These three artists of Syrian and Lebanese descent—based in Beirut; Cambridge, U.K.; and New Haven, CT, respectively—explore both the violence and displacement of the refugee crisis and the resilience of diasporic communities. Then, Refugees International hosts a Q&A on the intersections of art and the refugee crisis with the artists and Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım, Hagop Kevorkian Associate Curator of Islamic Art. Presented in conjunction with the Arab Art & Education Initiative.

Schedule:

  • 6:30 pm Curator tour: Syria, Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart with exhibition curator Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım
  • 7 pm Artist talk with Ginane Makki Bacho, Issam Kourbaj, and Mohamed Hafez
  • 8:30 pm Q&A

This event is free, but please RSVP.

Buy tickets/get more info now