FRTR: Artworks on the move!From Rags to Riches is back to work. We are currently transporting our up-cycled public artworks to their final locations in public and semi-public spaces.
FRTR: Kodak Corner Shop Exhibition
Baad El Bahr for Cultural Development & Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art are excited to invite you to the pop-up exhibition by Rania Atef and Akeel Khreef, two of the participating artists in the “From Rags to Riches" project.
Date: 7th February – 5th March Location: Kodak passageway, 20 Adly Street, in front of the Synagogue Time: 11 am - 9 pm every day weekends included 
Guided Tours of From Rags to RichesAs Part of our educational program, Baad El Bahr is glad to announce the guided visits of From Rags to Riches exhibition.
If you are a school or a group of not less than 10 people and you want to meet the artists, learn how they made their work and enjoy the magic atmosphere of the Swiss Cooperation garden, Please call us to schedule an appointment at +20100 170 4554 or email us at [email protected] Tours are organized in English, Arabic and French. 
From Rags to Riches ExhibitionBaad El Bahr for Cultural Development & Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
are excited to invite you to the "From Rags to Riches" exhibition This exhibition presents for the first time in Egypt 20 artworks conceived to be displayed in public spaces and created using recycled materials. Many of them have an interactive purpose or a functional one. Opening on Sunday, 6 November 2016 at 7pm The exhibition runs until 31January 2017 weekdays from 9am to 4pm Embassy of Switzerland Office for International Cooperation 24, Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahasen St., Garden City, Tel: +20 2 27951536, +20 2 27943638 www.projectfrtr.org 
From Rags to Riches collaborates with the Istituto Salesiano Don BoscoFrom Rags to Riches is very proud to collaborate during the month of October with the Istituto Salesiano Don Bosco, an Italian secondary technical institute run by Salesian monks.
Ending of the open call for exhibition proposalsBaad El Bahr for Cultural Development is glad to announce the ending of the open call for exhibition proposals for public artworks.
The feedback to our call was very successful and we were able to choose a good number of talented young artists as well as well-known ones. 
Call for ProposalsOpen call deadline
has been extended!!! Now you can apply until 21 May 2016 Baad El Bahr for Cultural Development is glad to announce the launch of an open call for 20 exhibition proposals for public artworks. The call is open to Egyptian and Egypt-based artists, designers, architects and students. |
FRTR: Meet The Artists!Whether you are inspired by From Rags to Riches' up-cycled public artworks and you are an eco-friendly person, or you are just interested in up-cycling your own daily used products. Come and meet the artists behind FRTR for an open discussion on how they came up with their projects' ideas and the implementation process in a practical process. Also there will be a special talk about the "Adaptation" and "Women on the bench" projects by the artists Rania Atef and Akeel Khreef which are installed in the Corner Shop in Kodak Passageway.
Waiting for you all on next Saturday March 4 at 6 pm! Location: Kodak passageway, 20 Adly Street, in front of the Synagogue 
New Call for VolunteersFrom Rags to Riches has reached its final (exhibition) phase with less than a month remaining till FRTR’s exhibition opening night on Sunday November 6.
The last 3 months were full of fresh, young and enthusiastic artists and volunteers working on the production of the artworks. And now, we are seeking volunteers to collaborate with us on the current phase of the project from Saturday 22 October to Sunday 6 November, 2016. The exhibition will be held at the garden of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Garden City 
FRTR is featured in Ba'a exhibition at Soma BayFrom Rags to Riches project was featured in Ba'a Exhibition at Soma Bay in Hurghada during the weekend of 6-8 October 2016, Peacock for Art organized an exhibition featuring 11 Egyptian contemporary artists at Soma Bay. A mobile exhibition was on display at the Sultan Lounge of the Kempinski Hotel, and some art works of up-cycled material were displayed at Robinson’s public beach.
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Baad El Bahr: Cultural Development Presents its Last Project From Rags to Riches
BEBA is an Egyptian cultural association, whose key mission is to build bridges between cultures through the contemporary arts. As well as encouraging and supporting young artists, this also entails elaborating thinking strategies and organising exhibitions based on innovative concepts. The association organizes, on regular bases, workshops, conferences, exhibitions and long term activities such as the translation and publication of literary texts and the Cairo Mediterranean Literary Festival.
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