Programme:
Sunday 31 May 2015: Rethinking Public Spaces: Egypt as a Hub
Speakers: Dr. Nancy Albert and Dr. Hany El-Miniawy
Landscape architect Nancy Albert analyses the meaning of public space as both a physical and social dimension. In her lecture, she will discuss the most recent developments of landscape architecture in Egypt, highlighting the practice’s limits and challenges.
Meanwhile, community architect Hany El-Miniawy, who has been extensively working in Cairo’s informal areas, will focus on various interventions in public spaces that are aimed at developing culture and education for the youth.
Sunday 7 June 2015: The Egyptian Contribution to Public Art: Values and Challenges
Speakers: Ahmed Karali and Vahan Telpian
Artists Vahan Telpian and Ahmed Karali examine their roles as creators of art for public spaces, which they have done both in Egypt and abroad. Their lecture will tackle the meaning of these interventions as artistic and social practices as well as their own ideas and the challenges they have faced along the way.
Sunday 14 June 2015: Trash as a Source: Recycling and Upcycling
Speakers: Mohammed Abla, Hesham Nawwar and Said Kamel
Artists Mohammed Abla, Hesham Nawwar and Said Kamel discuss works of their own that were created through recycling/up-cycling techniques. Drawing on their own experiences, these three artists will explore how discarded materials can be transformed into a valuable art piece.
Sunday 31 May 2015: Rethinking Public Spaces: Egypt as a Hub
Speakers: Dr. Nancy Albert and Dr. Hany El-Miniawy
Landscape architect Nancy Albert analyses the meaning of public space as both a physical and social dimension. In her lecture, she will discuss the most recent developments of landscape architecture in Egypt, highlighting the practice’s limits and challenges.
Meanwhile, community architect Hany El-Miniawy, who has been extensively working in Cairo’s informal areas, will focus on various interventions in public spaces that are aimed at developing culture and education for the youth.
Sunday 7 June 2015: The Egyptian Contribution to Public Art: Values and Challenges
Speakers: Ahmed Karali and Vahan Telpian
Artists Vahan Telpian and Ahmed Karali examine their roles as creators of art for public spaces, which they have done both in Egypt and abroad. Their lecture will tackle the meaning of these interventions as artistic and social practices as well as their own ideas and the challenges they have faced along the way.
Sunday 14 June 2015: Trash as a Source: Recycling and Upcycling
Speakers: Mohammed Abla, Hesham Nawwar and Said Kamel
Artists Mohammed Abla, Hesham Nawwar and Said Kamel discuss works of their own that were created through recycling/up-cycling techniques. Drawing on their own experiences, these three artists will explore how discarded materials can be transformed into a valuable art piece.
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