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Contemporary Pakistani Printmakers’ Exhibition Contemporary Pakistani Printmakers’ Exhibition
To celebrate the Festival of Muslim Cultures: UK 2006 Swansea Print Workshop initiated a cultural exchange with two print makers from
Pakistan and a diverse programme of workshops with communities in Swansea. The opening exhibition featured over sixty works by ten artists from all regions of Pakistan, reflecting the visual and methodological diversity of their art world. Featuring a variety of printmaking techniques, the exhibition highlighted some contemporary issues as seen through the eyes of these artists. Following the showing in the Swansea, the exhibition toured Wales.
Ceri Richards Gallery, Taliesin Arts Centre, Oystermouth Road, Swansea SA2 8PZ. 01792 296883 www.taliesinartscentre.co.ukFrom: 11 March 2006 To: 01 June 2006 Calligraphy Exhibition St Fagan’s National History Museum An exploration of Arabic, English and Welsh calligraphy produced by community groups in collaboration with Muslim artist Mohamed Hamza
02920 573500 www.museumwales.ac.uk From: 21 March 2006 To: 21 March 2006 “Inclusion or Isolation — Muslims in the West”, lecture by Tariq Ramadan Cardiff University Julian Hodge Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University, Column Drive, off Column Road, Cathays, Cardiff
029 2034 4555 www.muslimcouncilwales.org From: 13 May 2006 To: 13 May 2006 “Confinement to Conversion”, lecture by Yvonne Ridley Cardiff University Julian Hodge Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University, Column Drive, off Column Road, Cathays, Cardiff From: 19 May 2006 To: 16 July 2007 Expression of Faith Exhibition Craft in the Bay Contemporary Islamic art made by artists working and living in the UK. This is an exhibition of highly modern work based on traditional Islamic patterns and styles.
Artists: Akhter Hussain, Taslim Rashid, Emma Ismaiel, The Asian Gateway, Syeda Suraya Khalique, Mohammed Ali and Nuzhat Khanim.
Cardiff 02920 484611 www.makersguildinwales.org.ukFrom: 06 June 2006 To: 30 July 2006 Somali Elders: Portraits From Wales National Museum Cardiff Powerful colour photographic portraits by Glenn Jordan, director of the Butetown History and Arts Centre, of the Somali community in Tiger Bay. There has been a Somali presence in the UK for over 100 years and a long-established community in south Wales dating back four generations. Many of the community elders worked for 40 years or more, both in heavy industry and in the Merchant Navy. Some of them served Britain in the First World War and in the Falklands. This is the first time their history had been documented.
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Tengir Too - Mountain Music from Kyrgyzstan National Museum of Wales National Museum of Wales, in partnership with Beyond The Border Storytelling Festival A series of evening concerts of traditional music by a leading Kyrgyz group who visited the UK under the auspices of the Aga Khan’s Music Initiative in Central Asia. Kyrgyz music is rooted in the sensibility of nomads who inhabit a spectacular landscape of mountains, lakes and pristine grasslands. The elemental energies of wind and water can be heard in their remarkable music. 9 June Theatre Mwldan, Cardigan 01239 621200 www.mwldan.co.uk 10 June National Museum, Cardiff 02920 397951 www.museumwales.ac.uk 11 June Taliesin Arts Centre Swansea 01792 602060 www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk From: 19 June 2006 To: 25 June 2006 Refugee Week National Waterfront Museum Cultural awareness days for Asylum Seekers.
01792 638960 From: 02 July 2006 To: 02 July 2006 Only Half of Me – Rageh Omar National Museum Cardiff Rageh Omar in conversation with Jon Cower and the launch of his new book Only Half of Me. This was combined with an event for the Somali community in Cardiff at the Butetown History and Arts Centre.
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Trio Joubran Theatr Mwldan
A concert tour of
Wales by one of Palestine’s finest Arab classical music groups. Le Trio Joubran comprises three amazing young brothers – Samir, Wissam and Adnan Joubran – natives of the Galilean city of Nazareth, all scholars and masters of the traditional maqam, with a repertoire of oud music that is subtle, peaceful and meditative.
4 July Theatr Mwldan 01239 621200 www.mwldan.co.uk 5 July Aberstwyth Arts Centre 01970 623232 6 July Queen’s Hall, Narbeth 01834 869323 7 July Theatr Ardudwy, Harlech 01766 780667 8 July Taliesin Arts Centre 01792 602060 www.taliesinartscentre.co.ukFrom: 31 July 2006 To: 26 August 2006 Festival of Muslim Cultures Print Project Swansea Print Workshop
Following their exhibition of contemporary print-makers from
Pakistan earlier in the year, Swansea Print Workshop showed the results of the outreach programme when two of the artists from Pakistan (Atif Khan and Alim Khan) taught in schools and communities in Swansea. The workshops produced astonishing and accomplished prints by Welsh children, Muslim women, asylum seekers, college students and others, while making it possible to exchange understanding of Muslim and non - Muslim cultures.
www.swanseaprintworkshop.org.uk From: 07 August 2006 To: 30 September 2006 Connections Waterfront Museum This exhibition told the story of immigration to Britain and explores the relationships and connections between established communities.
01792 638950 www.waterfrontmuseum.ac.uk From: 21 August 2006 To: 03 September 2006 Night Journey St Fagans National History Museum Folk tales from the Middle East. Families Welcome. MORE INFO PLEASE
02920 573500 www.museumwales.ac.uk From: 01 September 2006 To: 31 October 2006 Street Art in Ramadan St Helens Road, Swansea A colourful display of banners in Swansea during the fasting month.
www.islamwales.com From: 06 September 2006 To: 27 September 2006 Lunch Time Talks National Museum Cardiff A series of lunch time lectures exploring different aspects of the Middle East and Africa
6 September – Geology of the Middle East by Professor Mike Bassett, Department of Geology, Amgueddfa Cymru 20 September – Land Snails of Coastal East Africa and their role in the natural environment by Ben Rowson Department of Biodiversity 27 September – Journeys from the East: Ancient Syrian Pottery by Nigel Blackmore, Department of Archaeology.
02920 397951 www.museumwales.ac.uk From: 23 October 2006 To: 05 November 2006 Food for Thought St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff Eid-ul-Fitr, the festival at the end of Ramadan, is a time of peace and conviviality when all Muslims join in prayers and invite each other to celebratory meals. St Fagans organised events to look at the food traditions associated with the festival and compare foods from different cultures.
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The Muslim World On Your Doorstep National Museum Cardiff Over the last two years the National Museum has been working with a variety of groups and individuals to create a programme of activity which celebrates the cultural life of the Muslim communities in Wales and beyond, as part of the Festival of Muslim Cultures. The exhibition used items from the National Museum collections alongside items loaned by others. Famous or iconic objects, from Persian ceramics collected by the Davies Sisters to the ‘Offa’s Dinar’ coin, lent by the British Museum, sat alongside items which reflected the local Muslim communities.
An important element was the programme of displays selected from their own possessions by people of Muslim background in Wales. Using both simple items, such as items associated with the Hajj, domestic objects through to spectacular clothes, musical instruments and furnishings, to items with special associations – Palestinian identity papers or a much travelled and much treasured copy of the holy Quran.
Storytelling was also a strong part of the Wales programme, with Chirine al Ansari doing a programme of workshops and events in schools in Swansea and Cardiff over half term in October.
Glanely hands-on discovery gallery, celebrated the Festival of Muslim Cultures and explored different countries with a range of displays and weekend workshops. This exhibition explores how the Muslim world and its complex, diverse history is understood in our every day lives.
029 2039 7951 www.museumwales.ac.uk From: 28 October 2006 To: 05 November 2006 Geometric Art Workshop National Museum Cardiff A workshop in creating traditional Islamic designs and patterns inspired by nature.
02920 397951 www.museumwales.ac.uk From: 29 October 2006 To: 29 October 2006 Prophets of Peace National Museum Cardiff An event that allowed the audience to experience the beauty of the recited Qur´an, a traditional vocal art expressing the core of the Islamic faith. The selected passages explored the theme of the Prophets, many of whom are known in the Judeo-Christian traditions.
029 2057 3466 www.museumwales.ac.uk www.quranica.com From: 05 November 2006 To: 05 November 2006 The Last Prophet: Badr International Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Screening of the acclaimed film The Last Prophet.
01792 602060 www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk From: 12 November 2006 To: 19 November 2006 Film Screening Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea A unique opportunity to watch two important films related to Islamic issues.
12 November Empire of Faith 19 November Puteri Gunung Ledang (Malay) directed by Saw Teong Hin
01792 602060 www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk From: 18 November 2006 To: 19 November 2006 Islamic Extravaganza National Waterfront Museum Swansea A weekend of craft workshops, displays and performances in celebration of Islamic art and culture. Suitable for all ages, children had to be accompanied by an adult.
www.islamwales.com From: 20 November 2006 To: 26 November 2006 Islam Awareness Week University of Wales Swansea A week of events celebrating and raising awareness of Islam and Muslims.
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