Event
an upcoming group exhibition that looks at two causes , schizophrenia and helping a tribe out in India. The exhibition is curated and led by Monkey Grip (Sarah Moh.d) .
the exhibition will take place on the 29 of Aug at Mashallah art space.
more coming soon. So stay tuned
Ulafa'a Initiative is proud to present our upcoming exhibition "Semicolon" on the 12th of May. It will be the first art exhibition at "Bait Alsalmaniya" a new creative hub in Bahrain. We hope to see you all there!
يسر مبادرة ألفاء دعوتكم لحضور معرضهم القادم "فاصلة منقوطة" الموافق افتتاحه ١٢ مايو. وسيكون بذلك أول معرض في بيت السلمانية وهو بوتقة جديدة تولد في قلب العاصمة لتساهم في المشهد الفني المحلي. نتمنى رؤيتكم جميعًا في الافتتاح! (اسحب للجانب للموقع) #ألفاء
Ulafa’a presents Semicolon, an exhibition of artists exploring different forms of communication and how they can be manipulated to express an ‘in-between’ of a space, place, or time.
Semicolons signify something that fits in-between; it is a stronger break than a comma, but not as final as a full stop. A link and a separation. This curved punctuation embodies the second before dawn breaks, a pause for breath, a waiting room.
Just wanted to reflect some thoughts through this post.
Sometimes you realize how much effort and love you put when you look back at work you put with honesty.
The exhibition was a success despite all the challenges faced, from time constrains and resources. Nevertheless, Birmingham school of art and the team and artist was supportive and made this event happen.
These are pictures from the event ( all images were obtained through Ulafaa's website)
This year has also been productive, including new mediums , new color pallets , film photography and so traveling, i guess ill leave many of these to new upcoming posts.
for now i leave you with a teaser of Ulafaa's new upcoming exhibition posters:
Thank you for visiting , and always stay thankful and loving.
Alriwaq art space , which was located in adlyiah has its own significance among artists or the art community , both locally or internationally.
This space managed to give to Bahrain a lot through art exhibition and events which nourished the area and made block 338 in Manama what it is, artistic and colorful. An example that art can integrate with the public and government bodies.
To pay tribute to the space a couple of artist decided to leave their mark on alriwaq walls.
This is my contribution as a collaboration with the lovely talented artist Ali Hussain, one of Bahrain’s youngest successful painters who utilized his background in theater into his visual work.
First image is a panorama of our work facing a piece made by my partner in crime Huvil.
Now pictures and details of the work
And finally a selfie for us both
Have a wonderful day/evening everyone
Juxtapoz magazine had a spring issue release show last night at Superchief Gallery titled “ There Will Never Be a Gallery Big Enough”.
the show was awesome, had beautiful artwork and such a cool crowd .
That’s the event poster :
These are images from the event and some of the artwork :
Short clips from the show...
يسر مبادرة "أُلَفاء" بالتعاون مع مدرسة الفنون في برمنغهام الإعلان عن مشروع [أنا خليجي/ أنا خليجية] حول المشهد الفني المعاصر لدول الخليج العربي... ويأتي هذا المشروع متزامنًا مع افتتاح معرض "أُلَفاء" المتنقل "على الصراط". إنه من دواعي سرورنا وفخرنا أن نمثل لمحة من المشهد الفني البحريني في بريطانيا...
نتطلع إلى مساهماتكم في دعم المبادرة عبر شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي.
Ulafa's initiative in partnership with Birmingham's School of arts is happy to announce "I am Khaleeji" project; a prelude to contemporary art scene of the Gulf. This project will start in parallel with Ulafaa's traveling exhibition "By the Book". It is of a great importance for us to promote our Bahraini art scene to a global audience... Please help us spread the word!
I am happy and honored to exhibit with Ulafaa. This is an invitation to our exhibition in Birmingham, United Kingdom, titled “By the Book”.
Would live to have you visiting and attending the talk.
Leon D.
