Art Lounge Cairo 37 B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st Floor, apt 2, Zamalek, Tel 2735 3453 End of the season group exhibition by 23 artists including among others Hayam Abdel Baki, Mohamed Abul-Naga, Reda Abdel Salam, Rima Alymuzayen, Heba Amin, Sultan Ahmed, Evelyn Ashamallah, Omar Fayoumi, Hossam Sakr, Yasser Rostom, Nadia Wahdan and Farida Hamdi (Opening 2 June and will continue until mid September, the gallery will be closed during the month of Ramadan).
Art Mart Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, 6th of October, Egypt, Cairo The First Cairo Art Fair, the largest exhibition of Egyptian contemporary art to date with over 80 of Egypt's best artists showcasing 700 artworks (29 May-29 June).
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin El-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo. Tel 2364 3103 A permanent exhibition of the centre's ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayamiya products.
Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 2396 4272 "Roznama 4 Open Call", a visual arts competition and exhibition for young Egyptian artists under the age of 30 initiated by Medrar. This years Roznama 4 is organised collaboratively by Medrar and CIC. Roznama 4 offers a wide range of prizes and includes exhibitions with all the works selected for the second round in both spaces (11 June throughout September).
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511 "Classic Egyptian Movie Posters", exhibition holds hand-painted reproductions of vintage movie posters from the 60's and contemporary interpretations of classic Egyptian movies using various media: photography, digital art, collage and acrylic. It features among others Amr Okasha, Ehab Khalil, Fady Galal and Fajr Soliman (13 June-31 July).
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 Arab calligraphy exhibition features calligraphers such as Ahmed Fahd, Amal Hafez, Salah Abdel-Khalek and Mohamed Hassan (Closing 19 June).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 The permanent exhibition of the handicrafts centre products including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 "The Nile: A River of Continues Inspiration", paintings by eminent American-Sudanese artist Mohamed Omar Khalil and "A Dialogue of Life", sculptures by Hani Faisal (Closing17 September).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 25784494/Mob 0100 1704554 "Tales for Reem", to celebrate the gallery's 25 anniversary, Mashrabia presents Tales for Reem, a solo show by renowned Egyptian artist Mohamed Abla. It brings together a collection of mono and polychromatic cut outs mono-prints(3 June – 2 July).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 "Collection 17", a collection of paintings and sculptures for more than 10 prominent artists from different generations such as Samir Rafea, Alaa Abul Hamd, Amr Al-Kafrawi, Aya Al-Fallah, Ibrahim Ghazala, Islam Al-Nagdi (24 May-until the end of the season).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 3346 3242 "Art for All", a group exhibition features a galaxy of artists from different generations showcasing artworks using different art media such as painting, ceramic, sculpture and carving (runs through the end of the season).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Earth Hall "A vision inspired by heritage", an exhibition of aquarelle paintings (11-19 June). *Word Hall "Arts and Tales", a group exhibition of drawings and oil paintings (11-19 June).
Townhouse * Townhouse West, Westown HUB Cairo/Alex Rd, Sheikh Zayed, 6th October City "Magnetic Bodies", an installation by Huda Lutfi. Lutfi is a historian, tells stories through an abundance of bodies; bodies that are sometimes functional, decorative and concurrently disposable. She tells of pressures and subconscious presumptions. Her work allows for an exploration of the subliminal connection between power dynamics and the aesthetic. Lutfi's statements, subtly political and visually magnetic, are reminders of realities that have become almost indiscernible (15 May-1 July).
