A 2-day camp in London dedicated to Egypt's Art

London meets Cairo in The Learning Camp, as the workshop brings people from different cultures in a setting that facilitates self-expression and cross-cultural dialogue

A creative learning camp in London called I Love Egypt, Speak Out! will be held from Friday 30 September to Saturday 1 October
The event, led by artist Susan Hefuna from Speakers' Corner, combines art, debate and cultural exchange.
The Serpentine Gallery planned the two-day learning camp in collaboration with The Townhouse Gallery in Cairo and Westminster Academy.
The event is bound to be dynamic, with people from different backgrounds coming together to share ideas in a relaxed, artistic setting.
Artist Susan Hefuna will guide the participants through the camp, which will feature video installations, dance performances and more artistic projects. Individuals will also be invited to share their experiences about Tahrir Square and the recent London demonstrations.
Hefuna has designed the event's unorthodox venue; seven specially-commissioned tents, handmade by traditional tentmakers in Egypt. The tents hold “messages of hope, experiences from the recent revolution and personal statements from the people of Cairo,” reads the Serpentine Gallery's press release.
Taking part in the Serpentine Gallery's Edgware Road Project for the past couple of years, Susan Hefuna has experience facilitating cultural exchanges between London and Cairo.
The director of The Townhouse Gallery in Cairo, William Wells, will "relay project participants' first-hand experiences of the events leading to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.”
Supporting the surge of freedom in Egypt and the Arab world, London has recently hosted a number of artistic cultural events.
In July London brought Arab Culture to the city's cosmopolitan audience. Shubbak, the festival celebrating Arab art and culture, compiled an inspiring, vast catalogue of talent from the rapidly transforming region. A window on contemporary Arab culture, the festival provided insight into the tumultuous region; affirming the vibrancy of its cultural scene.
Celebrating the region's budding freedom, Shubbak presented many artists that flourished in the imminent revolutionary era. Bringing the sights and sounds of the Arab Spring to London, the citywide festival featured authentic music from the countries in conflict. During the last week of the festival A Night in Tahrir Square at The Barbican Centre recreated the forceful energy in Cairo's Tahrir Square with a line-up of talented artists from the square.