Art Corner 12 Sayed Al-Bakry St, from Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 0122 2760212 "Umm Kulthoum and the World of Singers", 35 paintings by artist Adel Thabet depict the diva Umm Kulthoum (5-21 December). Artellewa Art Space 19 Mohamed Ali Al Eseary , Ard Al Lewa, Giza, Tel 012 88108880 An exhibition by Aglaia Haritz and Abdel Aziz Zerrou (5 -15 December). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek *Palace of Arts Exhibition of paintings produced during the five rounds of the Luxor International Painting Symposium (5-7 December). 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 "References", artists activating the archive: Amado Alfadni, Mariam Elias and Marwa Al Shazli, Aliaa Salah, Nada Shalabi, Curated by Hala Al Koussi and Uriel Orlow and supported by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council (12 December – 12 January). Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511 *"Brain Damage", is an exhibition presented by Kalb Balady which is an open group of young Egyptian street and non-street artists working together at the Wust el Balad (WeB) Studio and outdoors across cities in Egypt. The participating artists are: Amro Okacha, Fady Galal, Fajr Soliman, Ghadir Wagdi, Haytham Sherif, Mohamed Khaled and Razzan Said (28 November - 15 December 2013). Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 A group exhibition of miniatures features a galaxy of Egyptian artists (28 November-5 January). Extra 3 Al-Nessim St, corner of Montazah St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 6293 Artworks by Mina Sarofim (30 November-11 January). Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 2737 3298 An art exhibition organised on the occasion of the 13th Cavafia International Awards ceremony (3-8 December).
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. Hungarian Cultural Counsellor Office 13 Gawad Hosni St, Abdin, Downtown, second floor. Tel 2392 6692 "On Behalf of the Ladies …Family Archaelogy" by Izabela Uchman and Youssef Nabarawi (Opening 7 December). Mahmoud Khalil Museum 1 Kafour St, Orman Post, Giza, Tel 3336 2921 *Horizon One Hall "The Japan Dolls World: Elegance and Tranquility", as the “Kingdom of Dolls” Japan enjoys a rich culture of dolls. Each doll has its own distinct meaning and purpose, and is deeply connected to daily life. Japanese dolls are characterized by their serene facial expressions, which are achieved by carefully sculpting the outer layer of pulverized oyster shell which covers the dolls' faces. Dolls are also characterized by their beautiful colours reflecting the richness of ancient costumes and pageantry. The show presents 77 dolls grouped under 14 different collections, as examples of the versatility in the world of dolls (10-30 December). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel: 2578 4494/0100 1704554 "Sweet Dreams", paintings by Amre Heiba, he worked on this collection during the period from late 2009 until 2013. His drawings is a product of all what is going on around him both publicly and privately (Closing 9 December). "Sheer Strength", this exhibition stresses the possibility of putting together 4 female artistic personalities as different as those of Hala Abu Shadi, Dina Al Gharib, Souad Abdel Rasoul and Fadwa Ramadan. From the more rigourous abstraction to a surprising overlapping of images, their trajectories of research result into works of strong visual impact, empowered by the sophisticated use of various techniques: painting, drawing, collage, digital photography (1 December- 28 February). "Contemporary Jewellery", by Suzanne Al Masri who is a master craftswoman, not only in the sense of the skills she has acquired, but also because she can determine the nature of her creative endeavours (11 & 12 December, from 11am to 8pm). Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 2735 0604 "Tarh Bahr", wood sculptures by Gamil Shafik (5-14 December). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 Calligraphy exhibition by Khodair Al Borsaidy (8-20 December). The Photographic Gallery The American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 2615 3318 “European Pressphoto Agency: Current Images”, a group exhibition presents a series of photographs from the vast archival collection of The European Pressphoto Agency, that contains over three million images. These powerful photographs taken by epa's leading photographers covers hard news, sports, entertainment, current events, and international issues from January 2012 until the present. The European Pressphoto Agency is one of the world's leading international news photo agencies providing clients with timely, reliable and high-quality news photography from around the globe. Epa's news photo service delivers a comprehensive feed of pictures that have the power to inform, educate and entertain. This year marks the 10th anniversary of epa's global coverage. The Photographic Gallery presents a second part of all new pictures of the exhibition (5 December - 23 January). El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Earth Hall Oil paintings by Omar Sherif (5-9 December). *Word Hall "Chinese Impulses", a photography exhibition organised by the Chinese Cultural Centre (5-9 December). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2576 8086 *Factory Space "Cut and Paste", Huda Lutfi presents a psycho-geographic archive of emotions, gestures, figures of speech and images that circulated in public space during Egypt's transitional period. All new work produced over the past two years, these collages, found objects and sculptures combine to create one impressionistic story of the recent past (1 December-8 January). *First Floor gallery "Social Security", features Yazaan Al-Zo'bi and Islam Shabana, Moshtarak, Obada, WAGBA curated by: Ania Szremski and Shehab Awad; these artists and culture workers will present public programs to build grassroots support, raise money, and exchange services and goods through networks that bypass traditional channels of fundraising. They are joined in the space by WAGBA (formerly known as Wednesday Wagbas), Townhouse's community-funded micro-granting programme that was launched in 2011. Weekly meals accompanied by artist talks and discussions will be served in the First Floor for a donation which will go into a general fund to support the artists (1 December-8 January). *Rawabet Annex "Freedom is Coming", shown in Egypt for the first time on the occasion of Townhouse's 15 year celebrations, El Horeya Gayya Labod (Freedom is Coming, 2013) is a larger-than-life sized leather and iron sculpture modeled on a French 17th-century chastity belt created by Lara Baladi. Large enough to engulf a human being, the sculpture functions almost like a cage—a prison made of iron, a substance that is obdurate and resistant to change, ultimately signifying the looming danger of the loss of freedom at large (1 December-8 January).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 A rare selection of hammered copper, memorial medals and coins by Gamal Al-Sagini (Closing 11 December).
