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 Anexhibitionby Aglaia Haritz andAbdel Aziz Zerrou (5 -15 December).
The Association of Upper Egypt for Education and Development 65 Obeissi St, Daher, Cairo, Tel 2588 2484/2589 8364 "Akhmim and Hagaza", a miscellaneous exhibition of handicrafts (12-21 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 (Closing 15 December).
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 A group exhibition of miniatures features a galaxy of Egyptian artists (12 December-5 January).
Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2391 6769 "Dialogues", paintings by Mohamed Al-Tarawi (Closing 30 December).
Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation 11 Shagaret Al-Durr St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 5419 "Meknes Regards Croises", a photography exhibition by Ahmed Shebita and French photographer Guilhem Ribart (12-19 December).
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 *Ahmed Sabri Hall Ceramics by Amani Fawzi (17-28 December). *Al-Hussein Fawzi Hall Paintings byIman Hakim (17-28 December). *Kamal Khalifa Hall "Freedom", a photography exhibition by Bassam Al-Zoghby (17-28 December). *Ragheb Ayad Hall Sculpture byIssac Daniel (17-28 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.
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 (12-30 December).
Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 2735 1123 *Isis Hall&Nahdat Misr Halls A group exhibition of Arab calligraphy (Opening 17 December).
AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 “The Journey” exhibition of paintings by eminent artist Mohamed Sabri (12 December-9 January).
Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) 23, Talaat Harb, Downtown Cairo, Tel 2393 3396/2396 0071 "Facets of Indo-Islamic Architecture" an exhibition by Mohamed Al Deeb. The exhibition will include a selection of photographs from a variety of different Islamic monuments in India, including the Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort, and the Charminar in Hyderabad (11- 24 December).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2578 4494/0100 1704554 "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 (12 December- 28 February). "Contemporary Jewellery", bySuzanne 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 (12 December, from 11am to 8pm).
Medrar 7 Gamal Al-Din Abu El-Mahassen Street, 1st Floor, Garden City, Cairo,everyday (except Friday) from 4 to 9pm “Blink 2,” an exhibition featuring the works of selected students from the Visual Arts Programme, Department of the Arts at The American University in Cairo (AUC). The works presented include contemporary photography, experimental animation along with audio and video art works. The artworks, presented by 21 students, explore the moment of art making that turns an idea into a unique creation process. Curated by Shadi Al-Noshokati, visual artist and associate professor in AUC's Department of the Arts, the exhibition artists include: Aya Al-Mofti, Habiba Allam, Hala Hisham, Lina Nabrawi, Nada I. Fathi, Nazli Abaza, Mohamed Talaia, Omar Ashour, Islam Shabana and Nadine Al Awadli (12-25 December).
Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 2735 0604 "Tarh Bahr", wood sculptures by Gamil Shafik (12-14 December).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 Calligraphy exhibition by Khodair Al Borsaidy (12-20 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 10thanniversary of epa's global coverage. The Photographic Gallery presents a second part of all new pictures of the exhibition (12 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 "Portrait", an exhibition by four caricature artists (12-19 December). *Word Hall Art creations with fabrics by Ibrahim Al-Baredi(12-19 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 (12 December-8 January). *First Floor gallery "Social Security", featuresYazaan Al-Zo'bi andIslam Shabana, Moshtarak, Obada, WAGBA curated by:Ania Szremski andShehab 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 (12 December-8 January).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 "We The People," paintings by Yasmine Al-Hazek (15-31 December).
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 *Conference Centre, East Exhibition Hall "The Egyptian-Russian Expedition Diary", is an exhibition celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations between Russia and Egypt (12-18 December).
