Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek *Salah Taher gallery Tel 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Bassem Mohamed (Closing 18 September). The Egyptian Caricature Society exhibition (21-30 September). *Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Still life paintings by a Russian artist Natalia Baykalova (Closing 18 September). A photography exhibition by Ayman Madkour (21-30 September).
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.
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 "The Summer Collection Exhibition" showcases artworks by 60 artists in the fields of painting, drawing, graphic, sculpture, ceramic among others (Closing 25 September). "Coloured Sketch", a group exhibition by the likes of Ehab Lotfi, Samir Fouad, Wagih Yassa, Mohamed Tarrawi (20 September- 2 October).
Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 2737 3298 "Japan: the Kingdom of Characters", an exhibition that shows though cartoon characters in general are popular all over the world, yet there is no other country which has such a close relationship with characters as Japan. A Japanese person cannot live without characters, whether on the public level – where they provide directions and instructions – or the personal level as shown through the different character-based goods one owns (18 September- 9 October).
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 "Contemporary Visions", the annual group exhibition of Al-Masar features a galaxy of artists (Closing 25 September).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 25784494/Mob0100 1704554 "R.G.B (1)", an exhibition by Egyptian visual artist and independent filmmakerBassem Yousri. This installation represents what could be perceived as a huge non-linear storyboard or graphic novel. The “narrative” is the result of a random arrangement of small instances, taken out of their context, that are inspired by life events at times, and at other times are completely fictional. The scenes portrayed on the canvases introduce a commentary on society, politics, and religious taboos in a light-hearted and sarcastic way (18 September-13 October).
Nocchio Art and Design Gallery 32 Andalus St, Maryland, Heliopolis, Tel 011 48212273 "Architectural Insights", paintings by Amir Wahib (Closing 30 September).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 "Toghan: Memories from the Past Time", an exhibition of paintings by Toghan (18 September-14 October).
SAFARKHAN 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 "The Summer Collection Exhibition 2014" (Closing 30 September).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 3346 3242 "Art for All", a collective exhibition of paintings by a galaxy of artists such as Galal Al-Husseini, George Bahgory, Jihan Raouf, Shaker Al-Maadawi as well as works by late artists including among others Salah Taher, Bikar, Seif and Adham Wanli (running until 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 &Word Halls Photography exhibition product of El-Sawy Camera Club workshop (Closing 19 September).
Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2576 8086 *First Floor gallery "Interruption", curated by Shehab Awad, is the sixth iteration of Townhouse's biennial student and recent graduate exhibition, "The Pick." Previous Picks have challenged the problems associated with shows that carry labels such as "emerging" or "young," which satisfy a fetish for and expectation of experimentation, making it okay to dismiss the artist and their work as "not ready" if they do not live up to a premeditated standard of potential and endorsing preconceived notions of what "young artist" work is supposed to look like. The exhibition intervenes to question and bypass such labels by bringing together artists and their artworks under a concept of imposed manipulations. Artists: Amna Badawi, Nouran Sherif, Mohamed Taymour, Reem Al-Maghrabi, Shadwa Ali, Tuqa Al-Harouni (21 September – 29 October).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 "Masterpieces 2014", a collective exhibition features works by a galaxy of artists (Closing 30 September).
