Art Lounge Cairo 37 B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st Floor, apt 2, Zamalek,27353453 - 01223439537 “City Miniatures”, a painting exhibition by Ali Ashour (Closing14 December).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek *Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery A miscellaneous exhibition by The Right to Live Society (8-11 December). *Salah Taher gallery Oil paintings by Nadia Serri (Closing10 December). Oil paintings by Shaimaa Alaa (16-20 December). *Hanager Arts Centre Tel 2735 6861 Paintings bySamah Imam (10-15 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.
Cordoba 3A, Degla St, Mohandessein, Giza, Tel 01111 665868 "Espresso", paintings by Mohamed Khedr (Closing8 December??????).
Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 2396 4272 “Greetings to those who asked about me”, exhibition with artworks by Bisan Abu Eisheh, Hossam Ali, George Awde, Beatrice Catanzaro, Javier Téllez, Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa and oral narrations documented by Rafiq Abdel-Rahman, brings together six art works and an oral history project addressing the issue of imprisonment with a particular focus on the Middle East and Africa (Closing5 December).
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511 “Something Else”, a group exhibition showcases paintings, video art, installations and other art genres. The show is also on display at Radio Cinema in 16 Adli Street and ay 42 Abdel Khalek Tharwat Street. Something Else is a non-profit independent visual arts initiative founded by Darb 1718 Contemporary Art and Culture Centre in Cairo, which attempts to support the Egyptian and International contemporary art movement(29 November-28 December). Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 “Small Art Works 2015", a group exhibition with artist Halim Yacoub as the guest of honour (22 November-5 January).
The Egyptian Museum Tahrir Sq, Sadat Station, Tel 2578 2452 *Room 44 “Stepping Through Time: Footwear in Ancient Egypt”, an exhibition presents footwear through the ages from Predynastic times (3000 BC) up to and including the Ottoman Period (19th century AD) (Closing31 December).
Embassy of Switzerland 24 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahassen St,Garden City, 11 451 Cairo, Tel 27951536/27943638 Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art presents “It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane”, a group exhibition of paintings, installations and sculptures curated by the director Stefania Angarano. The gallery brings together new and old works by pioneering artists living and working in Egypt:Ali Abdel-Mohsen, Ahmed Askalany, Ramy Dozy, Shaimaa Kamel, Qarm Qart, Hany Rashed, Ahmed Sabri. The title echoes the surreal aesthetic dimension the artists have entered - either consciously or not, inorder to explore and tackle a broad spectrum of various social and political issues peculiar of our era (2-20 December).
French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 2791 5800 “FLASH MED: A Civilian Regard on the Mediterranean Sea”, a digital photography exhibition showcases the digital copies of the winners of FLASH MED competition organized on the occasion of the 21th UN Climate Change Summit held in Paris (Closing 11 December).
Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 2737 3298 *Ahmed Sabri, Al-Hussein Fawzi & Kamal Khalifa Halls The National Society of Fine Arts presents its annual collective exhibition includes 141 artists presenting different types of artworks using miscellaneous art media (Closing3 December). *Ragheb Ayad Hall A world touring exhibition by a Venezuelan artist (Closing3 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's products including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 5423/2735 8791 "The Influence of Italian Architecture: Two case studies: Cairo & Buenos Aires”, a photographic exhibition on the Italian architectural culture in Argentina by architect Fabio Grementieri (8-31 December). Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “Visions”, a duo exhibition of paintings by Ibrahim Al-Tanbouli and Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen (Closing10 December).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 25784494/Mob. 0100 1704554 “Slowly”, by Amre Heiba. Slowly moves from William Empson's poem Missing Dates, a frequent source of inspiration for the artist. Instead of being a mere illustration of the poem itself, the show rather wants to express the feelings aroused by the text. In line with his previous production, Heiba portrays a dystopian world where colours, figures and spaces work together to recreate the sense if discomfort and violence of a world changing for the worst (Closing 7 January 2016).
Museum of Modern Egyptian Art Cairo Opera House Grounds, Gezira, Zamalek, Tel 2736 6667/65 *Al-Bab Selim Hall “Pharaoh's Grandson”, paintings by Abdel-Moneim Moawad (Closing 12 December).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 "Normal Labour", an exhibition of drawings, watercolours and oil paintings by ophthalmologist-artist Farid Fadel (Closing 17 December). “BALQIS”, an exhibition of paintings by Mustafa Rahma (20 December- 8 January).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 Mixed media by Abdel-Salam Eid (14 December-2 January).
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 *Word Hall “Old Cairo”, a photography exhibition by Aida Ibrahim (10- 19December).
SOMA art 14 EL Maraashli St, Zamalek, Tel 0122 2429292 "Pineapples & Berries”, the gallery launches its first solo exhibition by Mohamad Moftah (7-21 December).
SultanQaitbay Salah Salem In front of Al Azhar,Qaitbay area, Tel 010 65520853/ 0112 344 1076 *City of the Dead Hall As part of the European Union funded project 'Outside In': “The Art of Inclusion”, and within the European Cultural Cooperation in Egypt,local craftsmen will showcase their work during the second in a series of events of SultanQaitbay'sfair (Friday 11 December in City of the Dead from 4-8pm). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2576 8086 *First Floor gallery The opening of the new extension of the first floor gallery with the exhibition “A Worthy Degenerate”, curated by Sara Al Adl. “A Worthy Degenerate” is an exhibition that thinks about the “poor image” as an original in itself beyond this endless feedback loop. It featuresSarah Sami, Malak Helmi, Sidy Benamar, Yuseph Bashat, Jasmine Metwali, Ikon Chiba, Walid Al-Sawi. The exhibition will be on display from 12 pm to 9pm, Saturdays to Wednesdays(29 November-12January).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 *Venue I “Forms from the Imagination", bronze sculptureAnas Al-Alousi (Closing14 December). “The Best is yet to Come”, exhibition by Zeinab Salem (17 December-18 January). *Venue II "Joy of the Narrative", paintings by George Fikry (Closing14 December). “Blossoming in Firenze”, paintings by Yasmine El-Hazek (17 December-18 January).
