The 5th Edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) “Sounds As If,”an interactive exhibition opens on weekdays from 5-9pm and on weekends from 3-9pmat Old French Consulate, 5 Al-Fadl Street, behind Al-Abd, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Kodak Passageway, 20 Adly Street, Downtown, Bassiouny Shop, 13 Mahmoud Bassiouny Street, Downtown Cairo (closing 25 April).
Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 02 2514 2581 “Creative Female Artists,” an exhibition of oil paintings, jewellery, printed textiles and graphic arts by 31 female artists (closing 9 April).
Art Lounge Cairo 37 B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st Floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3453/012 2343 9537 Paintings by Salma Al-Ashry (7- 25 April).
The Arts-Mart Km 28, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Tel 010 0077 3860 “Max Vityk - Retrospective | 2010-2016,” Ukrainian-born artist Max Vityk is an active figure in the international artistic life whose works won recognition all over the world. His paintings are among top lots of the leading Western auctions of modern art, with an impressive auction track record resulting in a number of works being acquired for corporate and museum's collections (9 April - 9 May).
Beit Al Sinnari Mongue Ally, Behind Al Saneya Secondary School, Al Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo, Tel 02 2390 9471 “Excerpts from the Egyptian Press”, an exhibition organised by the French Cultural Centre in Cairo in cooperation with Bibliotheca Alexandrina (6-13 April).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery Oil paintings by Azza Refaat (closing 10 April). Salah Taher Gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 The Cairo Group miscellaneous exhibition(closing 11April). Oil paintings by Gihan Al-Sabban (14-23 April). Palace of Arts “Pottery,” an exhibition of pottery by emerging potter Mohamed Samir Al-Guindi (closing 9 April).
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103 A permanent exhibition of the centre's ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayamiya products.
Contemporary Image Collective 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2396 4272 “Cairo Bats, Act 1: The Roof,”the first exhibition in a new series dedicated to the presentation of Cairo-based art projects with a special focus on collaboration. Cairo Bats is a collective of female artists based in Cairo who meet to stage photographs through playful interactions in semi-public spaces. “Act 1: The Roof” is the first public exhibition of work produced by Cairo Bats and assembles a series of pictures spanning a period of two years taken on roof tops in the city(closing 9 April).
Darb 1718 Kasr Al-Shama'e Street, Al-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 “Social Media,” a group exhibition on the theme of social media and the way it allows you to share your life through its different platforms, using photos, videos and audio. Social media has become a core medium to connect with the world, whether on a personal or professional level. Artists in the show use social media itself as a media, or discuss it in their work (closing 7 May). “Log In”, a social media themed art exhibition featuring local and international artists from Egypt, U.S.A, France and Italy (11 April-31 May).
Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 02 2737 3298 Al-Hussein Fawzi Hall “Bendoor” (We Revolve), paintings by Walid Nayif (closing 7 April).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475 Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2391 6769 Paintings by former culture minister and renowned abstract artist Farouk Hosni (closing 3 April).
Al-Kahila 15 Al-Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 012 2864 7511 “Patches,” paintings by Assem Abdel-Fattah (closing 10 April).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 2578 4494/Mob. 010 0170 4554 “Hippopotamus Amphibious,” an exhibition of polyester sculptures of the hippopotamus by Ahmed Askalany, who has returned to the arts scene after a four-year absence with another chapter in his extensive work on local animals (closing 28 April).
Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 “Illusion,” paintings by Hanafy Mahmoud (closing 14 April).
Mr and Mrs Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum On the corner of Giza St and Kafur St, next to the State Council, Giza, Tel 02 3336 2921 Horizon One Hall Paintings by the late artist Mounir Canaan (closing 12 April).
Museum of Modern Egyptian Art Cairo Opera House Grounds, Gezira, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6667/65 Al-Bab Hall A unique duo exhibition on calligraphy by Fadwa Ramadan and Fathi Hassan (closing 19 April).
Nile Art Gallery 14 Al-Montazah St, Zamalek, Cairo, Tel 02 2736 6204 “The Key,” the 8th CARAVAN Travelling Exhibition of visual art showcases the work of 40 established and emerging Egyptian, Middle Eastern and Western artists using the world's most ancient symbol of harmony, which originated in Egypt, the ankh, or “key of life”, to deliver a message of hope for a peaceful and tolerant world. After Cairo, the exhibition will travel to London and New York (closing 12 April).
The Photographic Gallery The American University in Cairo,New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 “Indelible,” a photographic exhibition by Randa Shaath. Shaath takes her camera inside the homes of family and friends and acknowledges ordinary and familiar objects, moments, and spaces that we often overlook, granting them a grace that evokes the people that breathe life into them. The photographer will be present at the opening reception, which will be on Wednesday 13 April, 1pm (13 April- 18 May).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem, off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “Windows,” an exhibition of paintings by Helmi Al-Toni (8 - 22 April).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Earth Hall The Small Artworks Salon group exhibition (7 - 9 April). Word Hall “Brush and Lens”, an exhibition of painting and photography byTaher Abdel-Aziz (7 - 9 April).
The Shelter Art+Photography 3 Taha Hussein St, 1st floor of Al-Yamama Centre, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 2589 “Beyond Photography,” artist Hussein Gohar exhibits compositions that go beyond photography and towards the world of art canvas. Some photographs have been re-created with visual artist Yomna Galal, who added brush strokes to bring the photo alive with texture (closing 16 April).
SOMA Art 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek, 2nd floor, Apt 4, Zamalek, Tel 012 2242 9292 SOMA launches its first SOMA Art School Showcase, exhibiting artworks produced by its students (closing 8 April).
Ubuntu Art Gallery 20 Hassan Sabry St, entrance on Ibn Zinki St, Zamalek, Tel 010 0279 2223 “Points of View 2,” a trio exhibition of paintings by Hakim Abu-Kila, Said Abu-Raya and Rawda Noor (closing 10 April).
