The American University in Cairo Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/012800 09077 “On the Roof,”the Second edition of the Cairo Comix Festival and the Comics Artists Forum is organised by the French Cultural Centre in Cairo and features this year around 20 illustrators and comics writers from Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco and Palestine (30 September- 2 October).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Palace of Arts “When Art Becomes Liberty: The Egyptian Surrealists (1938-1965),” an international touring exhibition organized by Sharjah Art Foundation, the Ministry of Culture, Sector of Fine Arts and the American University in Cairo. The exhibitionfocuses on the evolution of the Egyptian Surrealist group and their relationship with their Western and international counterparts. It alsodocuments a pivotal chapter of modernism in Egypt that spans from the late 1930's to the early 1960's and highlights the multifaceted aspects of modernity and its global interconnectedness in the 20th century.More than 150 works have been brought together, many for the first time, including substantial loans from important Egyptian public and private collections that have never before been toured outside of the country(29 September-29 October). Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 An exhibition of carving anthropomorphic byHamed Al-Ajami (closing 2 October). “The Opera in a Painter's Brush,”a miscellaneous exhibition (4-10 October). Ziad Bakir (Music Library) gallery Oil paintings by Ahmed Dahab (4-10 October).
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 khayameya products.
Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2396 4272 “The Contents of the Grocery Bag”, is Mohammed Allam's solo exhibition which is a multimedia installation that extends over the different rooms of our exhibition space. The installation is based on an extensive collection of video, text and sound materials that the artist filmed and collected throughout the past two years. It combines moving images with contemporary dance and choreography. The camera, maneuvered by the artist, engages with improvised dance performances by collaborators Mako Kubeck, Kae Kubo, Mona Gamil and Hussam Jaduo that Allam invited to work on the project with him (closing22 October).
Cordoba 3A, Degla St, Mohandessein, Giza, Tel 01111 665868 “Back to the Nile,”paintings by Nadine Fievet (29 September-13 October).
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 “Sculpture Now,”a collective exhibition of sculpture in different materials, curated by artist Omar Tosson (1 October-30 November).
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 02 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 “Beautiful Egypt…Back to Landscape,”paintings by Ahmed Mounib (2-16 October).
Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation 11 Shagaret Al-Durr St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 5419 “Armenia and Egypt: Colourful Parallels,” a photo exhibition by Tawfik Dajani (closing 29September).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475 Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Hungarian Cultural Counsellor Office 13 Gawad Hosni St, Abdin, Downtown, second floor,Tel 02 2392 6692 “Budapest the City of Spas,”a tableau exhibition highlights why Budapest holds the title “City of Spas”since the year 1934, as it has more thermal and medicinal water springs than any other capital city in the world. There are 118 springs in Budapest, providing over 70 million liters of thermal water a day.Budapest's thermal waters were enjoyed by the Romans as early as the 2nd century, but it was only during the Turkish occupation of Hungary in the 16th century that the bath culture really started flourishing (29 September-13 October).
Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “Aroosa Waraq (Paper Doll),”an exhibition of paintings by artist Nagat Farouq (closing6 October).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494/ 0100 1704554 Medrar 7 Gamal Al-Din Abu El-Mahassen Street, 1st Floor, Garden City, Tel 02 2795 7714 SOMA art 4 Maraashli St, Zamalek,2nd floor, apartment 4, Zamalek, Tel 0122 24292921 “Roznama 5,” is a periodical competition and exhibition for contemporary visual art by young Egyptians, organized by Medrar for Contemporary Arts (closing 5 October).
Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 “Windows,” a solo exhibition of paintings byDina Al-Gharib (2-20 October).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “The Spirit of Places,” a solo exhibition of paintings by Reda Abdel-Salam (closing 5 October). “A Dream”, painting by Wagih Yassa (9-25 October).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Art for All,” a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Abdel-Nasr Sheha, Omar Al-Nagdi, Mustafa Rahma, Fathi Afifi, Esmat Dawastashy, Mervat Refaat and Neven Al-Sisi (runs to the end of September).
The Shelter Art+Photography 3 Taha Hussein St, 1st floor of Al-Yamama Centre, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 2589 “One Planet,” six photographers present their views of earth (14-28 October).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall Yasmine Al-SamraArt Competition and Exhibition for Kids (closing30 September).
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 “The Collector's Eye III,” a collective exhibition of paintings (closing 5 October). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I & Venue II “Masterpieces XV,” the gallery's annual summer collective exhibition showcases around 70 exclusive paintings and sculptures for a number of prominent established artists as well as younger promising talents such as Abdel-Rahman Al-Nachar, Abdel-Aziz Saab, Adel Mustafa, Anas Al-Alousi, Carelle Homsy, Gamal Abdel-Nasser, Nathan Doss, Gamal Al-Sagini, Rabab Nemr, Yasmine Al-Hazek, Khaled Sorour, Gamal Al-Sagini, Nathan Doss, Kamal El-Feki and Gazbia Sirry (closing 30 September).
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Conference Centre, West Exhibition Hall “Archaeo Delta,”a photography exhibition organised by Alexandria Centre for Hellenistic Studies, Bibliotheca Alexandria in collaboration with Ministry of Antiquities and Padua University. Landscape archaeology in Delta sites is the main focus of the exhibition which documents archaeological missions in a different way. The exhibition contains mixture of photographs showing archaeology and landscape. It hosts two non-Deltaic sites (closing30 September).
