Arcade 25 Orabi St., off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220 “One Peace”, micro mural paintings by Amr Hassan (10 June-8 July). The Arts-Mart Km 28,Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Cairo, Egypt, Tel 0100 0773860 The gallery will be displaying over 1500 art pieces by 120 of Egypt's most loved contemporary and best-selling artists such as Abdel-Fattah El-Badry, Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen, Ahmed Askalany, Dina Fadel, Esraa Zeidan, Ibrahim El- Tanbouli, Nada Baraka, Omar Al-Fayoumi, Samir Fouad (run all summer with new art being added periodically). 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. Cervantes Institute 20 Boulos Hanna St, Dokki, Tel 02 3760 1746 “Putchipu'U, Skill of the Word”, a Colombian exhibition (26 June-29 August). Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 “Bus”, the One Shot Group 33rd collective exhibition (24 June-19 July). Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2391 6769 A group exhibition of masterpieces by late and contemporary artists (continues through the end of the season). 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. Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791 “Writing the Divine Comedy – Fifth Edition: The Dark Forest”, exhibition is dedicated to the masterpiece of Dante Alighieri and to the transcription of the first 21 verses of the Divine Comedy in different languages of the world, returns to Egypt after an international journey, enriched by recent works by Antonella Leoni Campioni and other artists, with a special section dedicated to the Selva Oscura (Dark Forest) (closing 30 August). Khan Al Maghraby 18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3349/01000 694940 “In the Frame”, a group show featuring the work of different artists of multi-generational cast working in a range of mediums including Ahmed Askalany, Evelyn Ashamallah, Sayed Saadeddin, Adel Hosny, Souad Abdel-Rasoul, Galal Al-Husseiny, Adam Henin, Mounir Canaan, Adham Wanly and more (closing 6 September). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 2578 4494/ 0100 1704554 Main Hall “My Favourite Things 3”, along the lines of last years' group exhibitions ‘My Favorite Things' 1 and 2, the public gets the chance to discover a new group of artists who manipulate discarded materials to create ingenious artworks in the hope of continuously enhancing people's interest in recycled art. The exhibition gathers works of four young and promising women artists: Kamila Bassioni, Rania Atef and Afrodite W. El-Seesy who have already taken part together in the From Rags to Riches Project (FRTR), a pilot project wholly devoted to upcycled public art in Cairo, curated by Mashrabia Gallery in 2017. The four artists experiment with paper, cardboard, glass, and wood to give shape to a suggestive landscape where tiny buildings and cars stand next to expanses of green and forest-like structures (closing 19 July). Mashrabia Annex, 15 Mahmoud Bassiony St, Downtown “Trader of Simplicity”, exhibition in its 4th edition is organised by a group of young Egyptian artists, who aim to keep alive the memory of their friend young graffiti artist Hesham Rezk by giving a chance to young artists to showcase their work to a broader audience. After his death in 2014, Rezk friends have been gathering each year to organize artistic events to commemorate his name, his work, his ideas, his influence, and his soul (5- 15 July). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 Hall I & II A group exhibition showcases works by a galaxy of exceptionally gifted artists such as Samir Fouad, Ali Al-Ghazouli, Sayed Abdel-Rasoul, Guirgis Lotfi, Farid Fadel and Ali Hassan (closing 24 July).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Art for All”, the gallery's annual summer group exhibition features a galaxy of artists such as Georges Bahgory, Ihab Lotfy, Djehan Raouf, Salah Taher, Seif and Adham Wanli (continues through the end of the season). UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 New Space, First Foor “UBUNTU Revisited”, the annual end-of-season group exhibition featuring the works of Amgad Al-Tohamy, Al-Husseiny Ali, Eman Barakat, Halim Yacoub, Hayam Abdel-Baqy, Mohamed Khedr, Nevine Farghaly, Rawda Nour, Sahar Al Amir, Tayseer Hamed, Hannah Stevenson and many more (6 June-14 August) Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I & Venue II “Masterpieces XVII”, is the gallery's summer collective art exhibition. For the seventeenth consecutive year, the gallery presents an exclusive collection of paintings and sculptures for its most prominent artists as well as its young talents. This year's three new guests of honour are Abdel-Hady Al-Wechahi, Saleh Reda and Karim Al-Hayawan (24 June- 31 August).
