The Arts-Mart Km 28,Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Tel 0100 0773860 The gallery's third round of the annual Summer Affordable Art Show will run all summer, with new art being added periodically and will be exhibiting artworks by 60 of Egypt's most popular contemporary artists such as Salah El-Murr, Gamal Meleka, Klay Kassem, Aya El-Fallah, Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Mostafa Rahma, Deena Fadel, Ibrahim El- Tanbouli, Ahmed El-Kutt, Mohamed Abou Elwafa, Ahmed Osman, Mohamed Rabie, Omar Senada, Rabab Eissa, Naguib Moein, and Adham Badawi.
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Reham El-Sherbiniy (22-28 June). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery “Blue”, an exhibition of oil paintings by students of the French Schools in Egypt have been taking part in a writing competition and an art exhibition around a compulsory theme. This event is an opportunity for them to express themselves with the pen and the arts. This year, the proposed theme is Blue; from the blue of Egypt to the French film Le Grand Bleu, passing by the turquoise blue or the blue moon ... many inspirations which the children seize with enthusiasm and imagination (13-20 June).
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.
French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 02 2791 5800 “The Scientific Discovery in Africa: The Nanotechnology in Egypt”, an exhibition on the recent development in the field of scientific research in Egypt specifically the field of Nanotechnology. The opening is followed by a discussion in French with simultaneous interpreting into Arabic (closing 30 June).
Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2391 6769 A group exhibition of masterpieces by late artists such as Hassan Rashed, Mohamed Al-Zahed, Said Al-Adawi, Farouk Shehata, and contemporary artists such as Adel Thabet, Taha Abdel-Aal, Hanaa Hashem, and Omar Abdel-Zaher (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 “FarneCairo”, permanent exhibition of contemporary art at the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo. Works of art by Stefania Fabrizi, Giovanni Casellato, Giulio Turcato, Paolo Peroni, Clodoveo Masciarelli, Ragheb Agad, Abdel-Hafiz Farghali and others (open during office hours).
Mashrabia 15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Tel 02 25750353, Daily except Fridays from 11am to 9pm Photos of a cotton company's workers by Salah El Mur. El Mur, flagship of Sudanese art in the international scene, is back to showcase an unprecedented body of work, including this time not only his worldwide recognized colourful paintings, but also an outstanding installation of wooden sculptures. His works portray a variety of heterogeneous traditions, folklore, vernaculars of people and environments and reproduce his exploration of the streets, cities and villages he came across throughout his life (9 June- 4 July). Mashrabia Annex, 10, Mahmoud Bassiouny, Downtown Cairo “Bahary”, Florinda Guadagna's second jewellery exhibition at the gallery is a mirror of her affection for and bond with the sea (9-16 June).
Museum of Modern Egyptian Art Cairo Opera House Grounds, Gezira, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6667/65 The 13 Cairo Biennale is back after eight years of absence. This round is entitled "Eyes East Bound" (10 June-10 August).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Art for All”, the gallery annual group exhibition features art pieces by the likes of Seif Wanly, Omar El-Nagdi, Samir Fouad, Adham Wanly, Essmat Dawestashi, Georges Bahgory, Gihan Raouf, Nagwa El-Ashri and Effat Hosni (continues until the end of the season).
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Ramadan working hours from 11am to 4pm daily except Fridays. Ground Floor “UBUNTU Revisited 3”, the gallery's Annual Summer Exhibition (12 May-1 August).
