[NetBehaviour] MAKING ART IN LEBANON.

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MAKING ART IN LEBANON

Arnolfini’s Light Studio on Saturday 19 August at 2pm.
Entrance is free, but places should be booked in advance as demand is likely 
to be high. Tickets are available from Arnolfini’s box office 0117 
9172300/01.

Lebanese artists and others discuss making art at a time of crisis

Programmed in the light of current events in the Middle East, 'Making Art in 
Lebanon' is a spontaneous response to the crisis in Lebanon. The event gives 
voice to Lebanese artists living in Lebanon and the UK who are determined to 
show that life goes on.

“This is a chance for people to come and see for themselves how Lebanese 
artists are living and experiencing what is happening- as well as how they 
are looking to the future” says Joumana Mourad, one of the people 
responsible for organising the event at Arnolfini.

Texts and short films, including Ali Cherri’s ‘Un Cercle Autour du Soleil’ 
and ‘beirutletters’, present a space for discussion and insight into the 
Lebanese as thinkers and creators. There will also be a live conversation 
via the internet with the Beirut-based writer Bilal Khbeiz.

Editors Notes
This event has been instigated by artist Joumana Mourad and the architect 
Karl Sharro who is the translator of Khbeiz’s texts from Arabic to English. 
Amongst others contributing will be Ruth Holdsworth, currently a PhD 
Research Fellow with the Arnolfini who has recently written on one of 
Lebanon’s foremost contemporary theatre-makers Rabih Mroué. The discussion 
will be chaired by Rose Fenton, the former director of London International 
Festival of Theatre (LIFT), an organisation which presented the work of many 
Lebanese artists during a season entitled ‘Laughter’ at the ICA and The 
Bargehouse in London in 2004.

Visitor Information
Arnolfini is open 7 days a week, 10am-8pm every day except Thursday 
10am-6pm. Admission free. Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA. 
www.arnolfini.org.uk
T +44(0) 117 917 2300/ 01

For further press information please contact:

Katie Dulake, Marketing Manager  tel: 0117 917 2315  Email: 
Katie.dulake at arnolfini.org.uk or Sharon Tuttle, tel 0117 917 2316 email 
Sharon.tuttle at arnolfini.org.uk