Arab American Cultural Center of the Silicon Valley

Serving the Arab American community for over 14 years

When:
April 18 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Where:
The Saratoga Library located at 13650 Saratoga Ave.,
Saratoga, California, 95070

The Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley is proud to present Nancy Rodger, founder of Project Art Bridge, April 18 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Saratoga Library, located at 13650 Saratoga Avenue. Nancy’s vision is to bridge the gap between the two cultures. She is working with both groups to create and explore ways to expose artists to each other.

“When I started Project Art Bridge Last September, I knew little about Iraq, I did not know any Iraqis. I wanted to know Iraq through the work of Iraqi artists, and needed to know the impact of war on their work,” says Nancy. The goal is to have the Iraqi women artists and American women artists learn about each other’s culture through their artwork.

Nancy will explain the spirit of Project Art Bridge, using a power point presentation to show the work of Iraqi artists from all over the world. Participating artists from the Bay Area will show digital and physical presentations of their work. There will be art from selected Project Art Bridge artists on display and for sale.

Nancy Rodger is the founder of Project Art Bridge. She is an artist and web designer living in San Francisco with her husband and two children. She attended the Syracuse University, the Cleveland Art Institute and the San Francisco Institute of Art. Nancy paints in acrylic and oils and participates in Open Studios in San Francisco. She shows her work a various venues in San Francisco. Her artwork and web designs can be seen at these websites, www.nancyrodger.com and www.arttrellis.com.

Participating Artists:

• Safa Aljuburi (artwork present, Safa out of country)
• Ban Kubba (artwork present, Ban out of country)
• Afaneen Kubba (artwork present, Afaneen out of country)
• Rosemary Wall (artwork present, Rose out of country)
• Zina Fattah (painted glass)
• Judith Sandoval (photography)
• Vic Zikoor (photography)
• Sarah McNitt (mixed media)
• Sidnea D’Amico (painting)
• Erika Lam (cloth designs)
• Nancy Rodger (painting)
• Christine Nicklos (ink drawing)
• Leo Foster (drawing)
• Amal Mudalall (Paint on cloth)
• Dalia Mohanad (Ceramics)
• Margo Majewska
• Gloria Upchurch

Arab American Cultural Center is pleased to invite you for an evening of music, presentations, and book reading & signing with guest speaker Dr. Fayeq Oweis who will introduce his new book “Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists”. Dr. Fayeq Oweis is an Educator, Artist, and Linguist. He teaches Arabic Language and Culture at Santa Clara University. He was the lead artist of the San Francisco Mural honoring the late Edward Said.

• Where: Saratoga Library
  13650 Saratoga Avenue • Saratoga,
  California • 95070-5099
• When: February 22nd, 7pm - 9:30pm
• More: This event is free for all to attend.
  For more information visit aaccsv.org or call
  (408) 279-2722

Redefining the Occupation in Palestine:
A presentation and discussion with Mark Turner
human rights activist& director of the film ripples cross

Sponsored by: the Arab American Cultural Center

Friday, January 18, at 7:00 PM

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos
15980 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032

$10-$50 donation, no one turned away for lack of funds

For more information, email Baderkudsi@aol.com

For directions: http://uuflg.org/directions.html

Zawaya Presents:

ASWAT’s acclaimed Choir in their Winter Concert, “Classical and Folkloric Arabic Music”

Directed by Wael Kakish
Featuring:

• Al-Farabi Ensemble founder
• Top billing musician and vocalist, Noureddine Kallel
• Tunisian Qanoun player, Hatem Frikha
• Palestinian American Violinist, Samy Shumays
• Egyptian American Vocalist, Samara

When & Where:
Saturday December 1st, 2007
7:30-10:00 PM
At The College of San Mateo Theater,
http://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/theatre/directions_parking.htm
Free parking available

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/22511
$100 Support level
$40 preferred
$25 General
$15 Student
www.zawaya.org or tel: (650) 341-3697

Enjoy a presentation on the Montalvo Arts Center & the “Iraq Reframe ”

Featuring Bob Sain, the executive Director of Montalvo Arts Center Talking about Iraq Reframe and Iraqi Arts Wafaa Bilals contribution.

Admission is FREE - Refreshments Provided
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Location: Saratoga Library Community Meeting Room located at 13650 Saratoga Ave. in Saratoga

About Iraq: ReframeMontalvo Arts Center based in Saratoga has put on an exhibition called Iraq: Reframe, which is a new series of performing and visual art that explores the cultural and historical significance of Iraq. The exhibition will run through April of 2008. “Montalvo’s quest is to create community engagement through global talent,” said Robert Sain, Montalvo’s executive director. “The contemporary creative community can help us better understand today’s unfolding realities of the Mesopotamian cradle of civilization. We hope that IRAQ: REFRAME can reframe the conversation and stimulate constructive dialogue.” The exhibition is highlighted by artist Wafaa Bilal, who has built a temporary rural structure to symbolize homes built and inhabited by Iraqis living in rural and impoverished areas prior to the modernization period of the 1950s.

Find out more about the Montalvo Art Center by visiting their web site here