Mariam Ghani and Afghan crew set up a shot in the Dar ul-Aman Palace
October, 2011
Filmmaking Workshops by Mariam Ghani
Kabul, Afghanistan
ArtsLink Projects
This month Mariam Ghani (NY) conducts second in a series of three workshops in Kabul on photography, digital imaging, video and sound installation, and performance in collaboration with the Center for Contemporary Art Afghanistan. The article below recounts Ghani’s experience during the first workshop this summer. Read More
Mark Jenkins, Winder, 2005.
Installation Opening
Thursday, May 27th
Through the rest of May, street artist Mark Jenkins (Washington, D.C.) will be lecturing and conducting public art workshops for young artists in St. Petersburg and Perm as part of VisArt Public Art program. Jenkins will fill the grounds of St. Petersburg’s Peter and Paul Fortress with his surreal figurative installations, on view starting May 27th. Funded by the Trust for Mutual Understanding and sponsored by 3M Company.
Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:00pm
New Russian Literature: A Bilingual Reading
The Gallery at (le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
Free. Please use the form below to RSVP.
*Note: This is a 21+ event.
Four Russian authors will visit the US this spring, giving American audiences an opportunity to become acquainted with vibrant new talents coming out of Russia’s literary scene. During their visit, the writers will take part in the PEN World Voices Festival and give additional readings in New York City and Chapel Hill, NC.
The Russian Version by Elena Fanailova, translated into English by Stephanie Sandler and Genya Turovskaya, has been awarded the 2010 Best Translated Book Award for Poetry. The announcement was made on March 10th at a special award party at Idlewild Books in New York City.
Conundrum Express
February 3 – March 20, 2010
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
161-04 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, NY
The Heart of Perspective, the Making of Film
Ongoing through March 20, 2010
Bronx River Art Center
1087 East Tremong Avenue
Bronx, NY
fax: 1-212-643-1996
email: info@cecartslink.org
