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<dd></font>PROLOGUE and EPILOGUE: ARAB FEMINISM PAST and
PRESENT<br><br>
<dd>Blue Studio Gallery<br>
<dd>2111 Mission St. (@17th St.)<br><br>
<dd>Friday May 5- Sunday May 7<br><br>
<dd>Opening Event:<br>
<dd>Saturday, May 6, 7:30 pm<br>
<dd>Night of Art, Live Poetry, & Music<br>
<dd>$10-25 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds)<br><br>
<dd>Gallery Hours:<br>
<dd>Friday 11-6; Saturday 11-4; Sunday 11-6<br>
<dd>Admission: Free, donations welcome<br><br>
<dd>Featured artists:<br>
<dd>May Hariri Aboutaam, Andrea Ali, Doris Bittar, Sandra Estafan, Simone
Fattal, Kinda Hibrawi, Dima Hilal, Happy Hyder, Hiba Kalache, Kendall
Karam, Aisha Mershani, Maysoon Salah, Nada Shalaby<br><br>
<dd>Prologue and Epilogue: Arab Feminism Past and Present is an art
exhibition on the theme of Arab feminism and its impact on Arab women
artists. Curated by Sunbula: Arab Feminists for Change, this
exhibition highlights Arab/Arab American women artists in
California. Arab and Arab American women make a sizable community
in the US. Yet, Arab feminism is rarely visible in American culture
and excluded from public discussion, dialogue and decision-making.
This exhibition will promote knowledge by and about Arab and Arab
American feminists that is not disguised by archaic Orientalists and
patronizing discourses. Prologue and Epilogue is a
multi-disciplinary visual presentation that consists of sculpture,
painting, installation, live poetry reading, and photography engaging
Arab/Arab American women artists in an intergenerational, creative
dialogue about issues addressing Arab feminisms. <br><br>
<dd>Sponsored by: ADC-SF, Arab Cultural and Community Center, Arab Film
Festival, Center for Middle Eastern Studies-UCB, Free Palestine Alliance,
Global Institute for Technology Advancement, Global Fund for Women,
Golden Thread Productions, Incite: Women of Color Against Violence, KPFA,
La Pena Cultural Center, LEF Foundation, National Council of Arab
Americans, Network of Arab American Professionals, Palestinian American
Women's Association, RAWAN, SUSTAIN, Zawaya. Endorsed by: Voices of
the Middle East and North Africa, KPFA.<br><br>
<dd>For more info contact: sunbulawomen@yahoo.com or visit
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www.sunbulawomen.org<br><br>
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522 Valencia Street<br>
San Francisco, CA 94110<br>
(415) 863-9977<br>
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