AYAH - Sign
A series of workshops, artist talks and a collaborative exhibition on Islamic Digital Art hosted by FLUX Events, ACAVA and Sara Choudhrey for the Grenfell Community at Maxilla Space, W10.
A series of workshops, artist talks and a collaborative exhibition on Islamic Digital Art hosted by FLUX Events, ACAVA and Sara Choudhrey for the Grenfell Community at Maxilla Space, W10.
FLUX and artist Sara Choudhrey invite the public and local communities affected by the Grenfell disaster to explore new forms of artistic practice by focusing on Islamic digital art. Maxilla Space will open its doors to engage the local community with geometric and floral patterns as a means to contribute towards a collaborative installation artwork to be exhibited for public viewing.
Audiences of all ages are invited to take part in workshops developed to provide an understanding of Islamic art and the production methods for patterns from Islamic visual culture. Workshops will be jointly hosted and orchestrated by artist Sara Choudhrey, FLUX Events and ACAVA.
AYAH Workshops
Workshops will take place over the weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24tth June 2018, with two workshops on each day at 11am-1pm and 2-4pm. Workshops are free, with sign up required here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flux-events-ayah-workshop-tickets-44870401579
AYAH Exhibition
Opening Event: 28th June 2018, 6-9pm
Talk, Art as Collaborative Community Practice: 29th June 2018, 7.30-10pm
Exhibition open: 30th June & 1st July 2018, 11am-5pm
Venue: Maxilla Space, 6 Maxilla Walk, W10 6NQ
The AYAH exhibition will be co-curated by FLUX and Sara Choudhrey at Maxilla Space, North Kensington on 30th June - 1 July 2018. The exhibition will display the outcome of a collaborative installation incorporating the work produced by participants during the course of the workshops alongside the works of Sara Choudhrey, Zarah Hussain and Ben Johnson illustrating digital practices in contemporary Islamic art.
On 29th June FLUX will host a specialist talks event centred around Art as Collaborative Community Practice, with a panel of guests speaking on the subject. The talks event is free, with a sign up required here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flux-community-digital-art-as-collaborative-community-practice-tickets-46941323763
AYAH events will be hosted by ACAVA and are supported by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea & Arts Council England.
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