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VISUAL &
PERFORMING ARTS PARTICIPATION
The visual and the performing arts are beautiful
and powerful tools in educating about cultures.
AAWSG has organized, sponsored, or co-sponsored
several art exhibitions and performing arts
programs through the years.
Art
Exhibitions
- Forces
of Change: Women Artists of the Arab
World
1995
This traveling exhibition of more
than 150 contemporary artworks by
Arab women artists toured the United
States in 1994 & 1995. It was
Organized and sponsored nationally
by the International Council for Women
in the Arts. The exhibition was shown
at Nexus Contemporary Arts Center
(currently the Atlanta Contemporary
Art Center) and at the Gwinnett Fine
Arts Center (currently the Hudgens
Center for the Arts).
In addition to sponsoring the show
in Atlanta, AAWSG sponsored two teachers'
workshops and two children's workshop
that complimented the exhibition
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- Folk Art of the
Arab World
1995
This exhibition was organized and sponsored
by AAWSG as part of the 1995 Arts Festival
of Atlanta. The displays included beautiful
and elaborate arts & crafts works
from countries of the Arab world. Several
performing arts programs complemented
the exhibit including folk dancing and
traditional costume shows.
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The Arabs: An American
Story 2001
This exhibition complemented a symposium
coordinated by a graduate student at
Georgia State University, Department
of Anthropology. The exhibit was shown
at the Atlanta International Museum
of Art and Design. AAWSG provided artifacts
highlighting the history and culture
of the Arab American community in Atlanta.
In addition, AAWSG provided speakers
for the symposium in a panel discussion
about Arab American women.
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Performing Arts
Festivals
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Atlanta's International
Festival
1985-present
The task of promoting the Arab culture
is best achieved with AAWSG's participation
in international festivals organized
by the different schools and universities
throughout Metro Atlanta. In these festivals,
AAWSG presents an educational booth
highlighting the crafts and traditions
in the Arab world. In addition, the
society offers food tasting, a short
musical program, a traditional costume
show or folk dancing.
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- AAWSG Youth Dabke
Dance Group
AAWSG youth members established this
Arabic folk dancing group in 1999 as
part of the performing arts participation
of the society. The group has been representing
the society at international festivals
and other cultural events.
Their recent participation in 2002 include
Dekalb World Party, sponsored by Dekalb
Council for the Arts, and The Black
Arts Festival, sponsored by the city
of Atlanta.
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- Arabfest
1997
This festival focusing on the Arab culture
was organized and sponsored by AAWSG at the
Atlanta Botanical Garden. AAWSG presented
a traditional costume show and several workshops
for adults and children.
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- Festival of Trees
1997-present
This annual nine-day festival, held at Georgia's
World Congress Center, draws over one hundred
thousand visitors each year. The proceeds
benefit Children Healthcare of Atlanta. AAWSG
sponsors and decorates a vignette at the international
area with a theme focusing on Christian and
Muslim Holiday Celebration in the Arab world.
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- International Folk Art
Fair 1998
This Fair was organized by the Atlanta History
Center. The society presented a traditional
costume show and a program about the rituals
of new birth celebration in Egypt, also called
the Souboua ceremony in Arabic.
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