Conversation: Artists on the Refugee Crisis

Artists Ginane Makki Bacho, Issam Kourbaj, and Mohamad Hafez discuss the special exhibition Syria, Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart, where their works are on view alongside medieval ceramics from our collection. These three artists of Syrian and Lebanese descent—based in Beirut; Cambridge, U.K.; and New Haven, CT, respectively—explore both the violence of displacement through the refugee crisis and the resilience of diasporic communities. Then, Refugees International hosts a Q & A on the intersections of art and the refugee crisis with the artists and Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım, Hagop Kevorkian Associate Curator of Islamic Art. Presented in conjunction with the Arab Art & Education Initiative.

Schedule:

• 6:30 pm Curator tour: Syria, Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart with exhibition curator Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım


• 7 pm Artist talk with Ginane Makki Bacho, Issam Kourbaj, and Mohamed Hafez


• 8:30 pm Q & A

Thanks to a partnership with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, this event is free of charge but please RSVP.