August 21, 2026
Mizna Announces Palestinian Embroidery Expert Wafa Ghnaim as Inaugural Mizna Distinguished Lecturer
Mizna launches the Mizna Distinguished Lecture Series, recognizing cultural workers from Southwest Asia/North Africa and the diaspora who contribute critical and deeply considered research and practice to the contemporary scene. The inaugural lecture takes place on Sunday, October 18, at 1:30 pm at the Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall, located on the second floor. For our first lecturer, Mizna welcomes Wafa Ghnaim, art and dress historian, fashion researcher, embroiderer,...
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July 21, 2026
Mizna Launches Mizna Fellowship for Early Career Artist Supported by Jerome Foundation
First Mizna Fellows are Minnesota-based Tarik Dobbs and Yasmin Yassin Mizna launches an annual fellowship, generously supported by the Jerome Foundation, to foster the work of early career SWANA artists who are developing new, innovative, socially engaged work. The two 2026 fellows, writer and artist Tarik Dobbs and filmmaker Yasmin Yassin, whose work corresponds to Mizna’s flagship program areas, literature and moving image, to pursue their creative interests, research, and...
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