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Join us for the opening reception of Creative Dissent: Popular Arts of the Arab World Uprisings. This touring exhibition is designed to immerse visitors in the creative vitality of the continually evolving uprising movement commonly referred to as the “Arab Spring.” Drawn into the exhibit by songs and the call and response chants so commonly associated with these populist movements, visitors will experience how freedom of speech merged with artistic expression – capturing the anger, elation, frustration, and hope of these revolutions in the form of graffiti, video, cartoons, music, photography, posters, and even puppetry. Co-presented by Mizna and Intermedia Arts

Can’t make it to the opening reception? The exhibit will be on view June 5 – August 23, 2014. Gallery Hours are 10AM-6PM, Monday-Friday; 12-5PM Saturday

Please also come back to participate in these events:

COMMUNITY DIALOGUE
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 | 7-9PM | Free
Mizna hosts a discussion with featured guests touching on the movements in Syria and Egypt and the intersections of politics and art.

POSTER-MAKING
Saturdays, June 28 & Aug 23, 2014 | 12-2PM | Free
Stop by the gallery and make a poster using stencils from Mizna’s Arab Spring participatory art project, created by street artists from Egypt and the US.