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	The Elham Arts Festival Date: 13/05 - 16/05 Venue: Qal’at Al-Bahrain Museum WHAT? The Elham Arts Festival, to be held from the 13th to the 16th of May, promises to be a fitting finale to the third season of Elham with a host of cultural activities lined up. Ali Al Saeed, one of the founding members of Elham, revealed that the group “organised Live Art last year during which we had events for three days over the Formula 1 weekend. Its success encouraged us to organise an even bigger festival this year with events like art exhibitions and workshops, poetry recitals and book readings, photography, music concerts, film screenings and filmmaking workshops. Our key themes have always been to engage, interact and create. Through this festival, we try to create a dialogue between various artistic media to facilitate creative efforts towards achieving greater cultural understanding.” The festival has been organised in association with the Qal’at Al Bahrain Museum which was officially opened last year. Most of the artistes taking part in the festival are based in Bahrain. For more information: please visit www.elhambahrain.net email: elhambahrain @yahoo.com call Tel. +973 3 6621223
	elham arts festival calendar 2009 WHAT? Opening night: The opening night for the festival, including opening speech & opening of main art exhibition. 13 May – 8pm Qal’at Al-Bahrain Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Main exhibition: The main expo will focus on 5 to 8 artists only and be devised around a theme. 13 May – 8pm Bahrain Fort Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAT? Performance Art workshop – 1st day: A performance art workshop conducted by Keith Winter, Mariam Haji and Steve Mkinteyr. 14 May – Full Day Bahrain Fort Museum (workshop room) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Live Art 09: First night focused on the live art paintings. 14 May – 5pm to 9pm Bahrain Fort Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Poetry recital with acoustic music: Set at the terrace outside in the evening, poetry recital with oud and guitar. 14 May – 7pm to 8pm Bahrain Fort Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Film screening: Public short film screening in the open air. 14 May – 8.30pm to 9.30pm Bahrain Fort Museum (outside in the parking lot) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Speed Towerz: A performance art workshop – Building the biggest fake tower! 15 May – 9am to 4pm Bahrain Fort Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Photography talk: A talk focusing on documentary photography concluding with an assignment. 15 May – 10am to 1pm Bahrain Fort Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Art Talk: Discussion on displayed art and the role of art in the community development. 15 May – 6pm to 7pm TBC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Music concert: Live concert featuring local bands. 15 May – 8pm to 11pm The Cultural Hall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Filmmaking workshop: A half-day brief summary on filmmaking. 16 May – 10am to 1pm Bahrain Fort Museum (seminar hall) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Coffee with an Author: A reading session, informal chat about creative writings and book signing. 16 May – 4.30pm to 6pm Bahrain Fort Museum (by the seaside) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Photo screening: A showcase of photos submitted by participants in the photography workshop. 16 May – 6pm to 7pm Bahrain Fort Museum (screening hall) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT? Closing reception: Official end of the festival. 16 May – 8pm Bahrain Fort Museum
	Exhibition by Firyal Al Adhamy Date: 9 May Venue: Bin Mattar House, Muharraq WHAT? Firyal was born in Baghdad, and graduated from Baghdad University. Her work is inspired by the rich cultural history of Iraq and the Arab world. She grew up in an environment of traditional craftsmanship. From an early age she witnessed the process behind the traditional crafts of jewellery and costume, textiles and woodwork. Al-Adhamy’s objects of study are varied, although her single aim is to observe and faithfully replicate the object, thereby documenting and preserving it for posterity. Minute precision and attention to detail are characteristic of Al Adhamy’s work. Her seventh solo exhibition, entitled “When the Word Turns into a Fragrant Ray of Light”, is a new experience for Al Adhamy in her use of acrylic with mixed media and ceramic or wood on canvas.
	Becoming Istanbul Date: 5 - 21 May Venue: Al Riwaq Gallery, Al A’ali Mall 2nd Floor WHAT? Al Riwaq Gallery, in collaboration with Istanbul’s Garanti Galeri, is bringing to Bahrain the multimedia exhibition, Becoming Istanbul. Becoming Istanbul has the purpose of visualising the countless existences and meanings of this old metropolis from as many angles as possible, featuring an interactive audiovisual database on contemporary Istanbul and a 16-minute complementary film titled Mapping Istanbul. Media accessed through projections includes works by artists, architectural projects, videos, photographs, cartoons and essays produced in the last ten years and expressing the conditions and actors forming today’s Istanbul. For more information contact Tel. +973 17 581176 E-mail: info@alriwaqgallery.org

	ART WITHOUT FRONTIERS Date: Venue: Bahrain National Museum WHAT? In a world torn apart by strife, the collaboration between Bahrain and France in the field of business, economics and education has been truly distinguishable. And worth emulating. Now, the two countries are taking it a step further with the organisation of the first ever Franco-Bahraini Art Exhibition. To be held at the Bahrain National Museum at the beginning of May 2009 under the patronage of Her Highness Shaikha Lulwa bint Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, daughter of His Highness the Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the exhibition promises to herald a new era in Franco-Bahraini ties. For more information please call Reem Alzayani on Tel. +973 17 298621 email to Reem.AL-ZAYANI@ diplomatie.gouv.fr
	strokes. I am enthusiastic about organising a collaboration of Bahrain and French art exhibits, where each will gain an insight into the other. From our side, we have included some artists whose selection was based on their works exhibited at the Annual Exhibition. They include Abdul Karim Al Bosta, Ahmed Al Orifi, Shafeeqa Al Harmi, Nasreen Jawad, myself, Ella Parkash and Ebrahim Shuqair as Bahraini’s artists. The French artists include Yves Cass, Ioana, Luis Rodriguez and Bruno Lemoine. It was a joyful and challenging job to coordinate the schedules of all the artists but we managed.” Shaikha Fajer believes that Bahrainis are instinctively attuned to art and understand and appreciate it. The exhibition will provide motivation for more local artists to stand with their French counterparts and celebrate the creativity of art. Part of the proceeds of the exhibition will go to Al Noor Charity, therefore individuals and corporations alike are being urged to support this unique initiative.
	AArtlounge exhibition Date:14 - 23 May Venue: Villa Lutz, Barbar WHAT? The Artlounge Exhibition will feature German Glass Blower Wilfried Markus, French Painter Sophie Stefan Berger, Bahraini Painters Abbas Almosawi and Sayd Hassan Al Sari, British Sculptor Cheney Fairchild and Lebanese Photographer Christian Gammachi. The venue for this extraordinary show including live glass blowing performances will be a private villa in Barbar, near the BBK branch on Budaiya Highway. Starting off the festivities will be and opening night on 14 May starting at 7.30pm with a glass blowing performance starting at 8.30pm. Opening times are daily from 5pm to 8pm, and additional arrangements are possible. For more information please check www.artlounge08.com call Marion Labani on Tel. +973 3 9212060
	Sapho sings um kalthum Date: 21 May Venue: Golden Tulip Hotel WHAT? If you are looking for a night of hauntingly beautiful music which transports you to a whole new level, then be sure to book your place at the live concert by French Singer Sapho at the Golden Tulip Hotel. Originally from Morocco, Sapho has mesmerised fans all across the globe with her stunning and powerful voice. Her career, which spans over 20 years, is a complex mix of theatre (her first focus as a student) – which translates into dramatic scenic performances during her concerts; of music – she has long left the punk-rock movement to incorporate world music from her native Morocco, Egypt and Mexico; of literature – in addition to writing her own lyrics, she has also written a couple of novels; and of political and social engagement – against poverty, in favour of human, and particularly women’s rights, and foremost during the past few years for the reconciliation of Israel and Palestine. She started her career in rock music but later concentrated on her North African roots, singing tunes by Um Kalthum and working together with Pat Jabbar and the Orchestre de Nazareth. Maybe you were among the lucky few who enjoyed Sapho’s concert at la fontaine two years ago? For more information, contact REDSCARF on Tel. +973 3 6318893. Tickets are available at Virgin Megastore at Bahrain City Centre and Lilou Café (Adliya and Al A’ali Mall).
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