Category: Art
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Call for Interns: Summer 2024
Mizna seeks thoughtful candidates to apply for paid internship positions and assist with an array of compelling programming this summer. We will be hiring an intern to assist in general programs and administration. Interns will be part of a small and dynamic team with the opportunity to gain skills in nonprofit governance and engage with…
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Call for Guest Editor: The Cinema Issue
ABOUT MIZNA Mizna is a critical platform for contemporary literature, film, art, and cultural production centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists. For more than twenty years, Mizna has been creating a decolonized cultural space to reflect the expansiveness of our community and to foster exchange, examine ideas, and engage…
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Luminance: A Tribute to Etel Adnan
This summer, Mizna celebrates the life and legacy of the prolific artist, writer, and philosopher Etel Adnan in a series of film and literary programs. Etel Adnan passed away last year at the age of 96, leaving behind a wealth of prose, poetry, and artworks. Her visual and written works manifest images of joy and…
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Call for Interns: Summer 2022
Mizna is seeking thoughtful candidates to apply for paid internship positions and assist with an array of compelling programming this summer. Interns will be part of a small and dynamic team with the opportunity to gain skills in nonprofit governance and engage with critical conversations pertaining to cultural production, equity, social justice, and contemporary film,…
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ARTIST TALK—Wael Morcos: Graphic Design in Multi-Cultural Contexts
Designing across a variety of scripts comes with a set of challenges. Consideration for history, cultural nuances, and diverse communities come into play. In this talk, Wael Morcos will share some of his current work at the design studio Morcos Key unfolding between the US and South West Asia and North Africa, spanning editorial, branding, exhibition,…
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Letters from Beirut: Discussion with Rayyane Tabet and Dalia Said Mostafa
In conjunction with our Beirut-focused summer film series, Mizna presents a discussion on Lebanese aesthetics and the legacy of Jocelyne Saab with artist Rayyane Tabet and scholar Dr. Dalia Said Mostafa. This discussion will be moderated by artist and writer Lamia Abukhadra. This virtual discussion took place Friday, July 30, 2021 at 12pm CT. ABOUT…
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محادثة مع فنانين من مزنة: عدد الكوميكس
English follows شاركوا مزنة في محادثة باللغة العربية مع ثلاث فنانين من مزنة: عدد الكوميكس. سيناقش طارق أبو عمر، حسام عمران، وكريستيان سليمان أعمالهم داخل هذا الإصدار الخاص وسيتحدثون عن أساليبهم الإبداعية الحوار يوم السبت ١٠ يوليو ٢٠٢١ الساعة ١١ صباحًا بتوقيت مينيابوليس احجز مكانك عدد مزنة لشتاء ٢٠٢٠ قامت بتحريره الروائية التصويرية الفلسطينية ليلى…
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تضامن | Solidarity: A Gathering for Palestine
Join us on Sunday, May 16, 6pm–8pm at Black Table Arts (3737 Minnehaha Ave, S Minneapolis 55406) for a gathering in solidarity with our Palestinian kin in struggle against seven decades of settler colonialism and ethnic cleansing. May 15 marks the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, or “the catastrophe,” the day that commemorates the violent…
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Out of the Depths: Winter Stories
In the still and dark of winter, Mizna invites storytellers to muse on seasonality, nature’s rhythms, and the things that get us through. On the stage at First Avenue, Ifrah Mansour, Aegor Ray, Moheb Soliman, and 3wadallahs: an interdisciplinary performance trio of Leila, Noelle, and Jamal Awadallah share their perspectives. WHEN: January 28, 2021 at…
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Call for Submissions: 2020 Twin Cities Arab Film Fest
Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2020 Mizna’s Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF) is seeking films for our upcoming festival scheduled for September 24-27, 2020, as well as our new ongoing monthly film series. We accept narrative, documentary, experimental, animated films of feature and short lengths. We seek films made by Arab or Arab American…