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Press Release 		Silent Art Auction - Pakistan Flood Relief Fundraiser
presented by
Remembering the Indus - Water and Life
August 29, 2010 - 5:30 - 9:30 pm


Location: Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th, New York, NY 10016


Artists: Jamil Naqsh, Zarina Hashmi, Krishna Reddy, Judy Reddy, Vijay Kumar, Kathryn Myers, Iqbal Hussain, Abid Hasan Tayyeb Munawar, Nahid Raza, Amina Ahmed, Asma Shikoh, Ruby Chishti, Satyakam Saha, Ali Akbar, Fareen Butt, Maureen Drdak, Paul Davies, Daisy Rockwell, and more


ART4Barter
Curated by Antonio Puri

Opening Reception with the artists Friday, August 6, 6:00pm
August 6 - August 28, 2010

Participating Artists: Niyeti Chadha - Ruby Chishti - Vinod Dave - Anjali Deshmukh - Vijay Kumar - Shoba Menon - Antonio Puri - Jay Varma - Rubab Waheed



Artist's Talk: Ruby Chishti
July 21, 2010 - 2 - 4 pm


Ruby Chishti will speak about her art, its process and development.

Born in 1963 in Jhang, Pakistan, Ruby chishti now lives and works in USA and Pakistan. As a fourth daughter in a middle class Pakistani family Ruby experienced closely the bias that society holds towards a female child, her work often voices the very notion. She Studied at National College of Arts, Lahore. Soon after graduating in 1988 she disappeared from the art circuit for almost 11 years to take care of her severely disabled mother.
Listen to how this and other experiences in her life have shaped her work, the choice of material and location, in a rare view inside an artist's mind.




Book Reading: Dr. Zia Mian
"BRIDGING PARTITION: People's Initiatives for Peace Between India and Pakistan"
June 6, 2010 - 6:30 pm


Zia Mian will speak about his new book entitled "Bridging Partition: People's Initiatives for Peace Between India and Pakistan" a compilation of essays by leading scholars, activists and writers from India and Pakistan as they reflect on the political and personal impact of crossing the border, and exploring the possibilities and limits of a new citizens movement that seeks to chart a path to peace between the two countries.

Dr. Zia Mian, a physicist by training, directs the Project on Peace and Security in South Asia at Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security. He has previously taught at Quaid-i-Azam University, and worked at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, both in Islamabad, and been a visiting fellow at the Center for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi. His previous books include "Out of the Nuclear Shadow" (2001) and "Between Past and Future: Selected Essays on South Asia by Eqbal Ahmad" (2004). In addition to his books and articles, he has made two documentary films with Pervez Hoodbhoy: "Pakistan and India Under the Nuclear Shadow" (2001) and "Crossing the Lines: Kashmir, Pakistan, India," (2004), which are now available on YouTube. He is affiliated with the Eqbal Ahmad Foundation.

Buy your copy.
Musical Evening: Romeena Kureishy
ghazal, geet, and nazm performance
Saturday March 6, 2010 7 pm
Tickets: $15


Romeena Kureishy interprets Pakistani and North Indian standards in a style uniquely her own. Over a span of twenty plus years, she has entertained audiences in Pakistan, the Netherlands, Canada, and the US. Her influences include Nayyara Noor, Iqbal bano, Fareeda Khanum, Mehnaz Begum, and Tina Sani.

Romeena sings with acoustic accompaniment . Sami Kureishy on rhythm guitar, and Aqeel Bhatti on tabla.




Please join us for a
Film Screening of The Sky Below an award-winning film on the 1947 Partition of the Indian Subcontinent
Q & A with artist and filmmaker Sarah Singh
and exhibiton of her Photography
Saturday, January 16, 2010 6:30 PM


To create the documentary THE SKY BELOW, Sarah Singh traveled solo--without a crew-- across one of the world's most volatile regions tracing culture, history, society and the politics of divide and rule.

THE SKY BELOW is a contemporary exploration of the creation of Pakistan and the 1947 Partition of the Indian Subcontinent, weaving together 5000 years of culture, while investigating the lingering after-effects of this six-decade old political divide, most tragically witnessed by Kashmir. With her life in the hands of strangers and sometimes gunmen, Singh traveled from the desert of Kutch to the snowy mountains of Kashmir; and from the seaside city of Karachi to the spare but volatile terrain of the Khyber Pass.

"A comprehensive look at the Indo-Pak issue" -- Georgina Maddox, The Indian Express

"One of the best films on Partition I have ever seen" -- Kanak Mani Dixit, Himal Magazine

"A masterpiece" -- Anne Bryant, Tony award-winning Composer

www.theskybelow.com

Join us Thursday, November 19th 6:30 - 9:30pm for

Guest Speaker:Professor Jamal J. Elias, Class of 1965 Term Professor,
Department of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania

Sponsored by SABA-Philadelphia
2009 FALL RECEPTION

Light refreshments will be served.
Join us Saturday November 7th 6 - 9pm for the opening reception of

Mona Naqsh, Recent Paintings

November 6th - December 20th, 2009
Join us Friday October 23rd 6 - 9pm for a Featured Artist Talk with Tehmina Ahmed and Elisabeth Braun
Teen Auratein, Teen Kahaniyan
Three Women, Three Stories
October 2nd - November 1st, 2009
Photographs by:
Tehmina Ahmed
Elisabeth Braun
Ruqayya Rizwan
Twelve Gates Art Gallery Presents
A Musical Evening with
Ustad Abdul Sattar Khan Tari
and Andrew Mendelson
September 26, 2009 8pm
Philadelphia premiere of A Cricket in the Court of Akbar
Q & A with the Star and Filmmaker Andrew Mendelson

September 25, 2009 8pm

For more information about the film visit www.ragamalaproductions.com
"Kashf - The Lifting of the Veil"
July 9th, 10th, and 11th at 7PM
Post-screening Q&A with director Ayesha Khan.
Click HERE to book your tickets and more information.
Click on the image for the pictures of the event.
Kausar Iqbal

Partha Roy
"The Opening"
June 5 - June 27, 2009
Opening Reception Friday June 5, 6-10PM
Pictures

Live Music by Kerri Edelman 8PM
More Info.

Artists:
Asif Ahmed Kausar Iqbal
Jayant Naskar Partha Roy
Asma Shikoh  
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