Beyond the Image: Palestine Benefit Exhibition Opening Reception

Opening Reception: Beyond the Image 🎨

Join All Street Gallery and Shadowbanned Magazine for the opening reception of Beyond the Image: A Benefit Exhibition for The Sameer Project. This exhibition features artists whose work examines the construction, circulation, and contestation of images related to the Middle East and its diasporas.

Through various mediums including painting, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, digital media, artificial intelligence, photography, and installation, the exhibition explores themes of memory, archives, technology, colonialism, and representation, all while raising funds for The Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led mutual aid initiative supporting displaced families in Gaza.

The evening will provide an opportunity to experience the exhibition, meet participating artists, and engage in discussions about art, memory, resistance, and collective liberation.

After the reception, continue the celebration at the official After Party at Beverlys (297 Grand St, NY 10002), starting at 8:00 PM and going late. T-shirts and Taim Olive Oil products will be available for sale to further support The Sameer Project.

Throughout the exhibition, participating artists and collaborators will present a series of public programs—including workshops, artist talks, and performances—that delve deeper into the exhibition's themes. Proceeds from all public programming will benefit The Sameer Project.

Explore the full schedule of programs here.

About the Artists

• Ridikkuluz: An Arab New Yorker focusing on family and intimate portrayals of Arab and queer life through various artistic practices.
• Nouf Aljowaysir: A Saudi artist based in NYC, exploring migration and cultural identity through photography and moving images.
• Nawal Maghathe: A Palestinian-American artist whose work spans performance and installation, focusing on healing and cultural identity.
• Aya Krisht: A designer and printmaker concerned with anti-colonial cultural production and Arabic letterpress.
• Layal Srouji: Engages with graphic design and bookmaking, addressing the need to nourish Palestine materially.
• Iyad Abou Gaida: A Lebanese farmer and filmmaker investigating ecology and colonialism through interdisciplinary art.
• Sabri Sundos: A Palestinian American artist exploring identity and labor through textile art and painting.
• Parham Ghalamdar: A multidisciplinary artist reconfiguring forgotten mythologies and exploring memory and futurism.
• Umber Majeed: A visual artist and educator examining familial archives through a feminist lens.
• Ali Van Godil: A designer and filmmaker exploring the emotional architecture of belonging and identity.
• Mona Saeed Kamal: An installation artist confronting narratives of migration and identity through her work.

Location: All Street Gallery, 77 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10003, USA

Admission: Free