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Artists in Town
EU,
Mediterranean Artists Come to Capital
Hada Sarhan
- The Jordan Times
June 22, 2003
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Twelve
artists from the European Union and the Mediterranean will
spend a week together painting and attending workshops at
Khalid Shoman Foundation's Darat al Funun.
"Artists in Town" is being organized by the foundation in
cooperation with the European Commission Delegation in Amman.
The event is part of the delegation's cultural exchange project
to "bring people on both sides of the Mediterranean closer
together and promote their mutual knowledge and understanding,"
according to a statement from the delegation.
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This exchange will culminate in a joint exhibition on July 2,
"reflecting the spirit of the Euro-Med Partnership, which has
become a key regional framework for dialogue, not only between
countries, but also between societies, cultures and civilizations,"
said delegation head, Robert van der Meulen, in the statement.
Participants are to include Mathieu Briand (France), Pilar Garcia
(Spain), Peter Riedlinger (Germany), Roberto Verace (Italy),
Hammoud Shantout (Syria) and Samer Usama (Iraq). Several Jordanian
artists will also participate, including HRH Princess Rajwa
Bint Ali, Mohamad Qaitouqa, Rula Shukairy, Hanan Khalil and
Samer Kurdi. We hope this will further cement the increasingly
fruitful and intensive partnership between Europe and the Mediterranean,
where great civilizations and cultures have coexisted for centuries,
said Meulen. Darat al Funun's Assistant director, Adnan Sharif,
told The Jordan Times the event is an opportunity for both Jordanian
and European artists to exchange ideas and experiences. The
workshop will also benefit artists through their exposure to
various styles, added Sharif. |
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