The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts, Ashkal Alwan, is a non-profit arts organization based in Beirut, Lebanon. We aim to initiate and promote critical artistic practices; and to document and build an archival record of contemporary intellectual and creative activity.

The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts, Ashkal Alwan, is a non-profit arts organization based in Beirut, Lebanon. We aim to initiate and promote critical artistic practices; and to document and build an archival record of contemporary intellectual and creative activity.


WHO WE ARE
We aim to initiate and promote critical artistic practices; and to document and build an archival record of contemporary intellectual and creative activity.

Since our launch in 1994, our activities have included a wide range of projects, from exhibitions, videos, lectures, performances and publications, to working in public spaces, creating networks and partnerships for reflection, dialogue and exchange.



WHAT WE DO
* Organize projects that generate understanding around cultural practices and theories.
* Support cultural practitioners to explore new approaches to their work.
* Provide opportunities for artists to further their careers.
* Build relationships with cultural institutions throughout the world.
* Compile and develop an archive of contemporary art.
* Organize every year and a half a multidisciplinary cultural event, « Home Works: A Forum on Cultural Practices »
* Publish Arabic-English books
* Publish an e-newsletter on the 1st of every month with information on exhibitions, conferences, events, calls for submission, courses in the field of contemporary art, and funding opportunities


MEMBERS

Founding Members
Christine Tohme (Curator)
Marwan Rechmaoui (Artist)
Rania Tabbara (Graphic Designer and Interior Designer)
Mustapha Yamout (Cultural Events Organizer)
Leila Mroueh (Communications Executive)

Advisory Board
Abbas Beydoun (Poet, Writer, Cultural Editor of As-Safir newspaper)
Karl Bassil (Director of Mind the gap design agency)
Pierre Abi Saab (Cultural Affairs Editor, al-Hayat newspaper & Editor, Zawaya)
Hazem Saghieh (Essayist, al-Hayat Columnist)
Leila Mroueh (Communications Executive)

Non Executive Board
Joana Hadjithomas (Chair)
Ghassan Salhab (Video and Film Advisor)
Mustapha Yamout (Technical Advisor)
Lina Saneh (Publications Advisor)

Editorial Consultants
Kaelen Wilson-Goldie
Mohamad Hamadeh

Staff
Christine Tohme, Director
Masha Refka, Assistant Director
Chaza Charafeddine, Project Coordinator
Sahar Omran, Office Manager

Mobile : 961 3 933576