Washington, DC - The Fridge DC is pleased to present its November 2009 exhibition I RAN Home (In America), running November 5 through November 29, 2009. Iranian artists have become players in the national and international contemporary art scene, but too often, this genre is tied to politics. In reality, Iranian-American artists are multi-faceted with different and conflicting identities and influences.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the artists, Pooneh Magazehe, Eric Robert Parnes and Hadieh Shafie will present a talk to the students from the Literary Media and Communications Department at Duke Ellington School of the Arts on the afternoon of Thursday, November 5, 2009. Based on their experience with the artists and a curator-led tour of I RAN Home (In America), the students will create poems to perform at a special Youth Poetry Night on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. From 6:00-8:00pm, the students will perform their own poems, along with selections of traditional Rumi poetry. This event is free and open to the public.
Other I RAN Home (In America) events include:
• Bastani & Branding, Saturday, November 14, 6-9pm, features exhibiting artist Pooneh Magazehe performing her branding process on items from the public, such as bags and hats, along with a bastani ice cream social (Persian ice cream).
• I RAN I DANCE, Saturday, November 21, 9pm-1am is a dance party with Persian beats from DJ Dariush. There will be a $10 suggested donation.
This project is made possible by the generous support of: The Fridge DC, Albus Cavus, Persianesque Magazine, DJ Dariush, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, The Pink Line Project, Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), Turkish Coffee Cafe
About The Fridge DC
The Fridge DC is a new art gallery, performance space, and art school that offers full scholarships for children of low-income DC area residents. Its mission is to foster creativity and community dialogue; provide exhibition space to emerging and established local artists; host programs and activities that encourage public awareness, participation, and appreciation of the arts and to serve as a catalyst for social change. The Fridge DC is located in the heart of Capitol Hill, along the bustling "Restaurant Row," approximately one block from the Eastern Market Metro Station.
I RAN Home (In America) Youth Poetry Night:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00pm
For more information:
The Fridge DC . 516 8th St SE, Rear Alley . Washington, DC 20003
202.664.4151 . E-mail: alex@thefridgedc.com, glo@thefridgedc.com
Inquiries about I RAN Home (In America), please contact:
Barbara Petro barbaraatPAC@
Isabella Hughes isabellaatPAC@
