
Sharpening pencils…

Sharpening pencils…
درس الفنية اللي ما اخذناه بالمدرسة
A bilingual archive, classroom and noticeboard for contemporary Iraqi art — exhibitions, workshops, essays and the artists your textbook skipped.

Exhibitions, workshops and talks. Attendance optional, curiosity mandatory.
An art exhibition and breast-cancer awareness evening. When art makes room for awareness and hope.
⌖ The Station, Baghdad
A heritage, culture & art workshop: carve your own Mesopotamian cylinder seal and roll out your memories in clay.
⌖ A library in Baghdad
L’exposition interactive — touch, play and make with the work, in partnership with the Institut Français d’Irak.
⌖ Institut Français, Baghdad
With: Ambassade de France en Irak · Institut Français Irak · TotalEnergies
Four subjects. Pick any. There is no exam.
Close your books. Six questions on the art history you were never taught.
Question 1 of 6
Five thousand years ago you'd sign with a cylinder seal. Type your name, roll it in clay, keep the impression.
Type some letters to carve the seal.
Short lessons from the Instagram classroom.
The people, collectives and sponsors who share the desk with us — at Aziza, the Interactive Exhibition and beyond.
Want to show work, run a workshop, collaborate or just say hi? Pass a note.
or find us on
@theiraqicurator ↗