
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
Five 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.
The newest curations — essays, notes and short video lessons.
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 ↗