Published by Tamer Institute for Community Education
Monday, April 15, 17:30 - 18:30

The Palestinian Museum and Tamer Institute for Community Education cordially invite you to the launch of the “Tales from Palestinian Art” project, with the presence of the real heroines of the stories, the artists: Samia Halaby, Vera Tamari and Tamam al-Akhal.

“Tales from Palestinian Art” is a project launched by Tamer Institute with the aim of developing the visual art scene for young adult and children literature in Palestine. The project produced four illustrated stories for children inspired by the lives of pioneering Palestinian artists: Samia Halaby, Vera Tamari, Tamam al-Akhal and Mustafa al-Hallaj written by Ibtisam Barakat, Huda al-Shawwa and Rana Anani.

Stories:
“Al-Hallaj’s Fantastical Mural” written by Rana Ananani and illustrated by Mohammad Mo’ti. This story is inspired by the life of the late artist Mustafa al-Hallaj.
“The Purple Girl” written by Ibtisam Barakat and illustrated by Sinan al-Hallaq. This story is inspired by the life of Tamam al-Akhal.
“The Urn that turned into a Galaxy” written by Ibtisam Barakat and illustrated by Walid Taher. This story  is inspired by the  life of Vera Tamari.
“Samia’s Colourful Sky” written by Huda al-Shawwa and illustrated by Samia Halaby. This story is inspired by the life of Samia Halaby.

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