Quotes from Edwidge Danticat's "Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work"

I've gathered some quotes from Edwidge Danticat's collection of essays entitled Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work.

Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. This is what I’ve always thought it meant to be a writer. Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them. p. 10

Review: How to Read Islamic Calligraphy by Maryam D. Ekhtiar

Emily Neumeier reviewed How to Read Islamic Calligraphy by Maryam D. Ekhtiar in the January 22, 2020 Los Angeles Review of Books. Professor Maryam Ekhtiar works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"Ekhtiar’s volume is part of a wider How to Read series of handbooks produced by different departments at the Met, designed to equip readers with the essential tools and background to appreciate an entire class of materials ranging from Greek vases to Oceanic art. While the series in general promises to prepare its audience to “read” all kinds of art objects, the resulting title for this specific installment is particularly apt, because it points to the most fundamental (and fascinating) characteristic of Islamic calligraphy: that it is an art form meant to be seen as well as read." -- read more --


Patrick J D'Silva also wrote a positive review of the book for Reading Religion, published July 25, 2019.

I have not read the book.

New York Islamic Arts Collective at Bernardsville, NJ Al-Hamra Art Center

New York Islamic Arts invites you to the opening of the “Peace and Mercy” exhibition on December 2nd 4-6pm at the Alhamra Art Center. Works of illumination, paper cutting, marbling, calligraphy, and miniature paintings from NYIA artists will be on display from Dec 2nd-Jan 20th. . . . . . #exhibition #exhibits #artevents #tazhib #tezhip #fineart #islamicart #traditionalart #sacredart #illumination #gilding #turkish #calligraphy #thuluth #arabiccalligraphy #khat #islamicdesign #islam #gold #manuscript #quran #instamuslim #turkishart #persianart #mashallah #islamic #ebru #marbling

A post shared by New York Islamic Arts (@nyislamicarts) on Nov 13, 2018 at 10:31am PST

The web site of the New York Islamic Arts Collective is https://www.nyislamicarts.com/. The exhibit is scheduled to run at the Al-Hamra Art Center through January 20, 2019. Here's a map.

Building Bridges 2017-2018 Grants Program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

Doris Duke Foundation seeks grant proposals for arts programming on Muslims. https://t.co/Rn2i0zAP8N

— Dalia Mogahed (@DMogahed) July 26, 2017

Shamsia Hassani Art Exhibitions in Los Angeles in December & in NYC in January

Shamsia Hassani is an Afghani artist.

Her exhibit in Los Angeles opens December 17 and ends January 1. Its location is the Seyhoun Gallery, 9007 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069.



Opening night for her exhibition in New York City is January 10, 2017, and the exhibit continues through January 16. The location is the Elga Wimmer PCC Gallery at 526 West 26th #310, New York, NY 10001.

My exhibition in NYC

A photo posted by Shamsia Hassani (@shamsiahassani) on Dec 1, 2016 at 11:21pm PST

To Read - "The Gulf - High Culture/Hard Labor" edited by Andrew Ross

This week: Ibraaz is hosting the London book launch of @GulfLabor1's new book. Details: https://t.co/OlFkjRG34A pic.twitter.com/YfIuQ7f7fg

— Ibraaz (@Ibraaz) November 16, 2015

The Gulf Labor Artists Coalition maintains a website and a Twitter account. Sign a petition to the Guggenheim Foundation.

Andrew Ross, the editor, is a Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University in New York City.

I have not read the book.

"A new chapter in the expedient utilization of culture": Andrew Ross on Saadiyat Island http://t.co/1wBVn15d5F pic.twitter.com/94E0PGc5Fq

— Artforum (@Artforum) October 7, 2015

Download 422 Free Art Books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Culture

For lovers of art & art history, it's Eid! When I searched for available books in the thematic category "Islamic Art," there were 56 results. I'm downloading now Mirror of the Invisible World: Tales from the Khamseh of Nizami. Read the article at openculture.com, then check out the publications available for download.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is open seven days a week and is located in New York City, New York, United States of America.

Sanad Collective: Letters to the Beloved Writing Competition

Letters to the Beloved ﷺ

As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmātullahi wa barakatūh

Sanad Collective is inviting you to express your feelings for the Prophet ﷺ by composing a letter, from you to him ﷺ. ... read more ... 

Free eBooks Available from Getty Museum of Art

250 titles backlisted from the Getty Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California are now available for download for free. h/t

Photo: Download over 250 art books for free here... http://t.co/qTzt1F2sfQ
— G. D. Falksen (@gdfalksen) April 3, 2014

Crayola Provides Free Ramadan Coloring Pages

If your kids (or you!) like to draw with crayons, they can do so with Ramadan-themed coloring pages from Crayola!

I found out about this because of Mother Jones article exposing Islamophobes. The best way to encourage Crayola to continue creating such content is to download these pages and let your children draw!

Visual Art of Dr. Ezzat Abouleish

Dr. Faroque Ahmad Khan reviewed Dr. Ezzat Abouleish's books Islam in the Eyes of an Artist and Allah and the 99 Names of God. Both books are available from the author.

Dr. Ezzat is a pioneer of obstetric anesthesia.

Recommendation: Imperial Cities of Morocco

Imperial Cities of Morocco by Mohomed Metalsi, Cecile Treal, Jean-Michel Ruiz is a wonderful collection of photographs of architectural landmarks in Fes, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat in Morocco. Introductory text accompanies the photos. If you are traveling to these places or simply like architecture, check this book out. If you're exhibiting something related to Morocco or screening the film Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World, have this book for the public to thumb through. If you have an office with a waiting area, this would be a good book for that as well.
 

Video Portrait of Faraz Khan, Calligrapher

Eidfilms ::: Faraz Khan: Calligrapher from Ahmed Eid on Vimeo.

Faraz Khan has a website and is on Facebook.

Al-Mutannabi Street Coalition Deserves Your Support

There's a meaningful project I recommend that you support called al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition.

5 Top Islamic Art Collections in the USA

Christine Bednarz wrote about the 5 Top Islamic Art Collections in the USA.

Presenting Islamic Art in America ht.ly/e2mnG
— MutualArt.com (@MutualArt) September 27, 2012

Islamic Art Galleries Reopen At The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum Opens Its Doors For Long-Awaited Islamic Art Exhibit huff.to/tfD8QN via @HuffPostRelig going to see this next wk
— amina wadud (@aminawadud) July 28, 2012

If you are in New York City, check it out!

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible to appear on PBS Jul 6

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible (Twitter) is a Unity Production Foundations (Twitter) production.

It is scheduled to air on Public Broadcasting Stations July 6. My South Carolina station airs it at 22:00. I have yet to find out when the Georgia station will broadcast it. I've contacted the station to ask when it is scheduled for broadcast. (update July 2, see P.S.)

Two reviews: Islamic Art Blog and Muslim Oasis.

Here's some bonus footage off the PBS web site:

Watch Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World (Bonus Footage) on PBS. See more from PBS Arts.

P.S.Georgia Public Broadcasting does not have a scheduled broadcasting date. Please consider contacting the station and Tweeting (message pre-configured) to inquire why it is not scheduled for broadcast.
P.P.S. (July 3)  An employee of GPB talked to me by phone and told me GPB was not broadcasting the arts series. I spoke to the film's producer. He said that the Islamic Art film is part of a 7 night PBS arts series. PBS is providing all stations an 'evergreen' version of Mirror of the Invisible that does not mention the arts series. Thus, it can be shown independent of that series.