This past month we launched our campaign for the funds needed to outfit the Green Olive Arts studio with a printmaking press, gallery lighting, and a sound system and projector for our exhibition space. Words can’t express how grateful we are to everyone who has contributed so that more artists can experience Morocco and create their art …
If you are thinking of entering your artwork, installation or performance into the 6th edition of Morocco’s Marrakech Biennale 2016, you have a couple of weeks left to apply The call for MB6 OFF project entries, is currently open and runs until 31 May 2015. The theme of the Marrakech Biennale 2016 is “TRACES,” drawing on the divergent …
Although one of the smallest of the Moroccan medinas, Tetouan is unquestionably the most complete and it has been largely untouched by subsequent outside influences. – UNESCO (whc.unesco.org) Tetouan, Morocco is a jewel of a city that lies off the well worn paths of big tourism and commerce. Situated in the North of Morocco, on the …
AiR Carrie Mixon was invited by the American Language Center of Tetouan to participate in the commencement ceremony of its ACCESS* students on Sunday 15-February as a guest poet. It was standing room only in the auditorium of Tetouan’s Dar Taqafa (Culture House) of the Ministry of Culture Sunday night. Guests were treated to musical numbers …
Fiber Artist in Residence Carrie Mixon shares some poignant reflections on cultural exploration and getting into her “creative groove” during her residency at Green Olive Arts. Re-posted from her blog with permission… Thanks Carrie! getting into the creative groove… It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been in Morocco for 3 weeks now, and it’s been quite …
The 6th Marrakech Biennale will be the place to be from March 2nd to 28th, 2016 Next year’s edition of the Marrakech Biennale is slated to take place in three emblematic places in Marrakech; the “Badii Palace”, “Bank Al Maghreb” and the Palace “Dar El Bacha.” In 2014 the 5th edition of the Marrakech Biennale, under the patronage …
Give emerging filmmaker Vince Urban a pile of great equipment, a Land Rover and 3 weeks in Morocco to capture the magic of this place … and what do you get? A wonderful video montage* showcasing Morocco’s unique terrain, beautiful people and amazing cities … by Vince Urban and friends. Bravo, Vince! What would YOUR creativity …
Shaping art from a berber heart Tetouan born Mohamed Senhaji now lives and works in the eastern city of Oujda, but his current work is on exhibition at the Meki Megara Gallery in Tetouan until November 28, 2014. This exhibition is one of four gallery shows of the 2014 Night of Galleries, a new initiative only …
Two long-time friends that we love to host here in Tetouan! In my wife’s favorite film, It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey hears the sound of a train departing and asks his Uncle Billy, “You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?” When Uncle Billy responds, “Uh huh. Breakfast is served; lunch …
For centuries, artists have sought the quiet and inspiring outdoors to set up an easel and paint or draw the scenes before them. Painting “en plein air” is the popular french term, though it means merely painting outside or “in the open air” … and the Italian “al fresco” has a similar tone of “in …