Dear
Reader
We hope you are enjoying a relaxing holiday and have had a chance to catch up with friends and family.
As we put another year behind us and enter 2019, we remind ourselves that art is a powerful expression of humanity and of global shared ideologies. And as such our understanding and appreciation of it is ever more necessary.
Our monthly newsletter, now in its fourth year, continues to focus on a selection of exhibitions and events relating to the Middle East as well as sections on a variety of pertinent art matters and sources of inspiration. This month, we look at couples in art including
JRFA artists Igor & Marina
, highlight
Ahmed Naji's
forthcoming and compelling book on Mohamed Makiya's collection
of Iraqi art and feature
Yumna Al-Arashi's
beautiful video exploring Islam's underlying meditative, universal and spiritual values.
We know that many of our friends, colleagues and clients look forward to receiving these newsletters and we very much appreciate this support. To enable us to continue to offer this service, please kindly consider making a small donation to cover the costs of production. The amount and frequency of these payments are up to you but may we suggest a figure of £2. You will find a PayPal button at the end of the newsletter to make your donation.
In the meantime, we wish you and your family a joyful and prosperous New Year and look forward to the next art-filled twelve months of the year.
Janet Rady,
Gallery Director and Curator
