Shatana Internationl Artist workshop 2009 - close ups from site

Lucky me ! this is the second year in a row that am taking a part of Shatana Artist workshop thats held in the beautiful small village called Shatana in the north of Jordan,for on-site-documentation and artist assistant : ) such a great experience

couple of snapshots of the beauty am talking about....

Now back to the workshop....the open day is coming up ( Woahoooo! )

The Open Day

The Location: Shatana village, Irbid

Date: Friday 17^th July 2009

From 4:00pm until 8:00pm

Shatana, International Artist Workshop3 invites you to the Open Day celebrating the two week workshop which takes place in Shatana village for the third year in a row, it includes 21 artists from around the world. This event presents work in progress done during the workshop approaching various issues, themes and materials projecting the artists’ experiences in the workshop and their interaction with the people of the village. Furthermore, the workshop is process oriented and encourages experimentation and interactive art work. The visitors can tour the village to look at the works placed in various locations. This workshop is an initiative organised by 3 Jordanian artists in collaboration with Makan, it is part of the Triangle Arts Trust web of workshops active for over 25 years around the world.

Buses available from Amman to Shatana and back

Departure from Amman at 3:30pm

For reservation and information, please call 0777 334 600

Mmmm...some more information ?!

The Artists ??

1. Ahmed Roby Egypt
2. Anna Korteweg Netherlands
3. Diala Khasawnih Jordan
4. Dina Haddadin Jordan
5. Hanan Khalil Jordan
6. Iz Oztat Turkey
7. Jeannette Gaussi Germany/Afghanistan
8. Lynn Kodeih Lebanon
9. Mais Darwazah Jordan
10. Manoj Baviskar India
11. Mark Salvatus Philippines
12. Mihret Alwabie Ethiopia
13. Mohammed Fahmy Egypt
14. Mohssin Harraki Morocco
15. Mustapha Akrim Morocco
16. Nicolas Simarik France
17. Olivia Plender UK
18. Romeo Gongora Guatemala/Canada
19. Salwa Aleryani Yemen
20. Samah Hijawi Jordan
21. Youmna Chlala USA/Lebanon

Shatana Workshop 2009 work group ??

Hanan Khalil: Holds a BA in fine arts for Yarmouk University, she participated in various exhibitions and workshops and is an Arts teacher.

Ola Khalidi: Holds a master’s degree in management, she established and runs Makan since 2003, an independent art space focused on contemporary practices.

Samah Hijawi: Holds a master’s degree in arts, she has experience in painting, installation and public interventions.

Diala Khasawnih: with a background in architecture, she has experience in painting and installation as well as writing and translation.

Rafique Nasereddin: a team member in Makan ,an artist assistant and is an experimental digital and performing artist

Shatana International Artist Workshop3 ? what ? when ? where ? how ? when ?!

Shatana, International Artist Workshop is an initiative organised by a group of Jordanian visual artists in collaboration with Makan, the team comprises this year of Ola Khalidi, Diala Khasawnih, Samah Hijawi, Hanan Khalil and Rafiq Naseriddin. The workshop follows the Triangle Arts Trust model of artist led workshops active for over 25 years around the world. It aims at creating an atmosphere for interaction and collaborative work between mid career artists. The search for a location lead to a meeting with Father Imad Twal who welcomed the team and offered the Latin Church grounds in Shatana which became the workshop’s home since the first edition in summer of 2007.

The workshop set up encourages interaction and communication with the environment and its people, their livelihoods and concerns which reflects on the subjects approached by the artists in their works. The artists reside in houses in the village; the workshop employs local skills and services as well as the use of local facilities and material and investing immediately in the village and near by town of Huson.

The workshop, in its third edition this year, announced a call for application in March, hundreds of applications came in from around the world. The participating team was announced in May inviting 21 artists from 16 different countries to work and exchange ideas and experiences for the duration of two weeks. The workshop aims at bringing together artists who have a diverse experience in art practices, focuses on the art process itself and supports experimentation in ideas and media.

The workshop concludes with an Open Day on Friday the 17^th July to celebrate the results of the workshop culminating in art works in progress, the works vary in themes, media and material including forms such as painting, drawing, installation and video. The Day starts at 4:00pm and ends at 8:00pm taking the visitors on a tour of the village to see the art works placed in different locations. Transport is available from Amman and back.

The workshop was realised with the support of Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development, Ms. Hala Hijazi, Pan Arab, Latin Church in Shatana, Ford Foundation, Safar Fund, Blue Fig, Saachi and Saachi, The British Council, The French Cultural Centre, Goethe Institute, The National Gallery for Fine Arts, Darat al Funun, The Ahliyyeh School for Girls, Mint Advertising, Al Ghad Newspaper and Zumot.

a post will come sometime before friday to talk about my personal project this year...

: )