Our Garden's Harvest

2020

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Waxing Geometric

January–March: Artwork by Tremain Smith

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Lunch with Tremain Smith

January 12: Artist talk, Arab cuisine, Art viewing

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Intersections: Arab & Jazz Music

February 7: Jay Fluellen and Hafez Kotain

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Family Workshop with Tremain Smith

February 8: Mixed media constructing geometric patterns

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Poetry Reading & Open Mic

February 14: Alina MacNeal and Ahmad Almallah

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Film Screening: The Cave

February 21: Oscar Nominee Documentary

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Palestinian Mezze & Literature

February 28: Susan Darraj & Anan Zahr

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Amaan: Arab & Turkish Music

March 6: Ertuğrul Erkişi, Fatih Bayram, Hafez Kotain

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Adult Workshop with Tremain Smith

March 8: Encaustic technique

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Vision of Palestine

March–September: Artwork by Rajie Cook

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Poetry Reading & Open Mic

March 13: Afaq & Kirwyn Sutherland

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Creating a Culture of Change

June–August: Conversations on Race & Community Building

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Gallery Viewing & Community Events

September 17 & 19: Music, art, food, civic outreach

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Sawwit: Civically Engaging Artists

October: Civically engaged artworks

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Crossing Genres Concert

October 23: Kinan Abou-afach, Shinjoo Cho, Hafez Kotain

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Borderspaces

November–December: Artwork by Lisa Volta

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Hope & Joy: Still Abiding

December 13: Literary & Musical Performance

Community

Community Percussion Ensemble

January–April: Weekly classes with Hafez Kotain

Community

Bi-Lingual Story Hour

January–February: Arabic storytelling for families

Community

Immigrant Parents’ Well Being

January-July: ELL, art, and mental health

Community

Ti’dad: Counting Our Community

October 2019–October 2020: US Census outreach

Community

Books on Culture, Race, and Racism

June: Compilation of recommended books

Community

Mask Magic: Open Air Art Studio

July–August: Series of workshops by Keisha Whatley

Community

Arabic Language Classes for Youth

October–December: Virtual Arabic classes

Community

We Must Love & Protect One Another

October 17: Family friendly abolition learning, sharing, and art-making

Community

Community Percussion Classes

November–December: Virtual classes with Hafez Kotain

Community

Welcoming Incoming Executive Director

November: Mohannad Ghawanmeh to succeed Founding ED

Schools

An Immigrant Alphabet at Schools

January-December: Public Display of Banners

Schools

Moffet & Juniata Schools

Spring: Adapting After-School Arab Arts Program

Schools

Northeast High School

Spring-Summer: Tabadul-Reflecting on Immigrant Experiences

Schools

School District of Philadelphia

September-December: Virtual After-School Arab Arts

Summer

Al-Bustan Virtual Camp

July: Speak to Us of Houses

Digital Education

Fil Bayt

April: Launch of arts & culture at home

Digital Education

Arabic Alphabet Game

December: Relaunch of language resource based on World of Ziryab

Media Coverage

Generocity

October: On Civic Engagement Art

Media Coverage

The Markaz Review

October: On Civic Engagement Art

Media Coverage

PHL 17

December: Interview with Executive Director

Media Coverage

Al-Bustan YouTube Channel

Media Coverage

Al-Bustan Store

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