December 2024
ArteEast is thrilled to announce the launch of our new program: Hikayat Save the date for the launch of HIKAYAT: Yalda 2024 – The Longest Night of the YearFriday, December 20th at Brooklyn Art Haus! HIKAYAT, which means “stories,” “tale,” or “narrative” in Arabic, Armenian, Persian, and Turkish, is a series of themed events where…
October 2024
You are invited to celebrate ArteEast’s 21st Anniversary! Join us on November 18, 2024 for an evening of food, drink, music, and performances, with a special toast to our honorees Watermelon Pictures, Céline Semaan, and Hadieh Shafie whose achievements run parallel to the greater spirit of ArteEast’s core values and mission. Date: November 18th, 2024Location: 202B Plymouth Avenue,…
“Full of rewarding fissures and detours, embracing every complication and every contradiction that comes up. A brilliant political portrait of a city.”—Michael DeForge, author of Birds of Maine Date: October 12, 5:30pm EDTLocation: Storm BookstoreAddress: 118 Norman Ave. Brooklyn, NY, 11222Free w/ RSVP Co-presented with Storm Bookstore Reserve Your Spot HERE Beirut is an intimate and poetic look…
ArteEast is thrilled to co-presents a night of words and music featuring poetry by Rumi with acclaimed translator Haleh Liza Gafori Date: Tuesday, October 22 · 7:30 – 9pm EDTLocation: Bowery Poetry ClubAddress: 308 Bowery New York, NY 10012Tickets: $20 Purchase Tickets HERE A night of words and music featuring poetry by Rumi with acclaimed translator Haleh…
May 2024
Join editor Jordan Elgrably and author Omar El-Akkad for readings from their acclaimed new book, Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction. Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 6 – 7 PM End times are approximate. Events may end early or late. Location: Tompkins Square Library331 East 10th StreetNew York, NY 10009Fully accessible to wheelchairsTickets…
March 2024
Gelareh Kiazand
ARTEEAST cordially invites you to a COOKING AND STORYTELLING DEMONSTRATION Led by Chef Hanif Sadr alongside filmmaker Gelareh KiazandIn conjunction with ArteEast’s film program, REFLECTIONS FROM THE FUTURE. Sunday March 3rd, 20243 – 6 pm The Knife Factory347 Maujer St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tickets: Eventbrite$35 and $80 *Tickets include a bowl of warm ash (Iranian herb soup) and a complimentary glass of…
December 2023
TANFIS Time & Location: Dec 01, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Funoon, Brooklyn, 100 Sutton St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA Get your tickets here About the event: ArteEast is proud to co-present Remix ⟷ Culture’s TANFIS 2023. After the success of last year’s event, Remix ⟷ Culture returns with a new exploration of community-rooted music and stories,…
November 2023
Join us for a special post-show Conversation with ArteEast’s Lila Nazemian and Founder of Waterwell’s Arian Moayed A GOOD DAY TO ME NOT TO YOU WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY: Lameece IssaqDIRECTED BY: Lee Sunday EvansDATE: November 16, 2023TIME: 7 pmLOCATION: The Connelly Theater, 220 East 4th Street in ManhattanSLIDING SCALE TICKETS Writer and actor Lameece Issaq teams up with two-time Obie…
Dina Amer
FIlmmaker Dina Amer in Conversation with ArteEast Special Projects Curator Lila Nazemian
April 2023
Nadia Shihab
Jaddoland & Talkback with filmmaker Nadia Shihab Online Screening: April 27-30 …
