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> Image: Usarae Gul, Delhi Sweet House (Curry Mile), 2016
Exhibition
Beyond Faith: Muslim Women Artists Today
14 Jun 2019 – 6 Oct 2019
Event times
10am-5pm exept on Thursday 10am-9pm.
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- The University of Manchester, Oxford Road,
- Manchester
Greater Manchester - M15 6ER
- United Kingdom
This exhibition brings together the artworks and stories of artists Robina Akhter, Shabana Baig, Fatimah Fagihassan, Dr Aida Foroutan and Usarae Gul as they explore themes of identity, faith, cultures, otherness and belonging.
About
This exhibition of five contemporary artists presents their work in conversation with pieces selected from the Whitworth’s art collection.
Investigating key questions around in/exclusion in art spaces and public collections, this group exhibition showcases the important and often overlooked contribution of Muslim women to culture and the arts in contemporary Britain.
Combining graphic design, textiles, painting and photography, Beyond Faith will be shown in the Collection Centre and as part of an artist intervention in Four Corners of One Cloth: Textiles from the Islamic World. Gallery One. It marks the culmination of a major Arts and Humanities Research Council Project on the roles and experiences of Muslim women in the UK Cultural Industries led by Dr Saskia Warren, University of Manchester.
Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UKRI)
14 June 2019 - October 2019
