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Sabiheh Awanzai Mahmoud, FreeHandFanatic, Farwa Moledina and Anisa Fazal: Ways of Belonging
Exhibition
FreeHandFanatic, Farwa Moledina and Anisa Fazal: Ways of Belonging
19 Jan 2019 – 17 Mar 2019
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Sunday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Monday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Friday
- 09:00 – 22:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- Midlands Arts Centre (MAC)
- Cannon Hill Park
- Birmingham
England - B12 9QH
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus routes with stops close to MAC include: 1, 35, 41, 45/47, 61/63. Check NX West Midlands for more information.
- MAC is situated near to four train stations; Five Ways, University, Selly Oak and Birmingham New Street. The closest station is Five Ways - being 1.3 miles away, followed by University (1.4), then Selly Oak (1.5) and finally Birmingham New Street (1.7).
About
Ways of Belonging brings together four young female artists based in Birmingham. The exhibition attempts to redefine the narrative around what it means to be ‘local’ and to belong somewhere. The feeling of belonging should be a very personal and emotional act, however tabloid media and current politics influence mainstream thinking creating stereotypes about certain community groups and individuals. The art work on show here represents strong empowered women subverting these stereotypes and offering a new way of understanding what it means to belong somewhere. The exhibition includes works by Sabiheh Awanzai Mahmoud, FreeHandFanatic, Farwa Moledina and Anisa Fazal.
Ways of Belonging is a partnership between MAC and ORT Gallery. Based in Balsall Heath, Ort Gallery is a local artist-led exhibition space representing the underrepresented and facilitating dialogue in the community. The organisation’s work explores what role an international programme of contemporary art can play in community-strengthening.
The exhibition has been curated by Josephine Reichert, Director of Ort Gallery in association with MAC.
Image: Not Your Fantasy, 2018 © Farwa Moledina
