On Thursday, The Arab British Centre announce the two shortlists for the The Arab British Centre Award for Culture 2017:
Those shortlisted in the “individuals” category:
Reem Kelani
Hannah Khalil
Issam Kourbaj
Ahmed Masoud
Elhum Shakerifar
Those shortlisted in the “organisations” category:
Arts Canteen
Comma Press
Marsm
The Mosaic Rooms
Qisetna Talking Syria
The winners of the award will win both a cash prize of £2,500 each and a British Council travel grant that will provide opportunity international networking opportunities in one of the approved countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, Tunisia or Qatar.
This year’s judging panel include:s Sir Derek Plumbly KCMG, Chairman of The Arab British Centre; Venetia Porter, British Museum Curator of Islamic and Contemporary Art; Salma Tuqan, V&A Curator Contemporary Arab Art and Design; Carolyn Perry, Director MBI AL Jaber Foundation; British Council Director Arts for the Middle East and North Africa, David Elliott; and previous award winner and playwright Hassan Abdulrazzaq.
The winners will be announced on July 13, at The Arab British Centre’s fortieth anniversary celebration.