Who: You are cordially invited to the gallery talk for the ”Egyptian Moments, Roxbury Connection”

What: Luclida Cooper, Ekua Homes, Hakim Raquib, Derek Lumpkins, and Basil El Halwagy will discuss their artwork, their inspiriation, and will answer questions.
When: June 26. 2012. 6pm to 8pm
Where: American Islamic Congress.
38 Newbury Street. 7th floor.
Boston, MA

Discover Roxbury’s ArtROX series and the American Islamic Congress (AIC) will present a multimedia art exhibit “Egyptian Moments, Roxbury Connection” in Boston’s Back Bay area. The exhibit showcases the work of five Roxbury artists inspired by their recent travels to Egypt. It spotlights the artists’ individual, deeply personal and divergent visions of the country, making salient issues of identity, religion and race.

The exhibit features work of multimedia artists Lucilda Dassardo-Cooper, Ekua Holmes and Basil El Halwagy, as well as photographers Hakim Raquib and Derek Lumpkins. Inspired by Egypt and informed by their Roxbury roots, the artwork manifests commonalities of the artists’ experience of Egypt.

The show is open to the public from Wednesday, June 13th through Saturday, July 14th. Open to the public M-F, 9-5pm, weekends by appointment.

For more information, please call 617.427.1006 or email Joshua Wilmoth at Joshua@discoverroxbury.org.

View of the Electrostar Costume on view at “Egyptian Moments, Roxbury Connection” on view at American Islamic Congress.