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August 26, 2014

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Exhibition of Premier Egyptian and Western Artists Opens at National Cathedral

“AMEN – A Prayer for the World” Exhibit on Display from August 31 to October 6

Washington, DC – Beginning on August 31, the National Cathedral will host the 6^th annual CARAVAN Exhibition of Visual Art. This year’s exhibit is a collection of work featuring interfaith artists from Egypt and the West which represent the harmonious spirit of all Egyptians during the January 25, 2011 Revolution. The theme of the exhibition is “AMEN – A Prayer for the World” and brings together 48 works of art from Muslim, Christian and Jewish Egyptian and Western artists.

“This remarkable and timely exhibition transcends boundaries to foster an important intercultural and inter-religious dialogue,” said Egyptian Ambassador to the United States MohamedTawfik. “We welcome the works of these talented artists to Washington, DC and invite the community to take advantage of this rare opportunity to view them.”

Curators Reverend Paul-Gordon Chandler, President of CARAVAN, and Reda Abdel Rahman brought together an array of Egyptian artists, including famed artists Faghaly Abdel Hafiz, Ahmed Shiha and Mohamed Shaker, alongside rising stars Marwa Adel and Karim Abdel Malak. The artists were provided a life-size fiberglass sculpture to serve as a foundation for their own unique work. Each sculpture – modeled after Amun, the first deity within monotheistic religious concepts – represents one of four prayer poses.

The exhibition traveled to the National Cathedral in Washington, DC from Cairo, where it was on display at the Museum of Modern Art. It will travel next to New York City, and will be displayed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Sotheby’s will later hold a charity event auctioning the sculptures with proceeds going to the Egyptian charity Tawasol, which is opening a school in Cairo.

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