by Steven May | May 3, 2013 | Statements
Information Statement 3 Due to the US Embassy in Cairo providing visas to only half of the Egyptian Fellows for the US program that was planned to begin on May 5 2013, the Board of Governors of the Foundation have decided to postpone the program. Full...
by Steven May | Apr 23, 2013 | Statements
Information Statement 2 After reviewing over 440 American and Egyptian applications, the Shafik Gabr Foundation and Humanity in Action are very pleased to announce that 20 fellows have been selected to participate in the project. Full statement To view photographs...
by Steven May | Apr 19, 2013 | Articles
Robert Irwin for The Times Literary Supplement reviews Shafik Gabr’s book, ‘Masterpieces of Orientalist Art.’ Irwin provides a brief history of Orientalism and how the art of this time “seemed to open a window on a vanishing world”. He...
by Steven May | Feb 21, 2013 | Articles
Bill Turque discusses Shafik Gabr’s art collection and the inspiration behind his East:West exchange initiative. Commenting on the “desperate need of mutual understanding” at this time, Turque looks into the background of Gabr’s Orientalist art...
by Steven May | Feb 15, 2013 | Articles
The Art Collector, a digital and print resource for art collectors, publishes an interview with Shafik Gabr. Talking about his collection of Orientalist art, Shafik Gabr comments on the essence of dialogue and why communication must not be allowed die. Full...
