FYI from Frank Ha: October 2019

Monday, October 28, 2019

Screening of Sobriety Road

Screening of Sobriety Road and Q&A
Tuesday, November 12^th, 5-7:00 p.m.
Bldg. 5400, Room 5401
San Luis Obispo Campus
Open to faculty, staff and the community

SOBRIETY ROAD will help you
•Understand how the obsession to use drugs and alcohol is so powerful
•See how others made it out from under addiction's hold
•Get ideas on what might encourage you or a loved one
•Find comfort in knowing others understand this struggle
•Feel compassion for those who battle addiction
•Realize sobriety is possible for those who seek recovery

Learn more about the film here: https://www.sobrietyroad.com/

Thursday, October 24, 2019

M O H A M A D H A F E Z

R E T R O S P E C T I V E

JOIN US TONIGHT for a series of short films and a Q & A with Mohamad Hafez and our very own Steve Leone, English Department Chair.

5PM, Humanities Forum (6304)

Shorts include:
One Day in Aleppo (24 minutes) - preview above
In Damascus (5 minutes)
And several short clips on Mohamad's work and practice!

DON'T MISS IT!

AND OPENING TOMORROW...

A Syrian artist and architect, Mohamad Hafez was born in Damascus, raised in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and educated in the Midwestern United States. Expressing the juxtaposition of East and West within him, Hafez's art reflects the political turmoil in the Middle East through the compilation of found objects, paint, and scrap metal. Using his architectural skills, Hafez creates surrealistic Middle Eastern streetscapes that are architectural in their appearance yet politically charged in their content. Hafez's work reflects his deep interest in the cross-disciplinary exploration of street art and the realistic, yet ironic sculptural work. He purposefully infuses a stark contrast between the scenes he creates and messages imbued in his work. Messages could be verses from the holy Qur'an, audio recordings from his homeland, or other elements of Islamic heritage reflected in the architectural typography.

This exhibition at the Harold J Miossi Art Gallery at Cuesta College spans twenty years of Hafez's work and practice. It is the first retrospective of his career and his debut exhibition in California.

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