Doub Art

National Network
مصر
Address

10 Kafr Saqr St, Camp Cesar
Alexandria
مصر

Telephone
035916413
Telephone (other)
033936339
E-Mail
droubfoundation@yahoo.com
E-Mail (2)
mnegm4_4@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
01203394055
Mobile Phone (other)
01014548244
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information
Droub has a board of 3 members, (chairman, treasurer and a secretary of the board). Currently there is no permanent staff employed, however we have the assistance of an accountant and an auditor on consultative/need basis. Budgetary resources are mainly from the founders and projects’ partners Droub has organized and conducted several projects so far, including workshops (national and international), seminars and discussions on Art History and contemporary Art Some of Droub’s recent projects: • Discussion with artist Aly Ashour, on Modern Arts in Alexandria • Exhibition at the Russian Cultural Centre • Seminar and Discussion on contemporary arts in Spain, the role of Hangar Organization and its structure (Hangar.org), with its technical director Pedro Soler, with participation from artist Tania Candiani, from Mexico • AMALA 2007, Alexandria Media And Light Arts, an international, 3-week, workshop and Exhibition • Partners in Activities include, L’Atelier of Alexandria, Goethe Institute, Spanish, and Mexican Cultural offices
Mission and Objectives

• Advance the role and importance of the Arts and Artists in Society • Promote the values of cultural diversity through interaction and collaboration between artists from different backgrounds/cultures • Engage the local community through the use of more accessible means of expression/creativity, with emphasis on new media • Support of intercultural dialogue • Highlight and endorse the social role of the arts and artists • Embrace and publicize the role of the Arts for social transformation • Advance the skills needed to realize art projects, especially for young artists • Set-up a Media Lab, accessible to Artists and Art practitioners • Organize seminars and workshops • Issue of a non-periodical on Contemporary Arts and Culture • Establish partnership with other organizations to maximize the benefit of the local community • Provide Technical and logistical services to assist Artists and other organizations to help realizing their goals

Main Projects / Activities

• Organize Alexandria Media And Light Arts (AMALA) Workshop and Exhibition, annually, with the long term objective of organizing it every other year in a different country • Set-up educational workshops in Schools during School breaks • Organize periodical workshops and exhibitions for the benefit of local artists and promote their works, with the long term objective of opening up opportunities for achieving financial independence as full time artists • Issue a non-periodical on contemporary art and culture • Publish A book about media artists

Contact (1) Full Name
Marwa Negm
Job Title
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Head of the organisation
Marwa Negm
Contact (2) Full Name
Dina Fayed
Job Title (2)
Executive Secretary