Atelier of Alexandria Assembly of Artists and Writers (AAW)

National Network
Egypt
Address

6, Victor Bassily Street, Al Pharaana, Azarita.
Alexandria
Egypt

Telephone
002 03 486 0526
Telephone (other)
002 03 359 2656
Fax
002 03 486 0526
E-Mail
mrafikkhalil@yahoo.com
E-Mail (2)
mmmoataz@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
002 012 3116229
Mobile Phone (other)
002 010 670 0664
Website
http://www.atelieralex.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1935
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Heritage
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Research
General Information
L'Atelier d'Alexandrie is a very dynamic Egyptian NGO originally founded in 1935 as a meeting point for the Alexandrian artistic scene. It moved to its present premises in 1969, and took the name of Atelier of the Artists and Writers of the City of Alexandria. The President, Dr. Mohamed Rafik Khalil, is assisted by a Vice-President, Dr. Muhammad Salim. The in-house operations are managed by Moataz El Safty, Coordinator of the Artistic Programming, Jilal Ibrahim, Secretary, and Ahmad Saad, responsible of the technical and logistic issues. The Atelier is mostly funded by the subscriptions of its nearly 1000 members. It also rents its premises (halls and working studios), at very affordable prices, for exhibitions and artists in residence.
Mission and Objectives

L'Atelier aims at connecting artists from different horizons, at making it possible for artists from different fields and nationalities to share their experiences. The very dynamic team of this famous venue on the Egyptian artistic scene also strives to make the arts more accessible to the general public. They have organised several events including exhibitions, workshops, seminars, talks. They have been chosen to host part of the Alexandria Biennale of Arts in 2005, which was a great recognition of their cultural role.

Main Projects / Activities

Since 1969, the Atelier has hosted many cultural events, both regional and international, with a wide variety of activities in the fine arts, poetry, music, history lectures as well as seminars.
The Atelier of Alexandria is one of the most vital and active resources for contemporary culture and art in Egypt; its members represent the top intellectuals and thinkers. The Atelier is active in all of the modern movements in art and culture, giving many workshops and supporting established and emerging talents.
This is an example of the most recent activities of the Atelier.
JANUARY 2, 2006 - EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOP
Yousry Alkewady
Origami Art Workshop
FEBRUARY 2006 - EXHIBITION
Gudran Association for arts and development's
Sculptor Ahmed Ramadan and Photography Naden Elkashef
Caritas association " Street Children drawing, painting and graphic

Contact (1) Full Name
Dr. Mohamed Rafik Khalil (President of AAW / Atelier of Alexandria)
Head of the organisation
Dr. Mohamed Rafik Khalil (President)
Contact (2) Full Name
Artist. Moataz El Safty (Coordinator of artistic programs, External Relations)