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Amplifying Muslim Artists and Their Narratives
Since 2016, our young organization, Gathering All Muslim Artists (GAMA) has experimented with different ways of supporting creatives in our community including transforming Halal restaurants into rotating art galleries, merchandising artists prints, auctioning art pieces, organizing learning workshops, and collaborating with peer Muslim institutions to create spaces for artists to thrive and experiment. Our programs provide safe spaces for emerging Muslim artists to develop their craft, cope with discrimination, and...
Art Grant Opportunity Mental Health in the Muslim Community
GAMA in conjunction with Wellness in Action, is excited to announce a 2018 mini grant to be awarded to visual artists, with the intention to spark discussion amongst Muslim immigrant communities about the importance of mental care and mental health. We will be awarding 3 mini grants of $150 to visual artists from immigrant communities, who are interested in creating art with themes related to mental health. The application itself...
International Women’s Day
My parents came to the country in 1984 with two suitcases full of hopes and dreams of a good future for their daughters. They worked hard, and took any job they could to provide for us like most immigrants. In India, my father was an engineer and my mother was a teacher, but those titles held little weight in America requiring more school. When I see refugees on the news,...
Art As A Confidence Builder
In November 2011, I came to a dark realization that I was thoroughly unprepared for life. I could not remember any lessons to lean on to guide me through what felt like a total collapse. My anxiety and depression were overwhelming me, and it would eventually lead me down a very dark spiral into the ground. I considered leaving graduate school, immigrating to Europe or Iran, or even taking a...
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