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RASMI

RASMI (Arabic for "my drawing" and "official") is an arts workshop for Arab and Muslim youth, coming to Brooklyn this summer!

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RASMI

RASMI (Arabic for "my drawing" and "official") is an arts workshop for Arab and Muslim youth, coming to Brooklyn this summer!

RASMI (Arabic for "my drawing" and "official") is an arts workshop for Arab and Muslim youth, coming to Brooklyn this summer!

RASMI (Arabic for "my drawing" and "official") is an arts workshop for Arab and Muslim youth, coming to Brooklyn this summer!

RASMI (Arabic for "my drawing" and "official") is an arts workshop for Arab and Muslim youth, coming to Brooklyn this summer!

K Toukhy
K Toukhy
K Toukhy
K Toukhy
1 Campaign |
Brooklyn, United States
$1,020 USD 33 backers
113% of $900 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Short Summary

An image can show the power and nuances of who you are, and your experiences, if you are given the right tools to build it.

Wouldn't it be empowering to strengthen those image-making skills in the Arab and Muslim youth community?  Wouldn't it be possible by linking youth who may not have access to those tools with artists who use those skills all the time?

The Arab and Muslim community suffers from stereotyping; and part of the solution is to show- not only to tell-  who we are through the arts.

As an Egyptian American artist and arts educator, I know art can connect people by creating a space for their true voices. I've seen it happen in arts workshops I've facilitated for kids in underserved (labelled "failing") NYC public schools; refugee camps abroad; and summer arts programs.

I created RASMI (Arabic for my drawing/official) to provide a stimulating, structured, and free studio program where youth can create their own self portraits of identity through paint. We will look at art from the Arab and Muslim world and its diasporas- from the streets to the museums- for inspiration. And we will end with a public exhibition in a local gallery.

The four week program will be hosted at the Arab American Association in Brooklyn and has been partly funded by the Brooklyn Arts Council. 

RASMI is a response to the lack of culturally relevant programming in classrooms about immigrant experience; a media saturated with stereotypes; and no clear network of artists who work with these local diaspora and immigrant communities. 

RASMI would not be possible without the seed of an idea, and all the visionaries who help make it grow. So please be part of our network. Donate any amount and/or spread the word. 

 

What We Need & What You Get

RASMI has received $2700 from the Brooklyn Arts Council. We are seeking $900 more. This sum will round out our costs for a 5 day/week, 4 week studio program that is free for participants.  So your donations go towards: art supplies, printing costs for publicity, exhibition space rental, and teacher pay.

...And of course.. the perks!

10 or more gets you a special shout out ! in our exhibition program

40 or more gets you a high rez color RASMI poster plus a shout out !

200 or more gets you a color print of original artwork by K. Toukhy plus a shout out ! Only 4 of these prints are available.

The Impact

With your contributions to RASMI, you're not only providing exciting arts programming to Brooklyn youth, but you are also building a creative dialog among the many ethnic and immigrant communities that exist in this great diverse borough.  Our exhibition is open to the public. We want to provide a space for others to commune with the creative voices of Arab and Muslim youth. Our label for "American" is constantly shifting; and art helps us recreate all its meanings.

 

Other Ways You Can Help

  • Post our campaign link to your facebook, twitter, or other social media networks
  • Tell folks you know, spread the word!
  • Subscribe to our blog: rasmibrooklyn.blogspot.com
  • Be a guest at our final exhibit in August (subscribe to our blog stay tuned in to updates!)
  • For more information, flyers to pass out, etc contact me: kt@katherinetoukhy.com

 

 

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Shout out!

$10 USD
We want to give you a shout out! Your name will be printed in our exhibition program with a special "shukran/ thank you."
Estimated Shipping
August 2013
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Original Color RASMI Poster

$50 USD
We want to grace your wall with a bright graphic large RASMI poster. You will receive a downloadable high resolution poster (email required) and also a shout out ! in our exhibition program.
Estimated Shipping
July 2013
3 claimed

Limited Edition Art Print

$200 USD
You will be one of four to own a limited edition color print of an original watercolor by Katherine Toukhy. We will also give you a shout out ! in our exhibition program and a hand-written thank you sent with your print.
Estimated Shipping
July 2013
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