Mayada

Mayada has the opportunity to exhibit her paintings at Philadelphia Folklore Project in June. Mayada will be able to use video projection to present Iraqi songs, lyrics, and stories bilingually in English and Arabic, and will also serve Iraqi tea and cookies (klecha) to accompany the songs. Mayada has also been invited to participate in the Letters from Iraq event at International House Philadelphia in May. In conjunction with a musical performance by Iraqi musician Rahim Alhaj, Mayada will display her paintings centering Iraqi folklore. Funds will be used to frame the art, rent easels, and purchase exhibition supplies.

Mayada’s project will be a series of paintings that interpret Iraqi folkloric songs.  She will create 5-10 paintings, which celebrate and revive her cultural traditions and preserve these songs for the next generation. Mayada will host music and art workshops with Iraqi children where they will learn Arabic words and letters.