ART MEETS PEOPLE
THE FAYOUM ART CENTER WAS FOUNDED IN 2006 BY THE EGYPTIAN ARTIST MOHAMED ABLA. THE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING ARTISTS LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH THE CREATION OF ART.
IT DOES SO BY PROVIDING SEVERAL LARGE STUDIO SPACES, AN ART LIBRARY, LIVING AREAS AND A COMMUNAL DINING SPACE, WHICH FOSTERS THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ITS PARTICIPANTS.
THE CENTER IS HOME TO THE FIRST CARICATURE MUSEUM IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE FAYOUM ART CENTER IS LOCATED IN TUNIS VILLAGE BY LAKE QARUN IN FAYOUM, ABOUT A ONE AND A HALF HOUR DRIVE AWAY FROM CAIRO. IT IS SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL DESERT NATURE AND IS CLOSE TO THE “WADI EL RAYAN” WATERFALLS AND THE “WADI EL HETAN” VALLEY.
HAVE AN OVERVIEW
WINTER ACADEMY
THIS SIX-WEEK ACADEMY IS HELD ANNUALLY FROM EARLY FEBRUARY TILL MID MARCH TO CREATE AN OPEN GATE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND A COMMON ARTISTIC GROUND FOR COLLABORATION AND INTERACTION. SEVERAL 1 WEEK INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS DIFFERENT YEALRY.
CARICATUNIS
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR CARICATURE & SATIRICAL PORTRAIT. YEARLY EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE ARTFORM AND BRING TOGETHER THE EGYPTIAN CARICATURE SCENE. AWARDS HANDED OUT AND EXHIBITION SHOWCASING THE STRONGEST ARTWORKS.
CARICATURE MUSEUM
THE ARTIST MOHAMED ABLA FOUNDED THE CARICATURE MUSEUM IN HONOUR OF ZOHDY EL ADAWY IN 2009. THE MUSEUM IS THE FIRST ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE MENA REGION. HOME TO OVER 500 ORIGINAL CARICATURES BY DIFFERENT MIDDLE EASTERN AND ARAB ARTISTS.
ART INN RESIDENCY
WELCOME, THE ART CENETR OFFERS LIVING AND WORKING SPACE FOR ARTIST, MUSICIANS, DESIGNERS, FILMMAKERS, DIGITAL NOMADS, WRITERS, ART LOVERS, TRAVELLERS, YOGIS AND AMAZING HUMANS OF ALL KINDS.
KIDS WORKSHOP
THIS SIX-WEEK ACADEMY IS HELD ANNUALLY FROM MID JANUARY TILL END OF FEBRUARY AND TO CREATE AN OPEN GATE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND A COMMON ARTISTIC GROUND FOR COLLABORATION AND INTERACTION.
PERSONAL CONSULTING
IN OUR MODERN SOCIETY WE EXPERIENCE A LOT OF STRESS. WE HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO RELAX AND BECOME CALM. THE PURPOSE OF OUR CONSULTING IS TO DISCOVER AN INNER PLACE OF CALMNESS AS A SOURCE OF PEACE AND BALANCE FOR THE PHYSICAL AS WELL AS FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PLANE.
FOOD & DRINKS
IN ADDITION TO OUR DAILY COFFEE SHOP, WE HAVE HOMEMADE BAKERIES, EGYPTIAN TEA AND FRESH LEMONADES. FOR BIGGER GROUPS WE OFFER DELICIOUS DINNER FOR A TRADITIONAL EVENING IN OUR DINING ROOM OR OUTDOOR FACILITIES.