Kifah Abdulla

Rebel: Take Action. Art Project

I Love This Monster Opening Reception Mayo Street Arts, Friday, Sept 8 at 6 pm- 8 pm 10 Mayo Street , Portland, Maine 04101

Poetry Reading and Music :: House Concert

Poet: Kifah Abdulla Musician: Jawad Nageeb Where: Freeport, Maine When: Saturday, July 29th at 6:30pm please email [email protected] for more details!

Maine Live Event

Where: USM Hannaford Hall When: Thursday, September 21

Portland Museum of Art

Where: PMA, Seven Congress Square, Portland, Me When: Friday, September 22

Belfast Poetry Festival 

Arabic Calligraphy  Maine College of Art ( MECA ) Continuing Studies: Summer Term 2017 Arabic Language as an Art Form Wednesdays. 6-8 PM . 6/7-7/26 . 8 Weeks Instructor: Kifah Abdulla $165 + $10 LAB FEE

To Register:

CS.MECA.EDU OR 207.699.5061

HOUSE CONCERT

Poetry Reading by Kifah Abdulla And Middle Eastern Music by Jawad Najeeb

Saturday, April 29, 7 PM Falmouth, Maine

Arabic Calligraphy As An Art Form- Kufic Style.

Special workshop for all interested in Arabic, art, and new things.

Instructor: Kifah Abdulla

Location: The Language Exchange, 80 Exchange St, Portland, Maine

Date: March 11th, 2017

Time: 9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m

To sign up, please visit The Language Exchange website.

Kufic is the oldest calligraphy form of the various Arabic scripts.

After a brief history of this art form and its development in Islamic and Arab countries, students will learn the Kufic alphabet (drawing individual letters); simple Kufic script; and square (geometric) Kufic.

More specifically, students will learn methods and thechniques to write their names and other words on graph paper and greeting cards.

This workshop is for the novice, the experienced artist, and anyone in between interested in learning something new, beautiful, and fascinating. Only requirement: be willing to have fun.

Arabic Language as an Art Form

A workshop hosted by Running with Scissors

February 4th, 10am-1pm, Portland, Maine.

This hands-on workshop is for all interested in Arabic, design, pattern, and art – taught by Kifah Abdulla, artist, writer, and Arabic language instructor.

Arabic letters lend themselves to writing in different geometric shapes and can range from functional lettering to fine art with exquisite line work.

Workshop Outline

After a brief history of this art form and its development in Islamic and Arabic countries, students will incorporate calligraphic ornamentation and technique to learn how

to write their name, design greeting cards, and create artwork that expresses actual lettering or purely visual forms.

Who

ANYONE! Just be ready for fun!

This workshop is for the novice or the experienced artist wanting to learn this beautiful lettering style as an art form.

Where

The workshop will take place at Running with Scissors art studios and collective, 250 Anderson Street, Portland Maine, on Saturday, February 4, from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Registration

To sign up, please email Kifah: [email protected] .

The cost is $50 (10% discount for RWS artists) –– more details below.

Required Materials

1) sketchbook or paper

2) canvas or art board

3) an eraser

4) a ruler

5) any of these items you think you’d like to use for drawing and painting:

pencils, pens, colored pencils, brushes, and acrylic or watercolor paint,

...and anything else that makes you happy.

Kifah and Robin at a recent poetry performance event.