COMIC BOOK LAUNCH | EXHIBITION OPENING | FREE WORKSHOPS 5 & 6 OCTOBER

We are pleased to invite you to the launch of the first ever Brazilian-Arabic comic book and exhibition "Eu e o isolamento / أنا والعُزلة", in the presence of artists and co-producers, on October 5.

The comic book and the exhibition feature 12 original stories in Arabic and Portuguese, by 6 Brazilian and 6 Arab artists, about the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Additional activities with the artists will take place on October 5 and 6, find all the details bellow!

WEDNESDAY, 5 OCTOBER, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
WORKSHOP - "Sketching the city" (IN ENGLISH)

After a brief introduction, the artist Luli Penna (illustrator and cartoonist, Brazilian, @lulipenna) will guide the participants in a walk around the city to sketch it live!

Location: Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center, Mar Mitr street, Achrafieh
Registration: brasiliban@itamaraty.gov.br | Limited spots

WEDNESDAY, 5 OCTOBER, 6pm - 7:20pm

LAUNCH | Bilingual comic book "Eu e o isolamento / أنا والعُزلة"

Roundtable followed by Q&As (IN ENGLISH)
Book signing by the artists present

Luciana Falcon, Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba (Brazil)
Thuraya  Bahlawan, Tosh Fesh (Lebanon)
Lina Ghaibeh, Design Professor and Comics artist, Director of the @arabcomicsinitiative @aub @msfea
Luli Penna (illustrator and cartoonist, Brazilian, @lulipenna)
Khalid Nahar (cartoonist and graphic designer, Jordanian, @khalid_komics)
Nour Hifaoui (illustrator and cartoonist, Palestinian Lebanese, @notsosunnyanymore_)
Rami Tannous (illustrator and cartoonist, Lebanese, @jingology)

Location: Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center, Mar Mitr street, Achrafieh
Open event | No registration needed

WEDNESDAY, 5 OCTOBER, 7pm - 9pm

EXHIBITION OPENING & COCKTAIL | Bilingual comic book "Eu e o isolamento / أنا والعُزلة"

Location: Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center, Mar Mitr street, Achrafieh
Open event | No registration needed

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 5:30 - 6:30 pm

MASTERCLASS | "Can we fit a city onto a piece of paper?" (IN ENGLISH)

Masterclass by Luli Penna (illustrator and cartoonist, Brazilian, @lulipenna) followed by Q&As

Location: Architecture Lecture Hall (ALH) at Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners) Architecture Building,
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA), AUB Lower Campus, Beirut

Open event | No registration needed
Recent PCR test or proof of covid vaccination (two doses at least) is required

OCTOBER 6 TO DECEMBER 2

OPEN VISITS TO THE EXHIBITION

Monday through Friday, from 11 am until 7 pm
Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center, Mar Mitr street, Achrafieh

Upcoming activities and updates will be posted on Tosh Fesh's website.