Young people from London and Damascus in visual dialogue

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Osama Nassar Self-Portrait 2005, Damascus

Narmeen Yawer Self-Portrait 2005, London

How can pictures tell the story of who you are, what interests you, and what your culture means to you? The British Council and Tate Britain have been developing Nahnou-Together, a programme created to enable young people in London and Damascus to exchange pictures and share ideas through a website www.nahnou-together.org.

In Syria, art lessons are not an integral component of the school curriculum and there are no public examinations in art. However, young people in Damascus can take part in an ambitious, informal art programme offered outside of school at the Adham Ismail Centre, funded by the Syrian Ministry of Culture. Over the last academic year, students from the Adham Ismail Centre and from Quintin Kynaston School in St John’s Wood, London, have been sharing their lives with each other through pictures. An artist exchange was arranged between the countries to introduce the students to new forms of art practice and to foster connections across cultures. Artists and educators set objectives, created a programme of activities and learnt how to manage the website. The Nahnou-Together display explores this visual dialogue.

Learn more about Nahnou-Together on Tate Learning at http://www.tate.org.uk/learning/outreach/nahnou-together.htm

This display coincides with the Festival of Muslim Cultures.

The Nahnou-Together website and exhibition projection were created by Soda. Please see www.soda.co.uk and www.sodaplay.com

With support from the Karim Rida Said Foundation in cooperation with the British Museum and the British Syrian Society