Friday, July 6th
4.30 - 6.30 pm 

Talk between Catherine David, independent curator and Marwan Kassab Bachi, Artist 14 years of correspondence with Abdel Rahman Munif, poet & writer, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition.
6.15 pm
 Book signing by Marwan Kassab-Bachi, the Book Corner
7 pm

Book signing by Gregory Buchakjian, Stand Agial Gallery
7 pm – 8 pm
 Roundtable : Migrant artists

Moderator :
Véronique Rieffel, Director of the Institut des Cultures de L’Islam (Paris) & writer

Speakers :
Marwan Kassab-Bachi, Artist
Emmanuel Guiragossian, Artist
Simeen Farhat, Artist
8.15 pm
 Book signing by Véronique Rieffel, at the Book Corner « Islamania, de l’Alhambra à la burqa, histoire d’une fascination artistique ». Editions Beaux-Arts 2011.
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Saturday, July 7th
4.30 pm - 5.30 pm

Lecture: Transfering the passion of Art throughout the generations

Yoyo Maeght - Independent curator

May Menassa - Journalist, Art & Literary Critic (An-Nahar), Writer
5.45 pm – 6.45 pm
 Roundtable: Patronage & Foundation

Moderator :
Jean-Marc Decrop, Art Advisor - South Asia

Speakers :
Nada Boulos, APEAL Secretary (Association for the Promotion & Exhibition of Art in Lebanon), Art Consultant.
Jean Boghossian, Collector and Boghossian Foundation Director, Belgium
Randa Armanazi, Public Relations & Communication Solidère, BEC director (Beirut Exhibition Center).
Amanda Abi Khalil: Manager and curator of The Hangar / UMAM D&R

 

 
7 pm – 8 pm
 Round Table : Today’s design are tomorrow’s antique

Moderator :
Sophie Skaf, Architect d.p.l.g Paris

Speakers :
Gregory Gatserelia, Director Smogallery, Beirut
Kamel Miladi, Director of Must + Amber Lifestyle Concept Store, Tunis.
Karim Begdache
Pascale Wakim (Carwan Gallery)
Célia Abou Arbid, Architect & Designer, Faculty at the Lebanese American University (LAU)

 
8.15 pm
 Book signing by Sophie Skaf at the Book Corner,
«20x20.Beyrouth.Paris.Tunis.Barcelone » autoedition 2010
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Sunday, July 8th
5.15 pm – 6.15 pm
 Roundtable : The role of the media in the artistic field

Moderator :
Diala Gemayel - Journalist

Speakers :
Elizabeth Markevitch, Founder & CEO of ikonoTV
Judith Benhamou Huet, Art Critic (Le Point/Les Echos)
Isabella Ellaheh Hughes, independent Curator & Dubai Editor (ArtAsiaPacific)
Nayla Tamraz, director of the USJ “Curator” MA programme & writer
Myrna Ayad, Editor (CANVAS Magazine)

 
6.30 pm – 7.30 pm
 Roundtable : The Comics

Moderator :
Pascal Odille, Artistic Director - BEIRUT ART FAIR

Speakers :
Zeina Abirached, Designer
Mohammed El Sharkawi, Scenarist
Michèle Stanjofski, Designer & teacher at the Alba
Rita Saab Moukarzel, President of the Syndicat des Professionnels du Graphisme et de l’Illustration au Liban (Lebanese Graphic Arts Syndicates), President of the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée (International Festival of Comics) – Beirut

 
8 pm
 Book signing of the Comics artists, the Book Corner