Saudi/Palestinian artist Dana Awartani joins Samstag Curator Anna Zagala to discuss her art practice, living between cultures, and the importance of her unique art education in both contemporary art and traditional crafts, in shaping her art practice and career. 

Dana shares the background to the two moving image installation works currently on display at Samstag Museum of ArtI Went Away and Forgot You. A While Ago I Remembered. I Remembered I’d Forgotten You. I Was Dreaming and Listen to my Words, her passion forgeometry and what being Arab means to her.

ON ART is supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation and Solstice Podcasting. It is produced by Tilly Balding in Tarntanya/Adelaide. The conversation was recorded on 4 April 2023.

Saudi/Palestinian artist Dana Awartani joins Samstag Curator Anna Zagala to discuss her art practice, living between cultures, and the importance of her unique art education in both contemporary art and traditional crafts, in shaping her art practice and career. 
Dana shares the background to the two moving image installation works currently on display at Samstag Museum of Art I Went Away and Forgot You. A While Ago I Remembered. I Remembered I’d Forgotten You. I Was Dreaming and Listen to my Words, her passion for geometry and what being Arab means to her.
ON ART is supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation and Solstice Podcasting. It is produced by Tilly Balding in Tarntanya/Adelaide. The conversation was recorded on 4 April 2023.

Talks and discussions that follow the lead of contemporary art, from the Samstag Museum of Art at the University of South Australia.

ON ART

We talk to Saudi/Palestinian artist Dana Awartani about art practice, living between cultures, and the importance of unique art education in both contemporary art and traditional craft.

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