About Us
About Darb 1718
Darb 1718 was the brainchild of Egyptian visual artist and cultural activist Moataz Nasr. Moataz was active in the 1977 Egyptian “Bread Revolution” of January 17th and 18th, during which he sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. Hence, Darb 1718 was conceived—the name being a pun on the Arabic words “to hit” and “path,” as Darb 1718 aspires to follow the path, i.e., the path towards positive, lasting change in society through artistic and cultural enrichment.
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More specifically, we support contemporary arts in Egypt by providing a full-fledged arts and culture facility for artists and the public in Egypt. We offer suitable spaces and resources for arts education workshops, exhibitions, concerts, festivals, independent film screenings, underground music and innovative art forms; and arts activities for artists, children, youth, the disabled and the elderly.
We actively work on discovering young talented individuals who use various fields of artistic expression and linking them to the local and international art scene by providing guidance, training and services to promote creativity and free artistic expression in Egypt and abroad. We provide artists with opportunities for international exposure and cross-cultural exchanges inviting foreign artists to experience and learn from Egyptian culture and to share their knowledge. One of the ways we work on public outreach is by moving the arts to unusual public spaces in the form of community events and street festivals throughout the country to promote community engagement through the arts, awareness campaigns and advocacy, continuous collaborations with other arts, education and tourism organizations locally and internationally.
