Weekend Programme  

Friday 30 September  - Sunday 2 October, Chapter

As part of Call the Waves, you’re invited to join a three-day programme of workshops, performances and talks with artists Alia Mossallam, Fern Thomas, Kandace Siobhan Walker, Maya Al Khaldi and Noureddine Ezarraf, and curators Francesca Masoero, Louise Hobson and Shayma Nader. Taking inspiration from the many ways in which the exhibition summons water, this programme delves into the songs, stories, histories and futures of the artists, musicians and historians in Call the Waves.

Friday 30 September

In this full weekend of events, we’ll begin in Chapter Gallery on Friday 30 September at 6pm for a guided walk through of the exhibition with the Call the Waves curators, Louise Hobson, Shayma Nader and Francesca Masoero. Together they’ll talk through the development of the exhibition and introduce the artists, musicians and historians drawn together in this international group exhibition.

Saturday 1 October

The next day, Saturday 1 October, we begin with a weaving and storytelling workshop from Kandace Siobhan Walker at 10am. Join a small group to learn the basic techniques of weaving a small fishing net, as we listen to Geechee folk stories.

On Saturday afternoon, at 2pm, the first of a two-part storytelling workshop with Alia Mossallam begins. In a small group, we’ll spend time with the various archives Alia shares in Rawy al-Anhar, to explore how the Nubian people resisted displacement and how a story can be re-told through archives and water. 

On Saturday evening, at 6pm, the day is rounded off by a talk from artist Noureddine Ezarraf, who will share an introduction to his practice and talk through a brief history on the politics of water in rural Morocco, exploring the connected impacts on time, rituals and social relationships. 

Sunday 2 October 

On the final day, Sunday 2 October, we’ll return to the second part of Alia Mossallam’s two-part workshop, which will begin at 10am. To close the weekend, Maya Al Khaldi will share an intimate performance and learning circle with just eight people. Book now to join Maya in learning the songs she has reassembled in sing for them to see, learnt from the Maqam keeper of Maqam al-Nabi Ayoub - a shrine situated near a spring of the same name in the village of Ras Karkar in Palestine.

All events are individually ticketed and free for everyone. Join in at chapter.org and share your moments through #CTWWeekend #PenwythnosCTW