MORE THAN 60 GRADUATES WILL BE
SHOWCASING THE GRADUATE
EXHIBITION OF ART.
>> Tati: THE ARAB-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY IS RICH WITH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CULTURE, AND
ART, ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE D, A
CULTURE CORNERSTONE IS THE
ARAB-AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM IN
DEARBORN, THE COUNTRY’S FIRST
AND ONLY MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE
ARAB-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
THEY ARE JOINING US LIVE TO HELP
US CELEBRATE THIS MONTH, AND WE WANT TO WELCOME THE DIRECTOR OF
WANT TO WELCOME THE DIRECTOR OF
THE MUSEUM, DIANA AB OF -- A--.
>> THE ARAB-AMERICAN HERITAGE
MONTH IS WHEN WE CELEBRATE THE
ARAB COMMUNITY HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES.
IT’S A LONG-STANDING COMMUNITY
BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT A CENTURY, A
LITTLE LONGER.
AND HERE AT THE MUSEUM, WE
CELEBRATE BY HAVING SPECIAL
EVENTS.
WE DO SPECIAL CONVENING, FILM
SERIES, THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST
TO PUT OUT THE WORD THAT THIS
MONTH IS A SPECIAL MONTH WHERE
THE ARAB-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IS
CELEBRATED.
YEAH, CELEBRATED.
>> Tati: GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL.
AND ONE WAY IT CELEBRATES ARAB
HERITAGE IS THROUGH THE ARTIST
AND RESIDENCY PROGRAM. TELL US ABOUT THIS.
TELL US ABOUT THIS.
>> THE ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
BEGAN AROUND 2016-2017 AND
PROVIDE SPACE FOR THEM TO LIVE,
SPACE TO WORK, AND FINANCIAL
SUPPORT WHERE THEY CAN DEDICATE
AS MUCH TIME AS THEY NEED TO
THEIR PRACTICE AND THE WORK THAT
THEY DO.
WE’RE VERY PROUD THAT WE’RE
POSSIBLY THE ONLY ARTIST
RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT REALLY
TARGETS ARAB-AMERICAN ARTISTS.
NOT ALL OF OUR ARTISTS AND
RESIDENTS ARE ARAB-AMERICAN.
WE ACCEPT EVERYONE, BUT THEIR
PRACTICE HAS TO SOMEHOW SPEAK TO
THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM,
PROMOTE, PRESERVE, THE HISTORY
AND CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF
ARAB-AMERICANS.
AND SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP THE
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM, WE
HAVE OUR CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
THAT WILL BE MADE IN A FEW DAYS
ON APRIL 20th.
SO IF YOU’RE AN ARTIST, PLEASE
APPLY.
>> Tati: THAT IS AWESOME.
HOW CAN PEOPLE SUPPORT THE
ARAB-AMERICAN COMMUNITY NOT JUST
THIS MONTH BUT ALL YEAR-ROUND?
>> THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN SUPPORT
ARAB-AMERICAN-OWNED BUSINESSES
AND ARTISTS.
ONE WAY IS TO SUPPORT THE
MUSEUM, DEDICATING TO UPLIFTING
AND SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE MEMBERSHIPS AND IT’S A
GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT THE
INSTITUTION LOCATED HERE IN
MICHIGAN.
>> Tati: WHERE CAN PEOPLE LEARN MORE ABOUT IT?
MORE ABOUT IT?
>> YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE,
ARABAMERICANMUSEUM.ORG.
WE’RE CURRENTLY CLOSED TO THE
PUBLIC, BUT ONCE WE OPEN, YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND
CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND
CONCLUSIONS AND -- HISTORY AND
CULTURES OF ARAB-AMERICANS.
WE HAVE A MONTHLY FILM SERIES
AND A SCREENING OF BREAKING
FAST.
IT’S A FILM ABOUT RAMADAN, AND
IT’S GONNA BE SCREENED ON
SATURDAY APRIL 24th AND SUNDAY
APRIL 25th.
AND THAT WILL BE AT 6:00 P.M.
WE ALSO HAVE A VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, AND IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
AND IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
ARTISTS AND CREATIVES TO SHARE
THEIR WORK, AND FOR BREAKING
FAST, ANYONE CAN COME AND BRING
A SNACK OR A MEAL.
AND THE THEME OF THE EVENT IS
WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE.
SO PARTICIPANTS CAN TALK ABOUT
WHAT’S ON THEIR PLATE BOTH
LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY AS
WELL.
I JUST WANT TO ALSO TALK ABOUT A
NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL WE’RE
HOLDING, IT MEANS GATHERING IN
ARABIC, AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE
SEPTEMBER 23rd-26th, A VIRTUAL
MUSIC FESTIVAL. AND IT WILL BE REALLY WONDERFUL.
AND IT WILL BE REALLY WONDERFUL.
WE’LL BE PUTTING OUT MORE
PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
IT.
>> Tati: AND THANK YOU FOR