EXHIBITION SPECIFICATIONS
Beautifully Wrapped is an emerging series of 26 photographs exploring the beauty and practice of headwrapping around the globe. The series is created as a traveling exhibition and designed as a universally accessible visual arts experience for museum, cultural center and gallery audiences. Hands-on workshops and collaborative academic and cultural programming are available with installations.
About the Curator Zarinah El-Amin Naeem, M.A. is an anthropologist and community proclaimed headwrapologist. Headwraps have been a part of her signature look for over 20 years and she’s studied and taught on the culture and techniques of headwrapping for the past seven years. She’s traveled extensively in Africa and the Middle East, always picking up a new wrap as she goes.
The emerging exhibition features photographs by:
Alvyn Maranan & Mohammed Langston; Eve Rivera; David Young; Sarah R. Larson; Aisha Haji-Jama; Adrian Asim; Abdul-Aziz; Halima Salah. Designed by Akanke Creative
Presentation
Twenty-six (26) images. 24″x24″.
* The emerging exhibition currently includes 13 professionally mounted panels representing the 13 photographs depicted in the 2011 calendar. As the series is completed additional panels are added to the display and are made available for borrowing.
Required Space
50 to 100 linear feet.
Loan Fee
A loan fee applies to this exhibition and is based on the loan period requested. Please contact for details. The participating institution will be required to pay insurance and two-way shipping costs.
Loan Period
6-12 weeks
Insurance
All tour venues will be contractually required to carry appropriate and adequate wall-to-wall insurance coverage and to provide suitable documentation of such prior to shipment to that venue.
Shipping
The Exhibition Coordinator of Niyah will coordinate all shipping arrangements.
Security
Security, environmental and fire systems required. Facility report must be provided.
Itinerary
The exhibition will be available through 2013.
Publication
Beautifully Wrapped 2013 Wall Calendar
Contact
Zarinah El-Amin Naeem
Curator, Beautifully Wrapped
Niyah Publishing
313-377-2857
zarinah@niyah.net