The College of Arts and Letters is playing host to an amazing exhibit of artwork by women of the Muslim world. "Breaking the Veils" will open October 6th and run through December 5th. We are holding the exhibit at the fully restored downtown Train Depot (because of its size, good supply of natural light, and availability). The exhibit first toured Europe, and opened its US tour at the Clinton Presidential Library in Arkansas. From Hattiesburg it will go to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Organized by the ArtReach Foundation of Atlanta, GA, the US tour is meant to show visitors a wide array of perspectives, techniques, and methods by women from all across the cultural Muslim world. It's not a show about religion, it's a show about people and how similar we are, in spite of cultural, ethnic, religious, or other differences. The show was made possible in part by a gift from USM alum Dr. Beverly Dale through the Lt. Col John H. Dale, Sr. Distinguished Lecture Series in International Security and Global Policy. A large number of related events surrounding the theme will also take place this fall (with more details to be announced soon). The image below, "Unity" by Karima Bin Othm of Jordan is one example of work featured in the show. Thumbnails of other works are available on the website linked above.
