Port Cities: Meet the artists

Port Cities is a new international visual arts project from Liverpool Arab Arts Festival in partnership with the British Council. Artists Mohamed Abdelkarim, Laila Hida, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, and Siska are currently on a research residency in Liverpool for the project. These residencies will inform the development of new artwork exploring the social, historical and cultural complexities of port cities in Liverpool, as well as those within the Middle East and North Africa region. The exhibition will premiere at Liverpool Arab Arts Festival in July 2024 before travelling to Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. This talk will introduce their artistic practices and interests ahead of the exhibition later in the year.