Yahoo News Festival celebrating Muslim arts and culture makes call for local artists
A huge festival celebrating the history of Muslim arts and culture has made a callout for artist to submit work for their open exhibition and awards. The Muslim Arts and Culture Festival (MACFEST) is a citywide occasion that features close to 80 events in Manchester and around the world for five months.
The celebration which kicked officially kicked off in early March saw a number of youth festival events across local schools, an opening ceremony at the Whitworth, Eid events at the Lowry plus more across the globe in countries like Afghanistan, Albania, Dubai, Hawaii, Indonesia, Pakistan and Scotland. Organisers are now looking for contributions from Muslim artists from the North West as they look to put on their very first inaugural Arts Awards.
The show will highlight and reward the best work by North West-based Muslim artists and showcase their creations in a special exhibition at the University of Salford in November. MACFEST was created by Qaisra Shahraz, a British-Pakistani novelist and journalist who has lived in Manchester for most of her life.
Prizes will be given for the best calligraphy, drawing, painting and photography, as well as an Overall Prize Winner. The awards are in partnership with the University of Salford.
The deadline for entry is on 30th June and anybody interested can find more information on their website.
