Visual Arts Forum Opens Exhibition of Academic and Amateur Students’ Works in the Old Town of Kufr Aqab

The Visual Arts Forum (VAF) inaugurated, on Monday, April 6, 2026, an exhibition of works by academic and amateur students from the School of Visual Arts, at the Forum’s branch in the Old City of Kufr Aqab, in the presence of H.E. Minister of Culture Dr. Emad Hamdan and Mayor of Kufr Aqab Mr. Emad Awad, alongside a wide cultural and community attendance.

More than 50 students from the School of Visual Arts participated in the exhibition, presenting over 200 artworks that reflected the outcome of four months of learning, experimentation, and dedication during the first semester of the 2025/2026 academic year. The opening also welcomed more than 300 visitors.

The exhibition comes as part of the Forum’s vision that art is not a luxury, but a tool for learning, expression, and personal development, and a means of opening spaces for creativity and self-expression for students of different ages and levels.

In the Palestinian context, the Forum also affirms that art is a means of telling the Palestinian story, preserving identity and heritage, and expressing memory and existence, in addition to its role in social impact, awareness raising, and positive change in national and community issues.

Organizing the exhibition at the Forum’s branch in the Old City of Kufr Aqab reflects VAF’s commitment to bringing the arts to marginalized and underserved areas, and to creating real spaces for learning, gathering, and expression.

Deema Ershaid, VAF Director “At the Visual Arts Forum, we believe that art is a right for everyone, and that it is not only a space for creativity, but also a means of building the individual, opening spaces for self-expression, telling our Palestinian story, and preserving our identity and heritage. Through our presence in Kufr Aqab, we seek to bring art closer to people and to create genuine cultural spaces in the areas that need them most.”