Culturvator Conversations

Hany is a self taught artist, was born in Cairo in 1975. Rashed worked closely with renowned artist Mohamed Abla - who became his mentor. By experimenting with a wide range of techniques, such as collage, monotype, painting, and sculpture, Rashed continuously reinvents himself and his work. At the beginning of the 2011 Revolution, Rashed played a leading role in documenting part of the contemporar...

Yasser is an Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyer & Researcher and Art Market Law Consultant as well as a Certified IP Trainer by the World IP Organization (WIPO, Geneva). As a Senior IP Lawyer, Yasser is admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association and has a long experience working as an Senior IP Attorney (& Junior Partner) for a leading full-service IP Law Firm based in Cairo, ranked as a Top Tier (1)...

Watson was born in Canada , he is an independent curator, art advisor and cultural event marketing specialist in New York, has discovered art stars and brought them to the attention of new audiences. His area of curatorial expertise is in spotting emerging visual artists with outstanding potential, many of whom are now seen internationally in the blue chip category. Watson has advised several art...

Fatma took her first singing class when she was fourteen with Soprano Neveen Allouba, she took her from Cairo to the hallowed boards of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala and selection as one of BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists in 2016. She became an exclusive Warner Recording Artist in 2019 and her debut studio album, El Nour , was released in October 2020. After receiving her Bachelor of Music from the...

Peter Der Manuelian is Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology at Harvard University, and director of the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. His Giza Project at Harvard  presents online past, present, and future archaeological activity at the Giza Pyramids. His interests include visualization and digital humanities approaches to the ancient world. Publications include Digital Giza. Visualizing...

Bobby Chinn is an international chef, television presenter, restaurateur. He was born in New Zealand, half Egyptian half Chinese. He got his BA in Finance & Economics in England. He worked in many jobs until he found his love and talent for cooking then he became a culinary celebrity across Asia and the Middle East , a host of Discovery TLC's "World Cafe", and now, as a judge on MBC's "Top Chef Mi...

Natalia Kapchuk is a Russian-born London-based artist. She works in mixed media, exploring ecological issues, global effects of pollution as well as protection of the environment. From her early childhood, she took interest in art and gradually learned the basics of sculpting in ceramic. She went to Children’s art school where she studied academic drawing, painting, composition and the history of...

Aimee is the associate digital editor at The Art Newspaper and a co-producer of the Week in Art podcast. She specialises in art from the Middle East and North Africa, having studied Arabic and Middle East studies and contemporary African and Asian art. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline Berzi was born and resides in Egypt, where she received her degree in Business Administration. Following a 7-year career as a financial analyst, her passion for the arts led her to become a full-time artist. Caroline recently graduated from SACI Florence with a Post-Bac Studio Arts Degree in 2019, where she focused on painting, serigraph, and installation works. Berzi did one solo show, G...

A conversation with Philip Machat, managing director of BARTA Art Insurance.  “Second to none insuring art” is not only a slogan, it is the core element of Barta & Partner’s philosophy. Barta & Partner is intrinsically connected to the art market. Barta & Partner has been managed by insurance specialist Nikolaus Barta since it was founded in 1996 in Vienna, Austria. In 1998 Barta & Partner opened...

Our founder Nadine Abdelghaffar speaks to H.E Ambassador Paul Garnier, Swiss Ambassador to Egypt. They talk about his background, his incredible career trajectory, the importance of cultural diplomacy and the endeavors that the Embassy of Switzerland in Egypt support.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for ad...

Lecture given by Prof. Dominique Lämmli, titled "How art affects society".  Lämmli is an artist, philosopher, and educator herself, she works with a comparative and solution-oriented mindset. She has been working for over a decade on art in global contexts and the pressure being brought to bear on existing art notions. She has run practice-based and practice-led research, art and applied projects...

A conversation with the Egyptian contemporary artist, Rania Ezzat, in which she talks about her practice, diverse experience in the art world, and her current ongoing project.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Noura Abla is a Zurich-based curator, theorist and art mediator. She earned her M.A. in Curatorial Studies and Art Mediation from the Zurich University of the Arts. Abla is active in the arts and culture field in Switzerland as well as in the Middle East. She currently the curatorial assistant at the Kunstmuseum Thun in Switzerland and artistic director of the Fayoum Art Center in Egypt. Hosted by...

Lecture given by Yannick Lintz, director of Islamic Art Department of Louvre Museum, about the Islamic heritage under the spotlight of today's art.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Amir Youssef is a visual artist, whose practice is concerned with media archaeology and robotics. He works with a variety of media including video, installation, and sculpture, always exploring aspects of movement and kinetics.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nadine Abdelghaffar in conversation with French Ambassador Stéphane Romatet. They discuss the importance of cultural diplomacy.  We would like to thank the French Embassy and the French Institution in Egypt for making this podcast possible.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our founder Nadine Abdelghaffar, speaks to Yannick Lintz, director of Islamic Arts at the Louvre Paris. They will be talking about Yannick's educational background and career that spans the industries of art and education and lands at the Louvre where she is now heading the department of Islamic Art. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

This episode features Hany El Sayed and Taha Nasr, both of whom are Egyptian sculptors and artists who worked on "Art by the Sea,”which is a symposium hosted by Art D'Égypte at one of Egypt's top beach destinations in Almaza Bay.     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our founder Nadine Abdelghaffar speaks to Sarah El Battouty, an award winning architect and expert in the field of Green and eco-friendly buildings and furniture. She was selected as a Member of the Board of the American University of Cairo Department of Engineering School of Architecture and was appointed as a senior Advisor to the Egyptian President focusing on sustainable community development....

In this episode, Mr Thomas will be speaking to our founder Nadine Abdelghaffar about his career being an author, curator as well as cultural producer and the importance of art in society. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mr Thomas talks about the importance of art in society, how vital it is for brands to support young and upcoming artists, as well as the ability for art to bring people together and bridge cultural gaps. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our founder Nadine Abdelghaffar speaks to Hala Khayat Specialist on Modern & Contemporary Arab Art at Christie's . They talk about the contemporary auction and art auctions moving online in response to the pandemic, the importance of shedding light on art coming out of the MENA region, and Hala's incredible career trajectory and how she landed her job at Christie's Dubai, UAE.  This episode is bro...

This is a series of conversations with Alexandrian artists who pioneered and shaped the modern art movement. It looks at the relationship between the artist and the city. This is a conversation between Art D'Egypte founder Nadine Abdelghaffar and Artist Esmat Dawestashy.  www.artdegypte.com This podcast is powered by BADYA The Creative City . For more information please call 19743.  Hosted by Simp...

This is a series of conversations with Alexandrian artists who pioneered and shaped the modern art movement. It looks at the relationship between the artist and the city. This is a conversation between Art D'Egypte founder Nadine Abdelghaffar and Co-Author of the Mahmoud Said Catalogue Raisonné Dr. Hossam Rashwan.  www.artdegypte.org This podcast is powered by BADYA The Creative City . For more in...