Mophradat Grant Application- work samples

I.
Documentary of My Home is Not a Suitcase Phase 1, 2016
IN PROGRESS
Village of Silwan, East Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine invite International artists to collaborate on
public art that manifests resistance to dispossession, enduring power of imagination and creativity.

My Home is Not a Suitcase FINE CUT from Art Forces on Vimeo.

II.

"The Oakland Palestine Solidarity Mural", Oakland CA, 22 x 157 ft.

The mural uses trees to signify and link shared histories of resistance to colonization, environmental exploitation, racism, and internal exile of indigenous peoples.The twelve artists from left to right, Nidal El Khairy (Palestinian); IROT (Native American); VYAL (Chicano-Native American); Emory Douglas (African American); Chris Gazaleh (Palestinian American); Erin Yoshi (Japanese American); Deadeyes (African American); SPIE (Asian American); Susan Greene (Jewish American); Dina Matar, who is participating virtually (Gaza); with support from Fred Alvarado (Latinx American), Nancy Hernandez (Latinx American, and text by Miguel Bounce Perez (Chicano-Pacific Islander American). Lead organizations: Art Forces, Estria Foundation and NorCal Friends of Sabeel.

To hear audio program call: 510-269-8333, ext 11-20.

For more information:
www.estria.org
www.artforces.org
www.fosna.org

III. Documentary "From Oakland to Palestine" about Oakland Palestine Solidarity Mural

IV. Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project, Olympia WA, 2007-present

The Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project is a collaborative effort of more than 150 groups and individuals–from the local to the global, from Olympia, Washington to the Americas, from Europe and Asia to Rafah, Palestine.


The mural is located in Olympia, Washington, hometown of Rachel Corrie, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer while defending the home of a Palestinian family in Gaza. The mural tells a tale of two cities, Olympia and Rafah, linked through tragedy and resilience. It is the tale of people coming together across a wide range of borders, using technology to bridge physical and financial distance and for example, include the artwork of Palestinians, who are forbidden to travel. The mural seeks to strengthen and make more visible the efforts of a few of the many organizations and individuals who work for justice and dare to imagine a different world.

Commemorating 30 year anniversary of 1982 massacre, with Al Jana Center and Ahlam Lajee Center,  
10 x 300 ft. 1982

with Al Jana and Houleh Community Center, Commemorating 1982 massacre, 10 x 150 ft, 2013.

Hope From the Ashes, with Al Jana Center and Najdeh Nahr El Bared, 20” x 36”, 2015

Mural site is newly constructed UNRWA buildings in the old camp of Nahr Al Bared Refugee Camp, which was burned to the ground by Lebanese army in 2007.   The mural was designed after community meetings and many interviews.