MEMORIES CARRIED: Fundraiser in support of MAP

Photography exhibition and print sale in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians

Memories Carried is a group photography exhibition and print sale, bringing together photographers from the Arab world and across Europe for a one-night-only fundraising event. 

Each photographer has donated a selection of images, which have been produced as a series of collectable prints specially for this event, priced at £50. With each print sold, 100% of proceeds go straight to MAP UK.

The evening will also feature Culture Mocktail is a brand that creates products and experience that help people connect with their cultural identity. They’ll be at the event with a conversation corner and painting station to help you explore how your cultural influences have shaped you. They’ll also be selling their conversation-starting Culture Mocktail game, with all profits being donated to MAP UK.

Prints will also be available online for a limited time.

The event takes place at the London headquarters of Amnesty International UK.

About MAP
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP provides immediate medical aid to those in great need, while also developing local capacity and skills to ensure the long-term development of the Palestinian healthcare system.

This event will raise funds for their Gaza Emergency Appeal, with 100% going directly to MAP.

Medical Aid for Palestinians is a UK-registered charity. No: 1045315

About AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 
Amnesty International works to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied.

As a global movement of over ten million people, Amnesty International is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organisation.

Amnesty International investigates and exposes abuses, educates and mobilises the public and help transforms societies to create a safer, more just world.

Amnesty International received the Nobel Peace Prize for their life-saving work.

About ART FORWARD
Art Forward is a UK-based art and media production company that aims to create projects within the creative industries to challenge the mainstream narrative about the Middle East and the Arab Region, connect people of different backgrounds, and build cross-cultural understanding through the arts. To date, Art Forward has produced over ten exhibitions in London, Budapest, and Dubai and a documentary series about exiled Iraqi artists titled I’m Migrant.

Art Forward and Bermondsey Project Space have hosted a series of screenings for filmmakers from the Arab region, giving voice to those whose voices may be muted. Nathalie Chace and Yamam Nabeel founded Art Forward. Andrew Etherington, director of Bermondsey Project Space, will be co-organising/curating the event.