BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Islam and Visual Culture in Contemporary Asia\n11th Biennial Ha mad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art\nDoha\, Qatar | November 7-10\, 2 025\nWe are pleased to invite applications for the Hamad bin Khalifa Sympo sium Fellowship\, supporting attendance and presentation at the 11th Bienn ial Symposium on Islamic Art\, titled "Islam and Visual Culture in Contemp orary Asia\," to be held in Doha\, Qatar\, November 7 - 10\, 2025.\n听The S ymposium seeks to explore the lived experiences of communities in Asia by engaging with contemporary issues related to the fine and performing arts\ , architecture and urbanism\, film and media\, archives\, biennials\, and other forms of material culture. By centering practices\, rituals\, commun ities\, networks\, and sites in Asia that have traditionally been overlook ed in the field of Islamic art\, the Symposium challenges the West Asian-c entric narrative that has historically shaped the discipline. Drawing on c ontemporary South\, Southeast\, and East Asian materials\, the event will bring together scholars\, curators\, and artists whose work engages with c ontemporary art and practice in Asia to examine the diverse roles and reso nances of Islam and Muslim lived experiences in shaping regional culture\, artistic networks\, institutions\, and everyday life.\n听Rather than simpl y adding South\, Southeast\, and East Asian perspectives to the discourse of Islamic art\, the Symposium aims to challenge the limits of the field a nd interrogate the ways Muslim experiences in Asia intersect with other co mmunal and diasporic narratives. We seek to redefine the field鈥檚 boundarie s and critically engage with how Islamic and non-Islamic visual cultures i nteract in dynamic and shifting ways.\n听We invite emerging scholars and ar tists whose work addresses themes including\, but not limited to: migratio n\, identity\, transregional methodologies\, trans-Asian solidarity moveme nts\, communal connections and practices\, urbanism\, rituals\, public int erventions\, trauma\, memory\, and cultural intersections. We particularly welcome contributions that challenge fixed categorizations and open up cr ucial conversations about identity\, artistic production\, and cross-regio nal exchanges across Asia and beyond. Our aim is to encourage a broader un derstanding of Islamic visual culture in a contemporary context\, extendin g beyond conventional definitions of Islamic art.\n听The fellowship provide s financial support for up to five exceptional candidates (advanced gradua te students or early career scholars/artists) who will make 15-minute pres entations on original and innovative research projects in a dedicated sess ion focused on the symposium theme on November 8. All presentations will b e recorded and made available on the Symposium website in 2026.\n听Full fun ding includes:\n- Round-trip airfare to Doha\n- Accommodations and meals i n Doha from dinner on November 7 through breakfast on November 11\, with l odging offered for up to five nights\, November 6-11\n-听Participation in a ll symposium events and special excursions\nApplication Requirements\n听Can didates must submit the following materials as a single PDF document throu gh the Symposium website:\n- Statement of interest (maximum 100 words)\n-听 Title and abstract of proposed paper (maximum 300 words)\n-听Two-page curri culum vitae\n听Dates and Deadlines\n听Application Deadline: April 15\, 2025\ nNotification of Acceptance: May 15\, 2025\nFull Paper Submission: October 1\, 2025\n听To apply\, please visit https://islamicart.qatar.vcu.edu/fello wship-2025/.\nQuestions? Email mabrown@vcu.edu. DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250416 DTSTAMP:20250522T055244Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250305 LOCATION:Qatar\,Doha\,VCU School of the Arts Qatar SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium Fellowship UID:RFCALITEM638834899646071371 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Islam and Visual Culture i n Contemporary Asia
\n11th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art
\nDoha\, Qatar | Novem ber 7-10\, 2025
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We are pleased to invite applicat ions for the Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium Fellowship\, supporting attendanc e and presentation at the 11th Biennial Symposium on Islamic Art\, titled "Islam and Visual Culture in Contemporary Asia\," to be held in Doha\, Qat ar\, November 7 - 10\, 2025.
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听The S ymposium seeks to explore the lived experiences of communities in Asia by engaging with contemporary issues related to the fine and performing arts\ , architecture and urbanism\, film and media\, archives\, biennials\, and other forms of material culture. By centering practices\, rituals\, commun ities\, networks\, and sites in Asia that have traditionally been overlook ed in the field of Islamic art\, the Symposium challenges the West Asian-c entric narrative that has historically shaped the discipline. Drawing on c ontemporary South\, Southeast\, and East Asian materials\, the event will bring together scholars\, curators\, and artists whose work engages with c ontemporary art and practice in Asia to examine the diverse roles and reso nances of Islam and Muslim lived experiences in shaping regional culture\, artistic networks\, institutions\, and everyday life.
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< span >听Rather than simply adding South\, Southeast\, and Eas t Asian perspectives to the discourse of Islamic art\, the Symposium aims to challenge the limits of the field and interrogate the ways Muslim exper iences in Asia intersect with other communal and diasporic narratives. We seek to redefine the field鈥檚 boundaries and critically engage with how Isl amic and non-Islamic visual cultures interact in dynamic and shifting ways .
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听We invite emerging scholars and artists whose work addresses themes including\, but not limited to: migrat ion\, identity\, transregional methodologies\, trans-Asian solidarity move ments\, communal connections and practices\, urbanism\, rituals\, public i nterventions\, trauma\, memory\, and cultural intersections. We particular ly welcome contributions that challenge fixed categorizations and open up crucial conversations about identity\, artistic production\, and cross-reg ional exchanges across Asia and beyond. Our aim is to encourage a broader understanding of Islamic visual culture in a contemporary context\, extend ing beyond conventional definitions of Islamic art.
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听The fellowship provides financial support for up to five exceptional candidates (advanced graduate students or early career schola rs/artists) who will make 15-minute presentations on original and innovati ve research projects in a dedicated session focused on the symposium theme on November 8. All presentations will be recorded and made available on t he Symposium website in 2026.
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听Full funding includes:
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- Round-trip airfare to Doha
\n- Accommodations and meals in Doha from dinner on Nove mber 7 through breakfast on November 11\, with lodging offered for up to f ive nights\, November 6-11
\n-听Participation in all sym posium events and special excursions
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Application Requirements
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听Candidates must submi t the following materials as a single PDF document through the Symposium website:
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- Statement o f interest (maximum 100 words)
\n-听Title and abstract o f proposed paper (maximum 300 words)
\n-听Two-page curri culum vitae
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听Dates and Deadlines
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听Application Deadline: April 15\, 202 5
\nNotification of Acceptance: May 15\, 2025
\nFull Paper Submission: October 1\, 2025
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听To apply\, please visit.
\nQuestions? Email mabrown@vcu.edu.
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