Friday, Sept. 19 – Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025

DIWAN: A Forum for the Arts

Call for Proposals Coming Soon

DIWAN: A Forum for the Arts brings together local and nationally based artists, curators, and other makers and creatives who trace their identity to the SWANA region (Southwest Asia and North Africa). Program activities include poetry and prose readings, film screenings, music performances, and presentations of research about contemporary art forms, representation, and identity and expression in America. DIWAN will be held from September 19-20, 2025 at AANM in Dearborn, Michigan, and will commemorate the Museum’s 20th anniversary with the theme “The Houses We Build for Ourselves.”

DIWAN will center a retrospective of contemporary issues that impact participating artists’ practices and work. This project reinforces AANM’s commitment to providing a space for community members, artists, creatives, researchers, and arts organizations to meet, exchange ideas, and share their work. It also encourages audiences to explore the boundaries of art in addressing issues important to Arab Americans, immigrants and refugees, and Indigenous, Black, and Brown communities across our region and the country.

For questions, e-mail Rewa Zeinati at [email protected]