Tarek Abouamin at Prismatic

Jeff - Sep 24, 2010

From Rue d’Armant, Anna Leonowens Art Gallery, Egyptian-born, Halifax-based artist Tarek Abouamin’s exhibit of photographs about his relationship with a homeland he can no longer call home will be showing Tuesday, October 12th to Sunday, October 17th, opening 5:30pm.

Tarek Abouamin is a filmmaker and teacher at NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His exceptional style of cinematography is showcased in award winning film Masquerade (Best Atlantic Short Film 2003, AFF) and the Genie-Nominated The Wake of Calum MacLeod (2008). Other film credits include Recollection (2004), Serious Miracles (2005), Quiet at Dawn (2009), Colours of Exile (2009), and
Gawab (2010). Abouamin recently collaborated with award-winning director, Rohan Fernando, on his soon-to-be-released feature film, Snow, and with award- winning director Shahin Sayadi on the touring stage production, The Veil. A retrospective presentation of Abouamin’s photography premiered in January 2010 at the Cairo Opera House in Egypt.

Tarek will be presenting his works as part of Prismatic, 2010. Please refer to www.onelighttheatre.com for specific details on this event.

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According to Blaine Gillis, CEO of the Strait-Highlands Regional Development Agency (S-HRDA), anything is possible in this part of Nova Scotia. And this environmentally friendly civic centre is just one example.

The S-HRDA’s job is to help businesses in the region’s communities develop, grow and succeed. Among the ways it’s doing that are through its Green Action initiative and eBusiness Pilot Project.

As part of the Green Action initiative, the S-HRDA assisted the town of Port Hawkesbury in obtaining $1.8 million for the civic centre from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund. But how does a green building build business? Gillis explains that he and the Green Action team see green as very good for business: “Most of the money we spend on energy leaves our communities, and much of the energy we use is wasted. It makes sense to use energy more efficiently and to develop locally available supplies of energy in ways that the income generated circulates in the local economy.”

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