Ashkal Alwan

Founded in 1993, Ashkal Alwan is a non-profit association based in Beirut, Lebanon working on arts & culture, education, democracy & civil society.

Ashkal Alwan, the Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts, is a non-profit based in Beirut, founded in 1993. It promotes contemporary artistic practice, supports critical thinking about social realities, and runs community-based projects. Its work includes creating networks of exchange between artists and institutions, archiving cultural activity, supporting artists' development, rethinking arts education, and supporting civic initiatives. Its programmes, including the Home Workspace Program, the aashra streaming platform, the Perpetual Postponement publishing platform, a publication series and an artist residency, are free and open to the public. Its Home Workspace facility in Beirut, opened in 2011, is a multipurpose space with production and editing studios, performance spaces, auditoria, a cafeteria and a multimedia library for contemporary arts. Ashkal Alwan also takes part in regional and international partner networks.