The “Stary Night of Semmama,” an exhibition inspired by the famous painting The Starry Night of VanGogh, will be hosted by the Embassy of Switzerland to Tunisia ?on May 3, 5 and 6, inviting the Jebel Semmama Cultural Centre for Arts and Crafts to present its craft and artistic concepts.
A moment of cultural immersion in the universe of this region of western Tunisia (Sbeïtla delegation) that tells, through its various components, the admirable cultural and intellectual resistance of the Jebel.
For three days, the public will have the opportunity to discover creations by artisans in halfa, graphic works by Khaled Khayati or photographs by Mohamed Dabbabi, recalling the joyful moments of this enchanted mountain.
Supported by the Swiss Cooperation and organised by the Cultural Centre of Arts and Crafts of Jebel Semmama, the exhibition, which is free of charge, is organised under the TACIR project, aimed at contributing to the professional and social inclusion of marginalised youth by developing the local cultural heritage, training young people in image and design, facilitating access to entrepreneurial culture, organising cultural mediation activities and creating a research group on the cultural industries in Tunisia.
This event coincides with the closing of the 11th edition of the Shepherds’ Festival organised in Semmama on April 27-30, by the Semmama Cultural Centre for Arts and Crafts, with the support of the Swiss Cooperation in Tunisia and the Swiss Cultural Foundation Pro Helvetia.
This festival was an opportunity to discover arts and crafts made by artists and craftsmen from the Semmema region and elsewhere around the world, including Switzerland, through the Genealogy play “De Cèvre” from Switzerland and shepherd Piera Gianotti, the creation “M’rachines” of the Swiss troupe Onyrikon whose interpreters are young artists from Semmama and the theatre workshop hosted by Piera Gianotti.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse