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‘BRIDGE OF HOPE’ OPENS MARCH 29 AT DELAWARE ART MUSEUM

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WILMINGTON, DEL. — The Delaware Art Museum will present the exhibition “Bridge of Hope: Iraqi/US Art Initiative,” on view March 29–May 4.

The exhibition features approximately two dozen works, mostly abstract, by nine Iraqi and nine American artists. This exhibition is part of the museum’s new Outlooks Exhibition Series and is guest curated by Rosemary Lane of Delaware, coordinator of the International Cultural Arts Network (ICAN). Lane chose the American artwork, and the Iraqi works were chosen by Lamia Talebani of Baghdad, a founding member of ICAN and an Iraqi artist.

ICAN grew out of the 2006 Global Peace Initiative of Women Iraq-US Summit: Creating a Common Dialogue in New York City. This organization has initiated working relationships and collaborations between Iraqi and American artists. The purpose of ICAN is to engender hope, transcend barriers and foster goodwill between the countries.

The Delaware Art Museum is at 2301 Kentmere Parkway. For more information, www.delart.org, 302-571-9590 or 866-232-3714.