Qudsia Rahim

Qudsia Rahim, the co-founder and executive director of the Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF), has a background in both art and academia. She has established several initiatives, including the field elective program at the National College of Arts called Art For Humanity; the Research Cell at LBF, which conducts research on various forms of artistic expression within Pakistan and its diaspora; and the Afforestation Lahore Group, "a consortium of the government and civil sector that works with the loss of local/urban ecology and other urgent environmental challenges." Endorsed by the Climate Ministry of Pakistan and the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, Ms. Rahim is the Project Director/Author of the Green School Certification Program, a scalable initiative that sought critical thinking and whole systems learnings on climate education and ecological practices using art education as a pedagogical tool. As the executive director of LBF, Ms. Rahim is also leading the organization's efforts towards the upcoming Lahore Biennale 03, "Ecologies and Sustainable Futures."

    5:00 - 5:45 PM Panel

    SATURDAY Saturday 2nd March

    میلے اور میل ملاپ Festivals As Spaces For Change For Women

    Location: Hall 1

    In recent years, we have seen a boom in festivals in the larger cities of Pakistan. Many of these festivals are curated by powerhouse ladies with immense knowledge to share. They have built platforms and continue to raise voices that need amplified and liven up the city's cultural landscape. Differing in festivities, demographics, and topics, these festivals have become a celebrated mainstay of our cultural calendar. How do these festivals come to be, what drives the curators, and how can audiences help sustain these festivals in the long run? This also looks at how women curate for the female demographic building in sections that will engage with all the (familial) paraphernalia that women travel with in Pakistan especially. How curating for families gets built into the conversation as that how women might move freely in these spaces.
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