Celebration of Afghan Art and Culture

Saturday 16 September, 11am–5pm
Milton Keynes Arts Centre, MK145DZ
Free, all welcome

For Heritage Open Day 2023, Milton Keynes Arts Centre celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Afghanistan and its people with a special workshop led by the artist, Samira Kitman. This event is dedicated to the group of Afghan women we met and who we wish well in their new homes; and to the volunteers of the Mead Centre, Newport Pagnell who befriended and supported them.

Create Afghan-inspired greeting cards with Samira Kitman
Saturday16 September, 11am – 5pm
Free, suitable for ages 12+

Samira Kitman is a Afghanistan-born calligrapher and miniaturist now living in the UK. Her work has been collected and exhibited internationally, including at the V&A Museum, London and at the Smithsonian, Washington. The artist was voted Afghan businesswoman of the year in 2015 and created Maftah-eHunar, an arts foundation that trained over 80 young Afghan women artists. Samira Kitman’s profile however brought her to the attention of the Taliban and in 2016 she fled Kabul, applying for asylum in the UK.

Milton Keynes Arts Centre is delighted to welcome this remarkable artist to MK who will be demonstrating how to make greeting cards inspired by Afghan designs and using traditional techniques

To book your place visit https://www.miltonkeynesartscentre.org/live-projects/celebration-of-afghan-art-and-culture

Booking opens 12 August 2023

Image credit: Samira Kitman