Nile Gallery is a personal initiative instigated by founder and director visual artist Dr. Rasha El Agroudy, (* Rasha Al-Agroudy is Assistant Professor of Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University) with other personalities from the art, culture and patrons milieus who are concerned with the current creative practices in Egypt. The idea started in 2009 with the creation of Tazyeen
Foundation for Community Development, an initiative aiming at developing certain communities that are underserved in art and culture. After a year and several workshops, the need arose to create an exhibition space that would host professional and superb quality art and make it accessible to all strata of the community through curated exhibitions and printed documentation of the diversity of practices hosted by this space. While confined within a number of white walls and spreading over one hundred and fifty square meters, the gallery's planned role reaches far beyond numeric parameters of this inspiring location** overlooking the Nile, the famed river from which it draws the name and which witnessed over 5000 years of Egypt's vibrant cultural history. Located in Zamalek, a Cairo district pounding with a community particularly receptive to art and culture, Nile Gallery's mission is to display artworks of exquisite quality for artists who are committed and passionate about their careers. Nile Gallery is a hub engaging with individuals exploring Egyptian creative practices. Nile Gallery aims to become a nucleus in redefining the understanding of the exhibition spaces and the curatorial vocation of its founders and guest curators. In the long run, Nile Gallery aims at becoming a dynamic cultural platform, establishing palpable ties between artists and audiences. Nile gallery works to revalidate the existing values of modern and contemporary Egyptian art coming from established experienced artists, as well as discovering, nurturing and developing the practices of budding artists through all forms of available support. Bridging with Arab, African and international art practices through curated shows constitute a paramount part of the gallery’s program pipeline within the first three years.
