February 2005 Tucson, AZ

Coexistence Closing Festival: Sunday, February 27, 12-6pm. An afternoon of international entertainment and food on the UA Mall. Believe it or not, the month is coming to a close for the Coexistence exhibit in Tucson. Make your plans to join us for the outdoor festival, organized by The University of Arizona and the student organizations. It is going to be fun, delicious and entertaining. It will feature The Mitzi Cowell Band -- Blues with international flavor, including Middle Eastern scales and progressions (UA Students):

• Barbia Williams -- African dancing (UA Instructor)
• Country Line Dance Group -- (UA Staff)
• Middle Eastern Dancing -- (UA Faculty)
• Tucson Chinese Association -- (Tucson Community Students and Adults)
• Mariachi Sol Azteca -- (UA Students and Friends)
• Ballet Folklorico La Paloma -- will perform folklorico w/Mariachi and Aztec Dancing (Tuscon Community)
• Arathi School of India Dances -- 6 minute performance (UA Students)
• Sambalanco -- Brazilian music (UA Alumni)

Food booths expected to include: PF Changs, Oy Vey, Indian Oven, Rigo's (Mexican), Old Peking (Thai), Fiorito's, El Paso BBQ, The Olive Tree, The French Quarter or Ghini's Cafe.

Directions:

The Coexistence exhibit is located through the main gate of the University of Arizona which is at the intersection of Park Ave and University Boulevard. It is right in front of the fountain on the west side of Old Main, down the street from Centennial Hall. The most convenient parking is in the Tyndall Street garage which you can enter into from Euclid Avenue, just south of University or North of 6th Street.

Opening Celebration, Tickets Available at No Charge

Join us for the Opening Celebration for Coexistence. The evening will feature Raphie Etgar, Curator and Director of Museum on the Seam, R. Carlos Nakai, Mary Redhouse, Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, John Easterling, Founder, Amazon Herb Company, Dr. Peter Likins, President, The University of Arizona, Mariachi Atzlan de Pueblo High School, Terpsichore Tucson High Magnet School Advance Modern Dance and the Panther Creek Intertribal Pow Wow Drummers. Tickets are available at no charge, but are needed for entry. Please go to UA Centennial Hall for tickets or call 322-7689 for more information.

A unique outdoor art exhibit, Coexistence: The Art of Living Together, will be on display in Tucson, AZ for the month of February 3 - 28, 2005 on the mall at the University of Arizona. We will join a list of international and national communities, stretching from Sarajevo to Cape Town to Washington, DC and Manhattan. This exhibit serves as a catalyst for each city it is displayed in , to explore all dimensions of coexistence through dialogues, music, programs in the schools,film festival, and inquiry between and amongst diverse populations. This exhibit will be brought to Tucson by a community coalition that is being led by The Inner Connection: Gateway to the Now in cooperation with The Museum on the Seam from Jerusalem, Israel. Exhibition Coexistence intitiated and Created by The Museum on the Seam. www.coexistence.art.museum

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The Mission

It is only through conversation and expansion of one's internal boundaries that we have any hope of successfully negotiating the modern world we all live in today. The exhibit was conceived and created by Raphie Etgar of the Museum on the Seam (www.coexistence.art.museum) in Jerusalem where the exhibit had it's inaugural presentation in 2001. In his word's ,".........We are not better, we are different from each other. We cannot continue to educate future generations with a misunderstanding that is based in difference. We cannot allow the misunderstandings to triumph over the insight and compassion within us. The initiators of this exhibition are artists who joined together from around the world to express their feelings and their desire to influence through their art.

When I began this journey two years ago, I did not know where it would lead but now after the exhibition has been displayed in the center of a number of cities and is scheduled for many more , signs of hope can be detected. Many people are joining this journey of a thousand miles that began with one step. This is the power of partnership. We may never know how much art contributes to public opinion and how it influences an individual's thoughts. This exhibition intends to highlight in a creative way the art of living together. Here we see art as a language with no boundaries. It is therefore, universal and it speaks to all ages, religions and nationalities."