Undoubtedly, we believe that ACAF played an important role in Alexandria during previous years. But, we have come to the conclusion that this role – a balancing act between an open minded approach to education, a quality based presentation of art, and a context based criticality – is no longer sustainable as Egypt and Alexandria shift and fluctuate both positively and negatively in a period of heightened political and social transitions. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation to all the artists, friends, and professionals – in Egypt and around the World – who have made ACAF possible over the years and kept it going. While we will for sure continue to work extensively – both internationally and locally – and be fully professionally engaged as artists, writers, and curators, we have decided to step back from running an institution in our hometown for a while.

We understand this closure as a strategical withdrawal, taking a distance for an unknown period of time, with the hope of one day, at the right moment reemerging with fresh and strong ideas that would form the basis for a new and bold institution. Until then we wish you all the best and hope that you will sign up to ACAF’s Facebook page where non-regular posts, images, videos, and other materials from ACAF’s archives will be occasionally published, you can access ACAF’s Facebook page at the link pasted below. ACAF’s website will also be updated, in due time, with missing events from 2012 and other years and kept online for as long as possible as an archive of the ACAF’s contribution to contemporary art in Alexandria.