Palestine All the Time
Curated by Toleen Touq
July 18-19, 2025
Gallery TPW
6PM-6PM
Join us for Palestine All the Time—a 24-hour program at Gallery TPW that brings together Palestinian artists, writers, filmmakers, scholars, and activists. In-person and live streamed continuous programming includes performances, talks, readings, film screenings, music and sound works, and discursive gatherings that centre Palestinian cultural life and struggle.
Food, drinks, and a chill-out zone will be available.
Graphics by Michael DeForge.
LIVESTREAM LINKS
6PM-5:30AM
5:30AM-3:30PM
3:30PM-6PM
PROGRAM
MAIN GALLERY
6-7pm: Opening Remarks
7-8:15pm: The History of Gaza, According to its Poets by Esmat Elhalaby, lecture/performance
8:30-10pm: Baroque-Arabic-Cyberpunk by John Kameel Farah, concert
10-11pm: Dinner
11pm-12:15am: Limitations of the Frame by Muhammad Nour Elkhairy, artist talk
12:30-1:30am: What the Wind Took, What the Roots Keep by Tareq Abu-Rahma, live-coding performance
1:45am-3am: Works by Ghassan Kanafani, group reading facilitated by raj3een
3:15-4:30am: Event In A Dream, short films program with:
Blessed Blessed Oblivion, Jumana Manna
Insomnia, Like An Event In A Dream Dreamt By Another, Firas Shehadeh
Deep Sleep, Basma al-Sharif
4:45-5:15am: New Work by Kaleem Hawa, poetry, live stream
5:30-6:30am: Aggressive Listening For Beginners by Bint Mbareh, sound
6:45-7:45am: A Night In Between, short films program with:
A Night We Held Between, Noor Abed
The Melancholy of this useless afternoon, chapter 1, Dina Mimi
The Melancholy of this useless afternoon, chapter 2, Dina Mimi
The White Elephant, Shuruq Harb
8-9am: Breakfast
9:15-10am: In Love With Palestine by Sarra Ghadeer Malek, poetry
10:15-11:30am: Dahaleez Collective, artist talk, live stream
Dahaleez Collective is a group of artists and researchers from Gaza consisting of Khalid Jerada, Rahaf Batniji, Salman Nawati, Majdal Nateel, Mahmoud Abu Warda, and Mahmoud Al-Shaer
11:45am-1pm: 731.52cm of land by Nour Bishouty, book launch in conversation with Zoe Imani Sharpe, in collaboration with Art Metropole and Gallery 44
1:15-2:15pm: Selected Works by Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou Rahme, short films
2:30-3:30pm: Lunch
3:30-4:45pm: TERROR COUNTER: A Performance and Lecture by Fargo Nissim Tabakhi, lecture/performance, live stream
5-6pm: Closing Circle
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SMALL GALLERY
6pm-12am: No Arms In The Arts Office Hours*
11am-3pm: Weaving workshop with Jana Ghalayini, in collaboration with Toronto Palestine Film Festival
Penelope, short film by Noor Abed
4-6pm: No Arms In The Arts Office Hours*
*No Arms In The Arts Office Hours is an informal, informational space with NAITA campaign materials (zines, stickers, flyers, etc) and other organizing resources/readings, available for browsing and distribution throughout the 24 hours. Have questions about building strategic campaigns in your own workplace or institutional contexts? Drop in on Friday 18th July between 6pm and midnight or Saturday 19th July between 3pm and 6pm to chat strategy and tactics with NAITA organizers.
Wall art in the gallery lobby by Ibrahim Abu Sitta.
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Program Notes
All acts are in-person unless otherwise noted.
Small Gallery activities are drop-in and casual.
Materials will be available for Jana Ghalayini’s workshop.
We will be collecting donations at the door to support this program. Any funds collected will be distributed to the artists and used to cover extra programming costs.
We also encourage donations to Hassalah, a fundraising initiative targeted at artists and cultural workers to support the living sustenance of artists in Gaza through monthly donations. Information will be available in the Gallery.
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Accessibility and Event Information
Gallery TPW features ramp access, an accessible ground-floor washroom, and clear, unobstructed pathways. Please note: there are no automatic doors at the entrance or washroom, and no designated accessible parking nearby.
Lighting will vary based on time of day and programming, with a mix of natural light and spotlighting. All presenters will use microphones and speakers. All film programs are subtitled or in English.
Palestine All The Time will run continuously from 6PM on July 18 to 6PM on July 19, with food and beverages available throughout. Snacks, coffee and pop will be available all 24 hours. The bar will be open Friday, from 6PM-2AM, and Saturday, from 12PM-6PM. Meals are catered by Palestine Bakeshop. A rest area will be set up in the small gallery, alongside varied seating options.
A Code of Conduct will be visibly posted, and trained de-escalation volunteers will be present for the full duration of the event.
Palestine All The Time is a free event.
Please note: Entry to different spaces will be on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on capacity. We ask that you remain mindful of crowding to ensure safe pathways and uninterrupted programming. Palestine All The Time runs for 24 hours, offering many opportunities to engage in person or via livestream.
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Palestine All the Time is made possible through the generous support of individual donors and an incredible network of partner organizations, including: Art Metropole, Artcite Inc., Blue Paisley Fine Rugs, Between the Lines, Buddies in Bad Times, C Magazine, Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC), Dancemakers, DesignTO, Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC), Factory Media Centre, Femme Art Review, Forest City Gallery, Gallery 44, Gendai, Hale Coffee, Hamilton Artists Inc., IC Contemporary, Images Festival, Invisible Publishing, Lisa Myers, Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts, Mercer Union, Media City Film Festival, Media Arts Network Ontario (MANO), Music Gallery, Palestine Bake Shop, Palestine Just Trade, Pamenar, Partial Gallery, re:assemblage collective, South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC), Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin, Tangled Art + Disability, Textile Museum of Canada, Tim McCaskell, Toronto Palestine Film Festival, Toronto Queer Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Viral Interventions, Vtape, Whippersnapper Gallery, Xpace Cultural Centre, and more.
Food + drinks provided by Palestine Bakeshop, Paradise Grapevine + + Burdock Brewery.
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Want to support the program?
Reach out to Emily at emily@gallerytpw.ca.
