ELFAN, which means “Art” in Lebanese, is a company for creation, promotion and training in the cultural and artistic field; founded by Fabienne Touma, artist, manager, cultural mediator and journalist.
ELFAN :
> Creates, organises and takes part in cultural and artistic projects and events (exhibitions/pop-ups, markets, festivals, concerts, round tables…); > Promotes artists from her home country Lebanon through the first online directory of Lebanese artists across all disciplines, press articles and the podcast Le Temps d’un Récit ; > And also offers a cultural and artistic mediation service to make art accessible to every audience.
Within ELFAN, Fabienne Touma also leads :
> Cultural mediation training courses, in collaboration with FISAF, to make culture accessible to audiences with hearing impairments; > Teaches artistic mediation through drawing and visual arts at Galerie Artelier Reine Mathilde; > And teaches atSaint Joseph University of Beirut training the future professionals of the cultural sector.
All grounded in the expertise she gained in France.
Alongside this, Fabienne Touma continues her own artistic practice in singing, dance, drawing/painting and graphic design. Browse her drawing and painting portfolio below.
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