Since 2016 our team has organised exhibitions, symposia, poetry nights, festivals and artistic residencies with ministries of culture, embassies, consulates and museums. This archive documents the programme realised under the Sulfur Editions name from 2022, across Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, Budapest, Alabama, New York, Catalonia, Bucharest and Suceava.
2026
Book launch · Exhibition
Cairo, Field Journal / Jurnal de teren
Tue 15 September 2026 · 19:30–20:30
Mansarda, National Museum of Romanian Literature, Bucharest
Launch of the anthology born from the January 2026 Interwoven Voices residency in Cairo, with an exhibition of 13 drawings by Zuzana Holá (Prague). Poems by Călin Dănilă, Matei Hutopilă, Cristian Dan Iordache, Simona Nastac and Florin Dan Prodan. Video and music by Mohsen El Belasy and Ghadah Kamal (Sulfur Editions). Introduced by Iuliana Miu.
- Festival
- Bucharest International Poetry Festival (FIPB), 16th edition
- Address
- Str. Nicolae Crețulescu 8, Bucharest
- Entry
- Free
- Publisher
- OMG Publishing
- Support
- Czech Centre Bucharest
Celebration · Publication
The French edition of “The Assassination of Qout El Quloub El Demerdashiyya”
September 2026
Sulfur Editions with Dar Reesha
A celebration of the forthcoming French edition of Sohair Abd El Hamid’s novel, published by Sulfur Editions and Dar Reesha in partnership with I‘lam.com.
- Author
- Sohair Abd El Hamid
- Partner
- I‘lam.com
Festival · Poetry & performance
VIA POETICA, 2nd edition
Thu 6 August 2026 · 17:00–19:00
History Museum, Media Hall, Suceava, Romania
Sulfur Editions produced the music and video art (Mohsen El Belasy and Ghadah Kamal). Participants: Luminița Amarie (UK), Călin Dănilă, Matei Hutopila, Dan Cristian Iordache, Simona Nastac (UK), John P. Portelli (Malta) and Florin Dan Prodan, with special guest Zuzana Holá (Czech Republic).
- Festival
- 5–9 August 2026 (Iași – Suceava – Voroneț)
- Address
- Ștefan cel Mare 33, Suceava
- Entry
- Free
- Partners
- Zidul de Hârtie · Asociația Culturală ARTFEST
- Web
- viapoetica.info
International forum · Residency · Cultural diplomacy
Cairo: Interwoven Voices 2
19 January – 2 February 2026 · Opening Mon 19 Jan, 7 PM
Bayt Al-Sinnari, Old Cairo
The second edition of the international literary residency and artistic dialogue, run alongside the Cairo International Book Fair 2026, where Romania was guest of honour. A delegation of 25 writers, poets, translators, visual artists and musicians gathered under the banner of cultural diplomacy, with poetry evenings, book signings and seminars at the Book Fair and at Bayt Al-Sinnari.
The opening ceremony began at 7 PM in the courtyard of Bayt Al-Sinnari with a diplomatic reception, preceded at 6 PM by “Contemporary Ekphrasis: Intersemiotic Translation”, an encounter between poets and the visual compositions of Hossam Sakr. The programme featured a performance by the Italian trio KUT (Kaczynski Unexpected Trio, cello and electronics: Alice Chiari and Niet F-n) and a set by Mohsen El Belasy and Ghadah Kamal. Speeches by Olivia Todreen (Ambassador of Romania), John-Peter Portelli (Ministry of Culture of Malta), Pierre Petiot (La Belle Inutile Editions) and Florin Dan Prodan.
At the Embassy of Romania, a strategic roundtable on “The Future of Activating Literary Translations between Egypt, Romania and Malta” launched the “15 Interwoven Voices” translation project (Arabic, Romanian, Maltese, English) and the “Cairo Declaration for Translation”.
On Saturday 24 January at 14:30, the programme moved to the Cairo International Book Fair for “Generations, Voices. Glimpses of Contemporary Romanian Poetry. And more”, a roundtable with Luminița Amarie, Călin Dănilă, Dan Cristian Iordache, Matei Hutopilă, Florin Dan Prodan and Simona Nastac.
- Delegation
- 25 creators from Egypt, Romania, Malta, China, the UK, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy
- Guests
- Yang Lian and YOYO (China) · John P. Portelli and Aleks Farrugia (Malta) · Luminita Amarie, Calin Danila, Dan Cristian Iordache, Matei Hutopila, Florin Dan Prodan and Simona Nastac (Romania) · Pierre Petiot (France) · Zuzana Hola (Czech Republic) · Ahmed Klij (Germany/Syria) · Safaa El-Naggar, Mohsen El Belasy, Ghadah Kamal, Marwa Nabil and Ramy Yehia (Egypt)
- Organisers
- Atyaf Publishing House (Egypt) · Sulfur Editions (international cooperative)
- Partners
- Embassy of Romania in Egypt · Romanian Ministry of Culture · Maltese Ministry of Culture · Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Cultural Outreach Sector (Bayt Al-Sinnari) · Zidul de Hârtie · Sia Cultural Center · Kaczynski Editions · La Belle Inutile Editions
- Address
- Bayt Al-Sinnari, 5 Harat Monji, Sayyida Zeinab, Cairo
- Book Fair
- 24 Jan 2026, 14:30 · Roundtable Room, Hall 3, Plaza 1, Floor 2
2025
Book talk · Le goût des livres
L’abîme du désir: Antoinette Peské et l’écriture de l’impossible
Tue 9 September 2025 · 6:30 PM
Médiathèque de l’Institut français d’Égypte, Mounira, Cairo
A talk on Marie-Rose Boulos’s book on the writer Antoinette Peské, published by Sulfur Editions, within the Institut français d’Égypte programme “Le goût des livres”.
- Author
- Marie-Rose Boulos
- Series
- Le goût des livres, Institut français d’Égypte
- Host
- Sulfur Editions
International poetry evening
Interwoven Voices: Cairo
Sat 17 May 2025 · 7 PM
Bayt Al-Sinnari, Old Cairo
Guests: Yang Lian (China), Rhys Trimble (Wales), Niet FN (Italy), Laila Seidel and Angelika Sinn (Germany), Florin Dan Prodan and Paul Mihalache (Romania), Charbel Dagher (Lebanon), Safaa El-Naggar, Ghadah Kamal and Mohsen El Belasy. The evening opened with a music-and-visual set by Niet FN and Mohsen El Belasy and a performance by Angelika Sinn.
- Organisers
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Cultural Outreach) with Atyaf · Sulfur Editions · Al-Dostour · Sia Center · Zidul de Hârtie
- Also joining
- Amel Djenidi and Djemai Ridha (Algeria)
- Host
- Safaa El-Naggar
- Translation
- Somaya Abdel Wahab
Seminar
The Impact of Wars on the Movement of Arts and Literature
Tue 20 May 2025 · 7 PM
Al-Dostour Cultural Salon, Al-Dostour newspaper, 16 Mosaddak St., Dokki, Giza
A seminar within Interwoven Voices. Speakers: Salah El-Serwy, Angelika Sinn, Florin Dan Prodan, Laila Seidel, Rhys Trimble, Niet F-N and Paul Mihalache.
- Moderator
- Dr. Safaa El-Naggar
- Translation
- Somaya Abdel Wahab
Symposium
Jung and Surrealism 101
5–6 April 2025 · 10 AM–5 PM
Kristine Mann Library, Jung Center of New York
Two days on Jungian psychology and surrealism in midtown Manhattan, with Marybeth Carter, Carol Cooper, Jay Sherry, Lisa Wenger, Larry List and Jenny Chernansky.
- Address
- 28 East 39th Street, 4th floor, New York
- Organiser
- Kristine Mann Library
- Promoted by
- Sulfur Events
Celebration
Sulfur Editions Party: Moon’s Night
Mon 3 February 2025 · 8 PM
Moon’s Night RestoBar, Mohandseen, Giza
An intimate soirée hosted by Sulfur Editions with Moon’s Night to celebrate the year’s growth.
- Address
- 20 El Ryad St., Mohandseen, Giza
- Host
- Sulfur Editions
2024
Exhibition · Performance
Studio Grotesque, Tortosa
Sat 15 June 2024 · Exhibition from 5 PM, screenings from 7 PM
Tortosa, Catalonia
Exhibition, performances and video screenings in Catalonia.
- Performance
- “Incantation for Dead Avant-Gardes”: Mohsen El Belasy, Marianna Magurudumian-O’Reilly, Daniel O’Reilly
Exhibition · Residency · Performance
Échos Surréalistes Contemporains 2024: From the Nile to Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Opening Sun 14 April · Exhibition 15–30 April 2024
Maison André Breton / CISCM, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, France
Opening programme: the play “Le bleu des fonds” by Joyce Mansour (Belleville Galaxie), “Incantation for Dead Avant-Gardes” (Marianna and Daniel O’Reilly, Mohsen El Belasy), Hypnagogic Telegram (Daina Kopp), LaDonna Smith, a collage workshop for children, a collective surrealist game and film screenings.
- Partners
- Sulfur Editions · La Belle Inutile · Commune of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie · Lot Department
- Series
- Follows the Cairo and Alexandria 2022 editions
Opening
Échos Surréalistes Contemporains 2024: Budapest
Opening 15 April 2024
Budapest, with the Budapest Surrealist Society
The Budapest leg of the 2024 tour, opening on 15 April.
- Partner
- Budapest Surrealist Society
Exhibition
Échos Surréalistes Contemporains 2024: Alabama (Fresh Dirt)
15 March – 20 April 2024 · Opening Fri 15 March, 7 PM
East Village Arts, Birmingham, and the Silos, Alabama
The American opening of the 2024 series, hosted in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Partners
- Fresh Dirt Surrealist Group · Chrysopoeia · Sulfur · Maison André Breton · La Belle Inutile
Symposium · Residency
Luxor Surrealist Symposium
15–28 January 2024
Hassan Fathy Village, New Gourna, Luxor
Collaborative painting, cinema and collage workshops with the children of Gourna. Resident artist Katherine Belkhoja; participants included Fikri Hassan, Hossam Sakr, Mohsen El Belasy, Ghadah Kamal, Vahan Telbian, Samah Hamdy, Salma El-Ashry and Hind Sebaei. The works travelled on to Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.
- Residency
- Hassan Fathy Residency
- Partners
- Maison André Breton · Fikri Hassan Foundation
2022
Exhibition · The first of its kind outside Europe and America
International Exhibition of Surrealism: Cairo / Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
15 February – 1 March 2022 · Opening 6 PM
Kodak Passage, Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
The first international surrealist exhibition held outside Europe and the Americas, opening a ten-day programme of photography, talks and poetry.
- Series
- Part one of the Cairo / Saint-Cirq-Lapopie exhibition
Exhibition
International Surrealist Photography Exhibition
Wed 16 February 2022 · 6 PM
Lamasat Gallery, Downtown Cairo
An international photography exhibition within the IEOS programme.
- Participants
- 21, including Roger Ballen, Dorette Kruger Labutte, Daniel O’Reilly, Ghadah Kamal, Mohsen Elbelasy, Pierre Petiot
Seminar
Surrealism in Egypt and in France: Past and Present
Thu 17 February 2022 · 7 PM
Atelier du Caire, 2 Karim El-Dawla St.
Preceded by the opening of the art exhibition.
- Speakers
- Salah El-Serwy, May Telmissany, Laurent Doucet (Maison André Breton), Adam Makiwi, Reda Attia
Poetry
International Surrealist Poetry Night
Fri 18 February 2022 · 6 PM
Consoleya, 5 El-Fadl St., Bab El-Louq, Cairo
An evening of surrealist poetry from around the world.
Closing ceremony
Closing Ceremony of the International Exhibition
Sat 19 February 2022 · 2:30–5:30 PM
Consoleya, Cairo
Announced: part two in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, an international exchange project for translations of surrealist literature, and a project to gather documents of lost Egyptian surrealism held outside Egypt.
Exhibition · Film
Echoes of Contemporary Surrealism: Alexandria
Sun 26 June 2022
Institut français d’Égypte, Alexandria
Opening of a group exhibition and film screenings, including “Masks of the City” by the La Sirena Surrealist Group.
- Organisers
- Sulfur Editions · Institut français d’Égypte à Alexandrie · Maison André Breton
Workshops · Surrealist costume welcome
Echoes of Contemporary Surrealism: “Freudian Slip”, Budapest
Sun 26 June 2022 · 3–7 PM
Budapest Surrealist Society
Held in parallel with the Alexandria opening. Workshops included “Behind the Blindfold”; surrealist costumes were welcome.
- Subtitle
- Interpretation of Dreams & Labyrinth of Surrealism
Exhibition · Tribute
Mamdouh Ammar, Guest of Honour: Everlasting Talents 22
Sat 3 September 2022 · 7 PM
Dai Art Gallery, Mohandessin, Giza
A tribute to Mamdouh Ammar within Everlasting Talents 22, the 2022 special edition of Masterpieces of Egyptian Contemporary Art, with 90 works.
- Also at
- Dai Zamalek, Sun 4 September 2022 · 7 PM
Poetry
Surrealist Poetry Night
Wed 14 December 2022 · 6–9 PM
Dai (Zamalek) Art Gallery, Cairo
An evening of surrealist poetry with Gary Cummiskey, Mohsen El Belasy and Ghadah Kamal, with the Chrysopoeia surrealist group.
- Address
- Dai (Zamalek) Art Gallery, Al-Ahrar St., Cairo
- Partners
- Sulfur Editions, La Belle Inutile, Dye Hard Press
