Amanda Abi Khalil

Curator and Artistic Director

Amanda Abi Khalil is a curator and PhD researcher based between Beirut, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro whose practice focuses on socially engaged art and the relationship between cultural practice, public space, and political and social transformation. She is the founder and director of Temporary Art Platform (TAP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reorienting artistic and curatorial discourse toward social, political, and contextual concerns through residencies, research initiatives, commissions, and collaborative projects.

Her curatorial practice operates at the intersection of cultural policy and contemporary art, creating conditions for participatory and collective practices, context-responsive approaches, and research-based projects. Her work has a particular focus on themes of care, exile, and contexts in crisis. Abi Khalil holds a Master 1 in Sociology and Anthropology from Paris 7 – Denis Diderot University and a Master’s degree in Aesthetics, Arts and Culture, specializing in Cultural Projects for Public Spaces.

Exchange Program Partner: Temporary Art Platform (TAP)
Location: Beirut, Lebanon