Fashion, music and confessions will take center stage at this month’s (November) Elham gathering. The event is the group’s third monthly event of its latest cultural season, which was launched in September. Entitled “ELHAM21: Secerts Revealed”, the event will feature a group of artists who will produce work inspired by this theme.

It all began during the Elham Arts Festival last May, in which FACT Bahrain magazine introduced the Wall of Secerts wherein members of the public were invited to submit their confessions secretly, and they were then written on a white wall for all to see. The wall will once again be up at this event.

Now, some of these confessions will be turned into pieces of art: artists, photographers and writers are invited to partake in this experiment by selecting one of these confessions and creating a painting, drawing, photograph, poem or story based on it.

The event will also feature the works of young Bahraini fashion stylist Noor Al Shaikh, the creator of the “I Heart Vintage” store.  Noor collects vintage pieces of fashion from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s and creates unique outfits from them. She will showcase some of these and tell the stories of these vintage pieces, how she came to find them and what their origins are. Another participant will be 22-year-old Bahraini guitarist Ali Malik, who is a member of the heavy metal bank Re-alive, who will perform a selection of acoustic songs and musical compositions.

Those who wish to participate in transforming one of these confessions into a piece of art can contact the organizer. A selection of the produced artwork will then be considered for publication in FACT magazine.

ELHAM21 will be held on November 24^th at Qal’at Al-Bahrain Site Museum, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Entrance is free and all are welcome.