Founder of Art D’Egypte Nadine Abdel Ghaffar speaker at VeeCon2022 in Minneapolis!

Minneapolis - Eco -Nariman Yanny : Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, the Founder and Curator of Art D’Égypte, announced the drop of the first “Forever Is Now” NFT collection during her talk at VeeCon. A multi-day NFT conference, hosted by entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk (aka. Gary Vee), at Minneapolis, MN, in the U.S. Bank Stadium from May 19 to May 22, 2022 ...

Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, was the only Egyptian female to give a talk at VeeCon22. Throughout the Physical to Digital talk, she discussed her ambition towards digital art and NFTs. She announced the launch of the first of its kind Egyptian project, the Forever is Now NFT collection, and stressed on the importance of having more women in the Web 3 space. Nadine also discussed the power of this next-generation web, in managing to bring together individuals from vast creative fields. The VeeCon conference was attended by Eva Longoria, Huda Kattan, Liam Payne, Amber Vittoria, New York based artist, Pharell Williams, Snoop dog, Mike Winkelmann (aka. Beeple), and many inspirational public figures all of which come from various disciplines yet share similar interests in Web3.

The event was the first of its kind NFT ticketed conference for the Web3 community, where only VeeCon NFT holders were given access through a digital wallet on their phones that verifies their ownership of Vaynerchuk’s digital assets. The conference consisted of various influential lineups, featuring discussions on the digital transformation in everything from art to assets. Iconic and upcoming leaders in the web3 space and creative culture were among the conference attendees. With more than 10,000 individuals from all over the world, coming from various backgrounds, the event facilitated the process of connection building, idea sharing, and earning from the experiences of others.  

During Nadine’s talk “Physical to Digital”, amazingly, a couple of “Forever Is Now” NFTs sold within minutes! She said, “We are overjoyed to have had the opportunity to attend the biggest conference of the future, and I would love to express my appreciation to Gary Vee for his passion to make this happen, and thank you to all his team especially Maha Abouelenein. They successfully created a great new whole experience full of many interesting activities that brought all of us together in a lovely way.”

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Forever Is Now was the first international art exhibition held at the Pyramids of Giza in 4500 years, the oldest and last remaining wonder of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which took place in October 2021. The exhibition had over 500K visitors, an online reach of over 2 billion views, and featured in more than 800 international and local media outlets.

The NFT collection was launched on the Foundation platform under artdegypte. The project featured the works of the inspirational artists that participated in the “Forever Is Now” exhibition - Gisela Colón, Lorenzo Quinn, Prince Sultan Bin Fahad, Sherin Guirguis, João Trevisan, Alexander Ponomarev, and Moataz Nasr. Each artwork represents a reflection of the profound global influence of ancient Egypt and draws on the ongoing inclusiveness of contemporary cultural practices.

About Art D’Égypte:

Art D’Égypte is a multidisciplinary firm founded by Nadine Abdel Ghaffar to support the Egyptian arts and culture scene. The company organizes a yearly exhibition in a historic location in Egypt to shed light on the country’s abundant cultural heritage and to connect the art of Egypt’s past with that of the twenty-first century. “Forever is Now” is the fourth edition, held at the 4500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site, the Pyramids of Giza, and follows three highly successful exhibitions: Eternal Light at the Egyptian Museum (2017), Nothing Vanishes, Everything Transforms at the Manial Palace (2018), and Reimagined Narratives on al-Mu‘izz Street (2019).

About Nadine Abdel Ghaffar : Nadine Abdel Ghaffar is a French-Egyptian curator, art consultant, and cultural ambassador. In 2016, she established Art D’Égypte, one of the most sought-after multidisciplinary art consultancies in the region, which has a twofold mission: to advance the international profile of modern and contemporary Egyptian art, and to help preserve and promote Egypt’s rich culture and heritage. She has curated four highly successful exhibitions for Art D'Égypte showcasing the works of over 60 Egyptian and international artists: Eternal Light at the Egyptian Museum (2017); Nothing Vanishes, Everything Transforms at the Manial Palace (2018); Reimagined Narratives on al-Mu'izz Street in Historic Cairo (2019); and Forever Is Now at the Prramids of Giza (2021). Thanks to her efforts, Art D’Égypte received the patronage of UNESCO in 2019 for having a vision that aligns with the 2005 convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression. In recognition of her work to empower female artists, Nadine was recently invited by UN Women to give a talk at Palais des Nations, Genève about the impact of Egyptian women on art and society. In 2021, she was awarded the title Chevalier de l’ordre des arts des lettres by the French government and named one of Egypt’s Top 50 Women.