DVAA Member since 2024

Sarah Trad (Batikh Batikh)

2025 DVAA Kathryn Pannepacker FELLOW

WEBsite: @batikhcollective & @thearmoredgirl

About:

Batikh Batikh (BB) is a nomadic pop-up cinema and gallery that rents spaces to bring SWANA cinema to Philadelphia and exhibit solo exhibitions of local emerging women and LGBTQ+ artists. Based on a decolonial and anti-capitalist art model, all art is free to the public and featured artists are paid. Founded in 2022 by Lebanese-American filmmaker and curator, Sarah Trad, BB addresses the lack of SWANA programming and anti-zionist policies in the art sector. BB’s mission centers providing resources and representation to SWANA audiences, by giving back to the community through mutual aid, centering marginalized women and queer narratives and fostering the practices of local emerging creatives.