Pakistani American Artists' Convention

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A full-day event features Pakistani-American art, film, panels, a gallery, and Natasha Noorani performing live.

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A full day of Pakistani-American art, film and music in Brooklyn. Panels, a gallery, three films and Natasha Noorani live. One day. One room. Art, film and music from the Pakistani-American creative world. PAAC '26 is APPAC's first Pakistani-American Artists' Convention: a full day in Greenpoint with Pakistani artists at the top of their fields, from Grammy and Emmy winners to Cannes Lions, Coachella and Pakistan's Oscar submission, ending with Natasha Noorani live. The Afternoon · 12 to 4 PM Gallery opening of Pakistani and Pakistani-American artists, curated by Hassan Khan Community mixer, with food from Nishaan and chai 1 PM · Build Your Own World: Jahanzeb Khawaja (media artist, Coachella and Glastonbury), Saks Afridi (Cannes Lions-winning artist), Usman Riaz (director of Pakistan's 2025 Academy Awards submission) 2 PM · Conquering the Machine: Taurees Habib (Grammy-winning sound engineer), Alisha Zafar (Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer) 3 PM · Making Your Own Noise: Shahjehan Khan (actor, Succession and Deli Boys ), Natasha Noorani (singer-songwriter and convention headliner) The Evening · 5 to 8 PM 5 PM: three short films 6 PM · Finding the Frame: Saleem Nasir Gondal (Focus Features award winner), Aisha Amin (Vimeo Staff Picks), Ammad Shaikh (Stowe Story Labs) 7 PM: Natasha Noorani closes the night live Capacity is capped at 300. All Day Access ($35) covers everything. Afternoon or Evening only: $25.

Greenpoint