The Art Education in Egypt Reading and Research Group started through an open call in August 2016. The group meets to discuss, read and research the different histories, methodologies, and economies of art education in Egypt, with a particular focus on material published in Arabic. During September and October the group met twice a week to discuss the gathered material. Out of the discussions in the group a series of possible research strands such as "History of popular arts education", "Resistant or alternative art education" or "Entry exams for public art universities" developed that we now attempt to engage with deeper.