Arts & Literature
“The Majlis – Cultures in Dialogue” global tour moves to the Weltmuseum, Vienna
The fourth stop on the Exhibition’s global tour A cross-cultural, touring exhibition featuring a unique collection of global artefacts and recreating the atmosphere of the Majlis Doha, September 11th, 2019 - ‘The Majlis – Cultures in Dialogue’ exhibition, launched by the Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al-Thani Museum in collaboration with [...]
Fire Station art exhibition explores vast range of emotions and perceptions
The latest edition of the Doha Fire Station Artist in Residence exhibition, titled ‘Infinite Dimensions’, is taking place at the Garage Gallery until September 1, and includes works by alumni and faculty from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar.) Presented in three main sections — [...]
VCUarts Qatar welcomes Class of 2023
Source: Peninsula Qatar Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), at Education City, opened its doors to another year of creative teaching and learning this week when it welcomed the Class of [...]
Discover the therapeutic nature of music, art and movement
New to the collection of therapies researched into, is the engagement in arts; specifically visual arts, music engagement, movement-based creative expression and writing. There has been an abundance of research into the psychological and physiological benefits of art-based interventions specifically with regards to depression, chronic stress and various cardiovascular diseases. [...]
National Museum of Qatar – one of World’s 100 Greatest Places
Source: Gulf Times Qatar Museums’ chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on Friday tweeted that the National Museum of Qatar has been named by Time Magazine as one of the World's 100 Greatest Places of 2019. Source : https://www.gulf-times.com/story/639749/National-Museum-of-Qatar-one-of-World-s-100-Greate More on Arts & Culture
Art works as a shock absorber in my life
It may be an art for people but it is an addiction for him. He likes to portray realism. For him art is a kind of “shock absorber” and stress releaser. Adnan Siraj is a Doha-based freelance aviation artist of international acclaim. An ex-officer of Pakistan Air Force, the artist [...]