Arts & Literature
Qatar Museums Backs Local Artist to Shine at London Design Biennale
Backed by Qatar Museums, Qatari artist Aisha Nasser Al-Sowaidi will display new work at the prestigious London Design Biennale, taking place in the UK capital from 4-23 September 2018. She joins some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious designers, innovators and curators – all of whom have been invited [...]
VCUarts Qatar Welcomes New Students
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) welcomed the Class of 2022 during the new student orientation programme from August 28-30. The Class of 2022 has 83 students from 22 countries, with 77 joining as undergraduates and six joining the Masters of Fine Arts in Design [...]
Katara International Hunting and Falcons Exhibition
The second edition of the Katara International Hunting and Falcons Exhibition (S’hail 2018) starts today at the “Wisdom Square” in the Cultural Village Foundation —Katara. The five-day exhibition will host more than 150 participants from 20 countries. Exhibitors include companies that offer hunting weapons, tools manufacturers, hunting trips agencies, restaurants, [...]
Three Art Exhibitions Open at Katara
The Cultural Village Foundation-Katara launched three art exhibitions on Monday featuring works by artists from various countries demonstrating Katara’s significant role in building bridges between cultures. Katara General Manager, Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, opened the “Endless Entrust” exhibition featuring 44 works by prominent Turkish artist Fatih Mika who [...]
Doha Youth and Junior Choirs Renamed
To celebrate its fifth birthday, Doha Youth & Junior choirs will be renamed Qatar Youth and Junior Choir. Choir Director Alena Pyne sees this change as a natural progression because of the choirs’ raised performance level and most importantly because these choirs travel abroad extensively and are great ambassadors for [...]
Iraqi Artist Salim Matkhour to Host Mathaf’s Upcoming Artist Encounters
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art will host a series of workshops delivered by established Iraqi artist, Salim Matkhour, who will introduce emerging talents, art teachers and university students to the techniques of watercolor painting. The workshops are part of Mathaf’s popular Artist Encounters programme which invites artists to discuss [...]