Arts & Literature
HBKU Press offers tips to authors submitting works
With the recent influx of authors submitting their manuscripts to the Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) for publication, the editorial team has developed guidelines for aspiring authors to ensure that their submission packages are successful, and their manuscript moves on to publication. “It’s definitely inspiring to see that [...]
QM Extends Artist in Residence Submission
The deadline for the ‘Artist in Residence’ programme for the September 2021-June 2022 period has been extended until December 1 this year. Therefore, allowing more local artists to submit their application, Qatar Museums (QM) has announced. The nine-month residency at the Doha Fire Station provides an opportunity for Qatari and [...]
First 10,000 Words Collected For Qatar Cultural Dictionary
The Cultural Village Foundation – Katara has completed collecting the first 10,000 words of the Qatar Cultural Dictionary, for which the work on the first phase began earlier. The Qatar Cultural Dictionary project aims to protect the Qatari dialect with its old vocabulary for subsequent generations and to preserve the [...]
Katara Launches Caricature Competition
The Cultural Village Foundation Katara announced the launch of “Katara Caricature Competition” to enhance the role and mission of caricature art as a medium of expression. General Manager of Cultural Village Foundation – Katara Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim alSulaiti, said the award stems from the permanent interest of Katara to [...]
Katara Opens New Virtual Exhibition
Yet another exciting virtual exhibition launched yesterday on the official website of the Cultural Village Foundation - Katara. “Culture Collision” by Hassan Taleb Alsalat was the third virtual exhibition that Katara launched since last month. The online show features 14 artworks by the self-declared geek who loves DC, Marvel and [...]
Books To Keep You Company Over The Weekend
What better way to spend a weekend not only reading a book but reading something that is funny or entertaining or makes you feel all warm inside? On other weekends, you may feel up to reading a book that will challenge your beliefs or frighten you silly, but you won’t [...]