Saudi arts and culture on display at Central Saint Martins - As-salamu alaykum
As-salamu alaykum - thought I’d share this: Central Saint Martins in London held a symposium on Tuesday looking at the cultural changes happening in Saudi Arabia and how they’re influencing the wider region.
The event, called “New Directions from the Middle East and Asia,” was organized by Ghadah Alharthi, a cultural adviser and associate professor of culture and innovation at the college (part of the University of the Arts London). The focus was on how Saudi arts, culture and creative innovation are helping shape the future of creativity across the Middle East and Asia.
There were panel talks for artists and creative professionals to discuss Saudi Arabia’s cultural movement and its role in connecting our region with the rest of the world. Alharthi spoke about how Saudi Vision 2030 stresses developing people as the basis for cultural innovation, and the programme also covered how cultural institutions can support emerging talent and how innovation and creativity strengthen cultural communities and the creative economy.
Speakers included Saudi artist Lulwah Al-Homoud, founder of Isdar in Riyadh, whose work was shown at the event; Sheikha Marwa bint Rashid Al-Khalifa, president of the Bahrain Arts Society; Aryana Khan of Frieze Connect; Suzy Sikorski from Bonhams; Mimi Nguyen, a lecturer and gallery founder in New York; and Peter Harrigan from Medina Publishing in the UK.
Nice to see our region’s culture getting attention and being discussed in a way that highlights both tradition and new directions.
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