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1979, the year that changed arts and culture in Saudi Arabia
The present generation may not be aware that Saudi Arabia, the state that has been generally viewed as one of the most conservative countries in the ... Features -
What you need to know about Saudi Short film competition
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Meet Diana Alabbadi: The Arab world's first Manga author, illustrator
Diana Mekhled Alabbadi is a Jordanian illustrator specializing in Japanese graphic novels and Manga art. Al Arabiya interviewed Alabbadi who is the ... Art and culture -
Contemporary Saudi art shown at UNESCO displays ‘intercultural convergence’
Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Foundation (Misk Foundation) launched an exhibition titled ‘Incense Route’ at the headquarters of UNESCO in ... Art and culture -
Last privately-owned Da Vinci to go on sale for $100 mln
The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting still in the hands of a private collector will go under the hammer next month in New York, the Christie’s ... Art and culture -
The literature of confession
The most difficult thing a novelist can do is sit before people to testify as this act reveals the literary journey, which turned him into an author. ... Middle East -
Saudi artist celebrates triumph of women driving through unique artwork
Saudi visual artist Sakna al-Tarmoukh agreed with five other artists a year ago to hold an art exhibition with the message calling to permit Saudi ... Art and culture -
Picasso’s Italy journey celebrated in Rome exhibition
In the frosty first months of 1917, Spanish master Pablo Picasso travelled to Italy in search of inspiration for the sets he was designing for the ... Art and culture -
Prison workshop in India turns inmates into artists
Art workshops are pretty common in this day and age. But a 12-day long gathering of painters which India's capital, New Delhi, is currently hosting is ... Features -
American artist creates paintings that actually breathe
Los Angeles-based artist Alexa Meade is creating 2D master pieces using human beings as her canvas, a CNN Style article said. Using shading techniques ... Variety -
Meet Jordan’s youngest DJ, music composer Zaid Osta
When one hears the electronic dance music (EDM) track Shisha on social media platforms, hints of Arabic, Turkish and Indian instruments and notes are ... Entertainment -
Saudi female artist dreams of becoming the Arab Madame Tussauds
Noura Gowharji, the hospital management student, did not expect the piece of clay that she was molding with her hands would one day ignite the passion ... Features -
How Hip Hop became part of Saudi Arabia’s cultural scene
The Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts in Jeddah has decided to include Hip Hop as part of the various art programs they offer, Dr. Omar ... Entertainment -
Playing with fire: Czech artist creates steel portraits with flame
Czech artist Ladislav Vlna has swapped his brush for a blowtorch as he ‘paints’ with fire to create artworks that change according to ... Art and culture -
Banksy work comes top of poll of UK’s favorite artworks
A graffiti work of a girl losing a heart-shaped balloon by notorious artist Banksy is Britain’s favorite artwork, according to a poll out ... Entertainment -
Egyptian and Turkish belly dancing - between stigma and artistic expression
Oriental dancing did not emerge from an open culture that advocates getting comfortable with our bodies as per Latin American cultures where dancing ... Art and culture -
Kate Moss immortalized as naked mannequin-style sculpture
British supermodel Kate Moss has been stripped down and immortalized as a naked, armless mannequin in an avant-garde sculpture, which has gone on ... Variety -
Tracking Arab influence and Islamic art in Italy, an Al Arabiya journey
When it comes to art, Italy is considered a top destination, but the Arab influence on the Italian artistic production is often underestimated. ... Features -
WATCH: Malaysian paints Islamic art using Zamzam holy water
Malaysian artist Abdulhalim bin Omar uses Zamzam holy water to paint art that is distinguished for its unique Islamic style. Abdulhalim told Al ... Variety -
How Shakespeare’s Muslims are challenging Britain’s great divide
What is it that makes you most hopeful, I was asked recently. I hesitated. And I didn't want to hesitate. But I was recovering from a ghastly drum ... Middle East -
Q&A: Saudi female artist hopes to illustrate culture through ‘wall tattoos’
Saudi artist Wafa says she hopes to reflect modern culture back through her drawings and introduce something new to Saudi Arabia through her work with ... Art and culture -
Egyptian completes the world’s longest hand-written Quran
From the Egyptian village of Bilqina, Mahalla in al-Gharbia governorate, comes Saad Mahmed Heshish, a master Egyptian calligrapher and owner of a ... Variety -
Saudi artists seen pushing boundaries
Artists in Saudi Arabia are pushing boundaries as the kingdom undergoes rapid change and tries to boost its cultural offerings, a Saudi artist who has ... Art and culture -
Meet Omar Alturk the Saudi eye of photography in Los Angeles
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Tunisia and the art of building bridges
I was invited to a photography exhibition opened by the Tunisian Minister of Tourism Salma Al-Loumi Rafiq and attended by Tunisian Ambassador Lotfi ... Middle East -
Jeddah’s Rawashin: An architectural heritage that defies history
Al-Rawashin still stands tall in the city of Jeddah, as a witness of an architectural style in which Arab, Ottoman and Persian cultures blended ... Art and culture -
IN PICTURES: Wedding dresses hang in Beirut seafront protest against rape laws
An artistic protest on one of Beirut’s famous seafronts has been staged this week for the cause of altering Lebanon’s law on rape. The ... Variety -
Libyans in Benghazi are arming themselves with music, literature
Under the rubble of the war, Benghazi chose to challenge the culture of death, terror and fear and express its love for life and freedom, and its ... Art and culture -
Stolen Van Gogh paintings return to Amsterdam after 14 years
Two paintings by Vincent van Gogh that were stolen in a smash-and-grab heist more than 14 years ago went back on display Tuesday at the Amsterdam ... Art and culture -
Dubai hosts largest regional contemporary art expo
Dubai on Tuesday prepared to open its 11th annual art fair, billed as the largest contemporary art show in the Middle East and North Africa, ... Art and culture