Riyadh Art is the first national public art initiative in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Art will transform the city of Riyadh into a gallery without walls, and a creative powerhouse for the digital age.
Explore NowThe Riyadh Art Hub is an immersive creative space that invites everyone to enjoy creative and joyful experiences. Located at Riyadh Front, the hub runs an engaging and inspiring program, including daily activities, twice monthly workshops and a monthly discussion.
READ MOREThe Riyadh Art Hub is an immersive creative space that invites everyone to enjoy creative and joyful experiences. Located at Riyadh Front, the hub runs an engaging and inspiring program, including daily activities, twice monthly workshops and a monthly discussion.
READ MORERiyadh Art features some of the most prominent names in the international art world alongside an expansive roster of emerging and established local and regional artists.
Carlos Monge
Carlos Monge (b. 1947) lives between Mexico and Spain. He is the Mexican and Spanish representative of the International Association for Monumental Sculpture Events (AIESM). Monge has participated in 100+ symposiums around the world since 1990.
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Damjan Komel
Damjan Komel (b. 1971) graduated in sculpture and ceramic from the Famul Stuart School of Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2004). In his artistic research he seeks to tell his own story, his experiences, personal responses and feelings, as well as those of people and situations he encounters in his daily life.
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Fernando Pinto
Fernando Pinto (b. 1975) studied industrial design at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá (1999), Colombia before moving to Pietrasanta in Italy to study stone sculpture with sculptors Pasquale Martini and Cesare Riva.
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Integral to Vision 2030, Riyadh Art is one of the largest public art projects being undertaken in the world today. It is one of the four grand projects conceived by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City to transform the capital into a vibrant, cosmopolitan city.
Comprising more than 1,000 original public art installations across the city created by local and international artists, and supported by two major annual festivals, Riyadh Art will enrich lives through creative joyful experiences.
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There's choice - and inspiration - for everyone. Ten major programs throughout the city and two annual festivals create a vibe for Riyadh as a city of culture.
Art on the Move
What better way to find - and enjoy - moving around the city than with multiple large-scale and colorful public art commissions placed at major road and rail intersections, bridges and overpasses?
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Urban Art Lab
An innovative community outreach program to introduce new public art commissions across the city where residents can get ‘hands-on’ in each location.
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The Hidden River – Art Trail
Ancient wadis are given new life through art trails for all the family which interpret their unique history, heritage and ecology through art.
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The Hidden River – The Illuminated Bridges
Stunning illumination of bridges across the city to emphasize their role as physical, social and emotional connectors with communities.
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Welcoming Gateways
Grand gateways on the main access routes into Riyadh herald the entrance to a city of culture.
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Urban Flow
Integrating public art into the fabric of the citywide network of pedestrian walkways and footpaths, enticing citizens to explore and experience art and the city on their own terms.
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This year’s exciting calendar of events includes a diverse program of festivals, talks, workshops and initiatives.
Light Upon Light: 2021 Activity Booklets
Educate and inspire children with Noor Riyadh’s ACTIVITY BOOKLETS designed for age groups between 5 to 8, 8 to 3 and 13+ to explore the theme of light and examine and discover the works of art beyond a visit to the exhibition ‘Light Upon Light: Light Art since the 1960s’ 2021.
Light Upon Light 2021 Exhibition Virtual Tour
Visit Noor Riyadh 2021 from anywhere and anytime! Our virtual tours allow you to step in and explore one of the greatest exhibitions of light art, from the comfort of your home.
Riyadh Art’s ten programs and two festivals turn the city into a creative canvas, bringing public art to the spaces where people travel, work and play.
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