The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on city economies. What role can art institutions and cultural events play in supporting their recovery? Speakers Antonia Carver, director of Art Jameel; Fatmah al Rashid, Ithra head of advisory group; Ilaria Bonacossa, arts and culture liaison of Riyadh Art; Nicholas Cullinan, director of National Portrait Gallery London; and Miguel Blanco-Carrasco, executive director of Noor Riyadh consider how public art and culture can shape the future of cities.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on city economies. What role can art institutions and cultural events play in supporting their recovery? Speakers Antonia Carver, director of Art Jameel; Fahtma al Rashid, Ithra head of advisory group; Ilaria Bonacossa, arts and culture liaison of Riyadh Art; Nicholas Cullinan, director of National Portrait Gallery London; and Miguel Blanco-Carrasco, executive director of Noor Riyadh consider how public art and culture can shape the future of cities.
Speakers: Antonia Carver, Fatmah Al Rashid, Ilaria Bonacossa, Nicholas Cullinan, Miguel Blanco-Carrasco
Moderator: Lamia Almuhanna
20 Mar, 2021 — 20 Mar, 2021
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6:30 pm GMT/UTC +3
Children’s ‘Lighthouse’ Workshop
Lighthouse asks us to think about how we relate to one another and the objects around us. What makes the connection? What is the effect of the electrical current on light? Participants use LED lights and batteries to create a circuit connecting them to the community.
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Making Sculptural Lampshades Adult’s Workshop
The workshop builds on traditional methods of making baskets commonly seen in Asia and known as hex weaving and comprised of strips of paper and bambo. The end result will be creating unqiue lampshades (of vibrant colors) and basic understanding of 2D and 3D geometry and sculptural work
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Children’s Sacred Geometry Miniature Exhibition Workshop
The core of this workshop is to use light as a tool to make and create a miniature exhibition inspired by sacred geometry. This workshop covers 3 interactions and practices with light including an educational introduction with fun facts, discussion, experimenting and creating.
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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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