3:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Free bus transportation to Jeddah
Limited seats – reserve your free ticket today!
ARTmosphere, in collaboration with Community Life, invites you to an exclusive artist’s led-tour of “The Simorgh Always Rises” a solo exhibition by Sarah Al Abdali.
A native of Jeddah, Al Abdali’ seminal exhibition invests specific locations and communities as sites for creative action and artistic inspiration—in this instance, a venue in the historical neighborhood of Al Balad.
Al Abdali studied graphic design at Dar Al Hekma College in Jeddah, and went on to pursue further education at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in London. The two year Master’s program offered her the opportunity to experiment with various traditional crafts from the Islamic world, including: woodwork, ceramics, miniature painting, mosaics and plaster carving.
Bridging the divide between contemporary art and craft, Al Abdali has since participated in prestigious international exhibitions such as the 55th Venice Biennale (2013) and presented her work in a number of local and international galleries and museums such as the Saatchi Gallery and the British Museum in England.
Sarah Al Abdali has agreed to give us a private tour and will be available for questions.
The bus will leave KAUST at 3:30 p.m. and will return to KAUST at 8:30 p.m.
Spaces are limited and provided on a first come, first serve basis. The deadline for registration is Thursday, February 28 at 3:00 p.m.
To register, please send an email to solkem.ngangbet@kaust.edu.sa (please include KAUST ID # for each participant).
Schedule:
- 3:30 p.m. – departure from KAUST – Tamimi car park
- 5:00 p.m. – artist-led tour of “The Simorgh Always Rises” in historical Al Balad
- 6:00 p.m. – early diner/snack in Al Balad with local architect, and creative extraordinaire, Payman Moshfeghi
- 7:00 p.m. – departure from Al Balad
- 8:30 p.m. – arrival at KAUST – Tamimi car park
About ARTmosphere
ARTmosphere is the art wing of the Harbor buildings upgrade project. ARTmosphere is dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting contemporary art through dynamic exhibitions, events, artist talks, workshops and more. Through the repurposing of a construction fence, ARTmosphere challenges artists to creatively engage with a unique exhibition space and to explore how their work transform and interact with the surroundings.
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This was such an amazing event! We were very lucky to have the artist Sarah Al Abdali explain her beautiful work to us. It is always a treat to have these kinds of trips to Al Balad. Looking forward to another one!
I, unfortunately miss this one. I will go with friends in the coming week.